When Tanya Delucca and her 16-year-old daughter, Michelle, went to St. Paul’s Church in Corona on Feb. 4, they were going not to pray, but to protest.
The Deluccas were one of hundreds of families in LeFrak City whose rents increased more than $10 per room per month, starting this month — and many say the spike is more than they can afford. M [...]
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LeFrak Rent Hike Sparks Protests
When Tanya Delucca and her 16-year-old daughter, Michelle, went to St. Paul’s Church in Corona on Feb. 4, they were going not to pray, but to protest.
The Deluccas were one of hundreds of families in LeFrak City whose rents increased more than $10 per room per month, starting this month — and many say the spike is more than they can afford. M [...]
Hiram Monserrate On His Way Out
Convicted state senator from Queens, Hiram Monserrate is on his way out. On Tuesday, the NY Senate voted 53-8 to expel Monserrate, who has been convicted of dragging his girlfriend Karla Giraldo through his apartment lobby. He wasn’t charged with felony–a charge that would have automatically cost his job.
The Associated Press repo [...]
[Video] Forest Hills State of Mind- P...
Give people a video camera, a modicum of talent and lots of spare time and you are bound to get an awesome video. Case in point, the following piece of work–that pays tribute to Forest Hills in Queens. Who would thought, aye? Here you have Saturday Night Live veteran Rachel Dratch, donning some spandex a la Miss. Keys. And in Jay-Z̵ [...]
Long Island City 7 Train Cuts: No Tra...
Long Island City businesses complain of revenue loss due to 7 train service cuts between Times Sq. and Queensboro Plaza over the weekends
Every year, when 7 line service is suspended for weekend maintenance work, the business community in Long Island City feels the pinch. This year is no exception, with trains suspended for 10 weekends betwee [...]
Queens Artists and Cultural Organizat...
Queens paid homage to the borough’s artistic talents last Thursday, doling out hundreds of thousands of dollars to individuals and organizations that have made significant creative strides and impacted local communities. The Queens Community Arts Fund this year is distributing $220,000 in grants to more than 40 arts organizations, including e [...]
Queens Hot Chocolate Crawl
Trust the Moms to know where the best hot chocolate is. Mommypoppins got our afternoon mojo cranking again, after listing some of the best places to get your choco on. Here’s the list.
The blog notes that Hot Cocoa is said to beat out tea and wine when it comes to antioxidant concentration. To get the same amount of antioxidants that a [...]
Queens To Get Its First Food Co-op
When Maggie Ornstein, a CUNY student, lived in Manhattan, the farmers markets that popped up almost 6 days a week at different locations was one of her favorite things about the city.
“I loved it,” she said “You could get fresh produce and meet the farmers.” Now, that she has moved to Woodside, Queens, the change [...]
Remembering “Mr.Steinway Street...
Julian "Julie" Wager, affectionately known as "Mr.Steinway Street" passed away this month. (Pic Courtesy: Queens Gazette)
Those who knew Julian “Julie” Wager would agree that Frank Sinatra’s classic tune “My Way” reflected perfectly Wager’s life — a life lived on his own terms. Wager, affectionately dubbed “Mr. Steinway St [...]
In Jackson Heights – Part 1
As the 7 train climbs overland and clatters noisily into Queens, the demographic shift in the subway car is perceptible. Skin tones get darker, hemlines lower and necklines higher.
The car slowly fills with Koreans, Hispanic families and middle- aged Indian men reading the newspaper.
Incomprehensible chatter fills the air and boils down to a [...]
“W” Train Elimination ...
The MTA is getting set to eliminate the Queens bound W train, drawing howls of protest from Astoria residents (Pic Courtesy: The Daily News)
The “W” line that runs from Astoria, Queens, to Manhattan’s South Ferry is the quintessential middle child. It has trouble attracting attention and competes with its three other sib [...]