Jan. 15, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The St. Pat’s for All Parade will return to Sunnyside and Woodside on March 2, with organizers expecting thousands to participate in the annual celebration of Irish heritage and inclusivity. The parade is the largest event in Sunnyside and will see dozens of Irish… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud New York State Senator Michael Gianaris and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were among the numerous individuals who visited the students of P.S. 70Q: The Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino School on Friday, Jan. 10, as part of the school’s celebration of College and Career Awareness Day. Gianaris and Ocasio-Cortez each addressed… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The founders of Velvet Turtle Events, a Long Island City-based events and photography company, have attributed their exponential growth in 2024 to partnerships with community-based organizations and non-profits. Over the past 12 months, these collaborations have fueled their success, allowing the company to triple… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris and Assembly Members Jessica González-Rojas and Zohran Mamdani joined members of the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) coalition Tuesday to celebrate a new law requiring New York State documents to separate MENA New Yorkers from the white category. The legislation, introduced by Gianaris and… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) will honor Martin Luther King Jr. next week with a family day of talks, tours, and digital media activities. MoMI, located at 36-01 35th Ave., will hold a Family Day on Sunday, Jan. 19, between 2 and 5 p.m., to pay tribute to… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A high-energy celebration of African culture and acrobatics will kick off Black History Month in East Elmhurst at the end of January. A troupe of Zuzu African Acrobats will take to the stage at the Lexington Center on Friday, Jan. 31, the eve of… Read more »
Dec. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new arts initiative in Queens has appointed a prominent leader from the borough’s cultural scene as its first executive director. Susan Agin, formerly the executive and artistic director of the Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside, has been named the executive director of the Queens Culture &…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway For decades, Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities in New York State have been statistically invisible, lumped into the white category on government documents—a misrepresentation that has hindered their visibility and access to resources. Now, a new law aims to change that. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, NY State… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 18, 2024 By Shane O’Brien MoMA PS1 has received a $1 million gift for new exhibitions from the Teiger Foundation, which supports curators of contemporary visual art. The gift will allow the museum, located at 22-25 Jackson Ave., to create a Teiger Foundation Exhibition Fund and directly support the… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Just when it seemed like the final curtain was about to fall, Q.E.D. Astoria is getting an encore. Q.E.D. Astoria founder and creative director Kambri Crews announced she had found a buyer for the beloved entertainment venue after revealing last month that it would close for good. On Nov…. Read more »