Dec. 10, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Long Island City Partnership (LICP) and the Long Island City Business Improvement District (BID) will host their first-ever combined annual meeting Tuesday evening to celebrate a year of growth in the neighborhood and look ahead to the future of Long Island City. The annual… Read more »
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Ocasio-Cortez and Gonzalez visit Astoria senior center to donate turkeys for Thanksgiving
Nov. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez visited a senior center in Astoria Friday to donate 50 turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving. Ocasio-Cortez and Gonzalez visited the HANAC Harmony JVL Older Adult Center at 27-40 Hoyt Ave. S on Friday afternoon to meet with seniors at the center… Read more »
Save your Halloween pumpkins for smashing at Queens Botanical Garden’s catapult event
Nov. 1, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Hold on to your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns and gourds a bit past Halloween for a chance to chuck and smash them into valuable compost. On Friday, State Senator John Liu and Council Member Sandra Ung announced that this year’s Pumpkin Smash will be in partnership with the Queens Botanical…