Ozone Parks Ortiz races to win at 15th Annual Hellgate 5K
Arsenic Ortiz, an Ozone Park resident, captured The 15th Annual Hellgate 5K Road Race in Astoria last Saturday morning.
APAC gives back with kids performing arts classes
The community has given so much support to APAC, this program, is our way of giving back. Astoria Performing Arts Center Executive Producer Susan Scannell said with a big smile as she explained APACs latest venture in bringing quality t
Diversity in borough focus for Pride month
Respecting Queens Diversity, a Celebration, Exhibition and Workshop series, features an art exhibit with works by Andrew Bailis, John Cebellero, Babette Farian, Gerard Gaskin, Gilberto, Audrey Gottlieb, Vajrini Sanchez and Marie Sawicki, on vi
Summer solstice party planned for Socrates
On Saturday, June 21, from 5 p.m. until sunset, Socrates Sculpture Park and Materials for the Arts will present the second annual summer solstice celebration.
Fund-raisers
Thursday, June 12 – Queens Botanical Garden holds its Rose Ball 2003 in the Cherry Circle at the garden at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. to honor Russell Albanese, president of Albanese Development Corp.
Lecture explores how Ice Age shaped modern-day Queens
In a slide lecture at the Greater Astoria Historical Society on Monday entitled Queens: The Ice Age Stopped Here, pop geologist/Queens resident Fred Hadley explored the science behind the forming of Queens and Brooklyn.
Jackson Heights Perez wins Quantum Feet 5K race
Jacobo Perez took first place at the Fourth Annual Quantum Feet 5K Road Race in Fresh Meadows on Sunday. The 27-year-old Jackson Heights resident clocked in at 16:21.21, close to eight minutes ahead of Tomas Vasquez of Woodside, who finished at 16:29.30.<
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