Oct. 2, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 2, 2024 by Shane O’Brien Culture Lab LIC is preparing for a bumper weekend of events, including the venue’s first-ever Halal Festival and the launch of a new horror-themed play. Culture Lab, located at 5-25 46th Ave., will host its first annual NYC Halal Festival from 12 noon until… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 1, 2024 by Shane O’Brien Culture Lab LIC will host its final Pup-Up dog adoption event of 2024 on Sunday afternoon, connecting pet adoption services with hundreds of potential homes and families. Culture Lab, located at 5-25 46th Ave. in Long Island City, has been hosting “Pup-up” on the first… Read more »
Sep. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Sept. 24, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann A prominent New York City landlord has come under fire by tenants who live in one of its buildings in Sunnyside, with many of them accusing the property owner of shoddy management and harassment. The tenants at 43-17 48th St. in Sunnyside held… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Henry Moslen, a letter carrier at the Jackson Heights Post Office, reached a golden milestone last month, celebrating 50 years of delivering mail in the same community. Moslen began his postal career in 1973 at a Manhattan facility and transferred to Jackson Heights in 1974 to reduce his commute…. Read more »
Sep. 17, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 17, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) has launched a pop-up photo exhibition at Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, celebrating the diverse stories of immigrants across New York City. NYIC, a non-profit representing more than 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups, unveiled… Read more »
Sep. 13, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A global music festival featuring artists from all over the world is set to take place at Sunnyside Gardens next Saturday. The Queens United International Party’s (QUIP) 7th-annual World Music Festival will take place at Sunnyside Gardens at 48-21 39th Ave. from 4-10 p.m…. Read more »
Sep. 12, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 12, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Astoria Park Alliance will host its third annual Classic Car Show in Astoria Park next Saturday. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, will take place along Shore Boulevard next to Astoria Park and is open… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien An annual food crawl celebrating the Tibetan and Nepalese dumpling, called “the momo,” will return to Jackson Heights this Sunday. The 12th Annual Momo Crawl will run from 12-5 p.m. at Diversity Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 15. Around 1,100 tickets have already been sold for the event, with organizers… Read more »
Sep. 10, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Sunnyside Drum Corps is appealing for new members as the marching band celebrates its 47th anniversary. The Drum Corps, founded by local resident Tony Lana in 1977, holds practice in the All Saints Episcopal Church at 43-12 46th St. every Saturday from 10… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Around 100 street vendors and activists gathered in Corona Monday afternoon to protest against the NYPD’s alleged illegal destruction of vendor carts and to call on the New York City Council to grant more food vendor permits. The protest, organized by the Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice… Read more »