Feb. 2, 2024 By Anthony Medina For over half a century, E&J Cards and Gifts has stood as a cornerstone of Ridgewood, located on Myrtle Ave, offering residents a diverse selection of gifts and novelty items, becoming a beloved staple in the community. Now, as February draws to a close, so does an era, with…
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Feb. 2, 2024 By Rachel Butler A family-friendly puppet show is debuting at Flushing Town Hall on Feb. 17. about the power of kindness in recognition of Valentine’s Day. The show, performed by the Axis Theatre Company, will be based on a popular children’s book by American author Eileen Spinelli, telling the story of Mr….
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Feb. 2, 2024 By Aidan Pellegrino Enjoy a wide variety of events and musical performances in Queens. There is a guarantee that you will be able to find something that you enjoy. Most of these events will take place at venues such as the TV Eye in Ridgewood. Friday, Feb. 2 Nosaj Thing b2b…
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Feb. 2, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Close to 4,000 Jewish women leaders gathered to visit the resting place of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and his wife Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson at Old Montefiore Cemetery in Cambria Heights Thursday. Approximately 3,890 women from over 100 different countries and all 50 states came together to visit the graves of “the Rebbe” and his wife. The Rebbe is viewed by many of the Jewish faith as the most influential rabbi in modern history. This visit marked the beginning of the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries, which will continue Friday with a…
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Feb. 1, 2024 By Rachel Butler Queens College in Flushing is celebrating Black History Month with a new exhibition focusing on a long-established student support program. The exhibition focuses on what’s known as the SEEK program, a program that assists students from low-income backgrounds by covering college fees, while also providing them with personal tutors,…
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Feb. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Broad Channel man who blind-sided a police officer and shoved him over a ledge at the U.S. Capitol Building during the Jan.6, 2021 riot, was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Two students at a Queens high school were stabbed at their campus on Thursday afternoon, briefly forcing classes to go into lockdown.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
A teenager was stabbed in the back during an early morning bar fight inside a Flushing nightclub and his assailant remains at large.
Feb. 1, 2024 By: Christopher Herman The OECD (Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation) ranks children across 38 countries every three years. These rankings are based upon the PISA, a test administered to 15-year-olds around the world. Most recently OECD ranked the US sixth in reading, 10th in science and 26th in math. Although it is hard to argue that the American education system is struggling to find it way, we are fortunate that education is front and center in policy debates. In the ongoing debate about schools, class size is a galvanizing topic. There is ample research to support…
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Feb. 1, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann On Jan. 31, Jeanne Lipsky, a resident of Kew Gardens Hills, celebrated a special milestone as she turned 100 years old. In a heartwarming gesture, members of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau of Patrol Borough Queens South made the centenarian’s day even more special by throwing a surprise birthday…
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