Dec. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson Three Queens council members have partnered to bring cold weather essentials for veterans in the borough. Council Members Robert Holden, Vickie Paladino and Joann Ariola have partnered with local organizations to launch a Veterans Winter Drive for homeless veterans at Borden Avenue Veterans Residence. From now until Dec. 16,…
Feb. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina Christ the King High School, a Catholic educational institution located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, is awarding over $2 million in scholarships and tuition assistance to the Class of 2028. The high school announced the amount of financial aid that it will be offering shortly after last…
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Jan. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Vincent Cannizzaro, who spent 19 seasons as head coach of the women’s basketball team at Christ The King High School in Middle Village, died Saturday at the age of 82 following a battle with cancer. During his time as head coach from 1981-1999, Cannizzaro earned 456 wins. Under his leadership, the team won 12 New York State Catholic High School championships, as well as 10 consecutive New York State Federation titles. There was a stretch where the team won 120 straight league games. USA Today crowned Christ The King national champions three times under…
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Dec. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5—which represents Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale—plans to hold its first monthly meeting of 2024 at Christ the King High School in Middle Village on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. and open with a…
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Aug. 9, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Thanks in large part to an anonymous donation, more than a dozen kids between the ages of 9 and 13 from Operation Safe Block Inc. participated in a four-week-long basketball camp held by Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The participants got to meet and play the…
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Jun. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina Bishop Robert J. Brennan, the eighth Bishop of Brooklyn, serving both Brooklyn and Queens, presided over Christ the King High School’s end-of-the-school-year mass, in Middle Village, on Wednesday, June 7. Bishop Brennan accompanied Christ the King High School’s Chaplin, Father Jose Diaz, and Deacon Paul Norman, in the end-of-year…
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Mar. 14, 2023 Elijah Hamilton
A Glendale resident voiced her concern about the MTA’s proposed Brooklyn Bus Redesign that would impact the B13 route that runs through Queens during last week’s Community Board 5 (CB 5) meeting at Christ the King High School in Middle Village.