Oct. 23, 2024 By James Gennaro New York is clearly on the frontlines when it comes to facing the escalating impacts of climate change. Nearly one year ago, Brooklyn and Queens were devastated with another record-breaking rainstorm that poured nearly nine inches of rain at JFK Airport, shut down subway lines and flooded basement…
Oct. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Free women’s health services are coming to Fresh Meadows. Council Member James F. Gennaro (D-24) is hosting a mammogram event on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Gennaro is partnering with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF) to bring no-cost mammograms to the district. A mammogram bus will be available at his…
Jun. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Local lawmakers in eastern Queens partnered with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the LES Ecology Center for the annual environmental fair held in Fresh Meadows. The event, held on Sunday, June 2, addressed both rainwater and waste management by giving local residents the opportunity to secure a…
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May. 14, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Lloyd Mitchell On Friday, May 10, dozens of people came together in Jamaica Hills at the corner of 164th Street and Goethels Avenue, now officially known as Natalie Rogers Way, to honor the legacy of the late Natalie Katz Rogers. Family members, elected officials and students and staff…
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Jan. 29, 2024 By Athena Dawson A human rights organization hosted a commemoration event at the Hillcrest Jewish Center in Flushing on Sunday Jan. 28 to honor nine Holocaust survivors for the 79th anniversary of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The anniversary, which fell on Jan. 27, marked the day of liberation from the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. The event, which was attended by the nine survivors, was organized by Arts4All Foundation and co-sponsored by Assemblymembers David I. Weprin and Sam T. Berger, Council Member James F. Gennaro and the Queens Jewish Community Council. Dozens of people including local religious…
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Jan. 29, 2024 By Athena Dawson On Sunday Jan. 28th, local residents gathered at the Hillcrest Jewish Center to attend a kitten adoption event hosted by Queens-based rescue MeowSquad NYC. The event, held in partnership by Council Member James F. Gennaro and Assemblymember Sam Berger, connected cat lovers of all ages to nine furry felines…
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Jan. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
Council Member James Gennaro is teaming up with Assemblymember Sam Berger and the Queens-based cat rescue organization MeowSquad NYC to host a cat adoption event Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Hillcrest Jewish Center in Fresh Meadows.
Nov. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens elected officials and Jewish community leaders rallied outside the borough offices of the city Department of Education offices in Ozone Park on Monday, Nov. 27, demanding answers on the city’s lack of transparency over a two-hour antisemitic rampage in the hallways of Hillcrest High School in Jamaica on Nov. 20. Students were seen on video rioting after they discovered a teacher changed her social media profile picture to indicate that she “stand with Israel” on her own device, on her own time, according to Council Member James Gennaro. Videos of the violent rampage…
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Nov. 21, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens Council Member James Gennaro and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams joined students and faculty at John Bowne High School in Flushing on Nov. 20 to announce a $5 million donation to the school’s agricultural program. This new allocation will help fund a new exotic animal lab, farming equipment,…
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Toddler swings at Queens Valley Playground near P.S. 164 in Kew Gardens Hills were set on fire early on Saturday, Nov. 11, in an alleged act of vandalism, according to authorities. Images of the aftermath shared on X by @ViralNewsNYC showed the damage to six toddler swings that were…
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