Tag: Queens

Public Theater Mobile Unit brings free, outdoor bilingual musical production to Queens

May. 5, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed This month, The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit is embarking on a new tour in Queens with a bilingual musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors” that will include English and Spanish music inspired by styles across Latin America.  In partnership with New York City’s Department of Parks &…
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Two dead within hours in separate Queens crashes

Apr. 30, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Two men were killed Friday after separate fatal traffic collisions in Queens, including one where the driver fled the scene. Just before 4:40 a.m. on April 28, police say 58-year-old Darryl Younger, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was crossing Jackson Avenue, near 50th Avenue, in Long Island City when he…

These Queens restaurants were featured on the New York Times’ ‘100 Best Restaurants in New York City’ list

Apr. 28, 2023 By Emily Davenport The Queens Chamber of Commerce is offering its congratulations to the 19 Queens restaurants that were featured on the New York Times’ “100 Best Restaurants in NYC” list. Based on his decade of writing reviews, restaurant critic Pete Wells compiled the restaurant list and ranked the city’s top restaurants….
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Progress made on long-awaited sewer upgrades in Maspeth and Woodside, city DDC reports

Apr. 27, 2023 By Elijah Hamilton and Robert Pozarycki The city’s Department of Design and Construction (DDC) has completed the first stage of its $101 million project to upgrade the sewer infrastructure and water mains along 70th Street in Maspeth. According to a DDC spokesperson, the project aims to address regular flooding in the area…
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New York Foundation for the Arts announces recipients of the 2023 Queens Arts Fund

Apr. 27, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), announced 142 recipients of the 2023 Queens Arts Fund (QAF) on Thursday, April 20.   The annual city-funded program, administered by NYFA for Fiscal Year 2023, offers project grants to…
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Queens DA Katz appoints new chief of staff, new assistant district attorneys

Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has appointed a new chief of staff and new prosecutors to her staff. Katz announced the appointment of Wendy Erdly as chief of staff after nearly a decade of public service experience, mainly at the New York State Department of Financial Services, as deputy…
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