Queens residents, district leader Martha Flores Vazquez and Hiram Monserrate hold a Candle Light Vigil and pray for Puerto Rico, Mexico, September 24th, last Sunday. At the same time, they collected batteries, canned food and bottled water for people affected by Hurricane Maria. Emergency Relief Drop Off Point for Puerto […]
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It’s always great to see the beauties of nature! Photographer: Peter Zhao, with Nikon Df DSLR, 24-70mm lens, at ISO-200, EV-0.5, F5-6.3. Location: Kissena Park, Queens, New York.
Playground Will Include Green Infrastructure to Absorb Precipitation and Help Improve Health of Flushing Creek. FLUSHING, NY—Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Council Member Peter Koo, The Trust for Public Land Playgrounds Program Director Mary Alice Lee, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, JHS 189 Daniel […]
It’s time to gather around a communal table for a liwetan, a traditional, rice-heavy Indonesian feast served on top of banana leaves and eaten with bare hands. Indonesian cuisine is vibrant, colorful, and exploding with flavor. The southeast Asian nation is the world’s largest archipelago, consisting of about 6,000 tropical […]
Flushing, NY – City Council Member Peter Koo Friday hosted a candlelight vigil with friends and family of Vincent C. Tse in remembrance of his service to the Flushing community. Mr. Tse was a family man, a beloved community advocate, and a man of faith, who volunteered for seven years […]
77,000 square-foot facility will bring healthcare to 25,000 underserved New Yorkers as part of the Mayor’s Caring Neighborhoods Initiative NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday announced plans for Healthview, a 77,000 square-foot medical facility that will be part of the Mayor’s Caring Neighborhoods Initiative in Flushing, Queens. Operated by the […]
“It was very touching to witness this first hand as it happened.” New Yorker Edward Ip shares a story on his Facebook. “I saw these two cops from the NYPD House Bureau 4 come in to a restaurant w a less fortunate gentleman. At first I thought the guy was […]
Flushing, NY – City Council Member Peter Koo today joined with environmental advocacy groups to announce “All Hands on Deck!” a Flushing Waterways Community Visioning Workshop. The workshop seeks to create a cohesive community vision for the Flushing Creek and Flushing Bay. The state is currently considering a Long Term […]
A man violently raped a woman while she was walking along the Horace Harding Expressway in Queens Sunday morning, according to police. The woman was walking along the Horace Harding Expressway near 168th Street in Fresh Meadows shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday when a stranger grabbed her from behind, threw […]
Flushing, NY – In preparation for the nation’s historic presidential election between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton, Council Member Peter Koo and the food delivery service, FlushingFood.com today kicked off a voter registration drive within the food delivery service’s coverage area until October 14th – the registration […]
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