Maria Kaushansky is a pianist who has been living in Astoria since 2018. Born in Russia, she immigrated with her family to Canada in her childhood. In Toronto she trained as a classical pianist. She ...

Easter Egg Hunts are popular in Queens. A wonderful outdoor Easter Egg Hunt by the Northwest Bayside Civic Association was held in Bay­side Fields, at Clearview Express­way and 29th Ave. on Saturday ...

On Sunday, April 20 there was a devastating three-alarm fire im­pacting two buildings on the cor­ner of 23rd Street and 31st Avenue in Astoria. Four people were rushed to the hospital, but they only ...

Mars is about 140 million miles from our cozy planet. A human mission to that cold, rocky neighbor would mean being away from Earth for about 3 years. But the things those explorers would see and ...

The Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ) celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, by launching its second full season of operations at Sky Farm LIC – a rooftop farm that will continue to ...

Queens Rising 2025 officially launched with a Kick-Off Celebration at Queens Mu­seum (100-01 Northern Blvd, Corona) on Monday, April 21, previewing a month-long, multidisciplinary celebration of arts ...

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) last week unveiled its new, “sleeker subway map”– described as a far cry from the multi-colored mess straphangers have been depend­ing on to decipher ...

Ethan Minsker is a writer, filmmaker, artist, and publisher with a deep connection to the Queens art scene. As a founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement and editor-in-chief of Psycho Moto ...

Springtime at Las Manos Quietas is here with authentic Mexican and Italian cuisine served in a clean, bright, and colorful space. “The still hands” in Spanish, is an affordable, casual eatery for ...

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) hailed NASA astronaut and doctor Jonny Kim – who recently visited Queens – for arriving at the International Space Station on the morn­ing of his first spaceflight. In ...

Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, com­memorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of ...