Queens Chamber of Commerce urges lawmakers to squash antitrust bills
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Summer Movie Night in Hollis Hills begins Thursday
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The community event will begin at 7 p.m.
Read MoreMaple Grove Cemetery president to step down
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“During COVID we had a lot of people who would use this as their walking space and I think it really gave people an outlet so they could get out… and see light, the future and hope,” Dixon said. “I think this can be a very hopeful place/”
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Celebrating the life of Louis Armstrong
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How genuinely pleased and proud would Louis Armstrong be to know that the young men who captivated the revelers at a Celebration of his Life portrayed a performative instinct that typified the power, passion and drama of his very own consummate artistic self-expression. Photo by Francie Scanlon
By Francie Scanlon
July 6, 2021 marked the half-century anniversary of the transition of Louis Armstrong, who passed in 1971.
It's amazing to reflect how his funeral the following Friday, July 8, 1971, in Corona, Queens witnessed the presence of honorary pallbearers including Mayor Lindsay, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra. Such was and still is the profundity of his legacy.
Today those gathered for this annual tribute sponsored by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation experienced what the triumphant trumpeter reported in the 1960s concerning his intention about audiences.
Armstrong emphasized that "...he lived for that audience" and surely today's performers delivered big-time by totally aligning with his then stated expectation, "...what you're there for is to please the people".
Photo by Francie Scanlon
A dog leaps with delight into the air keen to get a closer look at the Armstrong Block Party menu. Photo by Francie Scanlon.
NYCHA residents push for power plant transformation
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“We hope the Catskills Renewable Connector is made a reality for the sake of our community, for the sake of our collective health.”
Jackson Heights corner renamed for local leader
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“The main thing is to open the door and help others to come through.”
Read MoreMan who spent teen years in Rikers continues fight against murder charges
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“I believe that, if given a fair trial, we can exonerate Mr. Churaman.”
Read MoreOpinion: Robbing Pedro to pay Pablo
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Where sadly a significant number of witnesses, complainants and defendants are Latinos, very few of them will stand in front of a peer, a Latino judge, when it comes to the most serious and devastating crimes.
Read MoreOpinion: Bring Billie Holliday home
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Placing the Billie Holiday monument at Addisleigh Park, near where she lived, would resonate with the larger musical history of the area, creating an important local landmark and supporting tourism
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718 Day set to celebrate Queens
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“We were thinking of why there isn't any day to celebrate the borough of Queens,”
Read MoreQueens opposition to NRG power plant holds steady
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“For too long, the people of western Queens have borne the brunt of the consequences of being home to far too many of New York’s pollution-belching power plants.”
Read MoreCity’s arts industry lost nearly $1 billion during pandemic
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Queens art organizations experienced the highest rates of employment impacts.
Read MoreStudents condemn Queens College for dorm evictions
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“I felt traumatized, ostracized, demoralized and like my life was over.”
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