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Question of the day – do you use your local library?
We told you yesterday about the cool new library going up in Glen Oaks, and we’ve mentioned the Woodhaven and LIC /Hunters Point libraries before, and it got us thinking – how many of you use your...
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Drop off compost at one of 10 sites in LIC, Astoria, Sunnyside, Jackson...
It’s easier than ever for Queens residents to green their routines, thanks to the increasing number of compost initiatives around the borough. Several libraries, Greenmarkets, community gardens, and...
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How to build new libraries for Queens
The Woodside library Anyone who has been reading QueensNYC with even half an eye has surely noticed how much expansion and renovation has been going on with the Queens Library. Scheduled for the...
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ARGO Film Screening at Middle Village Queens Library
ARGO Film Screening Tue., Apr. 9 3 p.m. More mature audiences are invited to watch the 2012 film ‘Argo‘, winner of three Academy Awards and directed by Ben Affleck. This historical drama thriller is...
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Event Highlight: Jamaica Bay Community History Night
Image Source: Arcadia Publishing: Jamaica Bay It’s a chance to make history, star in a movie and live on in perpetuity. Dan Hendrick, who is currently working on the documentary Jamaica Bay Lives, and...
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Stay in Queens for Independence Weekend Fun
As it has for the past five years, Queens will be left in the dark during NYC’s 2013 Fourth of July celebration. The Macy’s fireworks will again shoot over the Hudson River, making the best viewing...
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Ballets with a Twist to Perform Cocktail Hour in Flushing on Aug. 17
A Martini, a Margarita, a Mint Julep (above) and even some Absinthe will be up for public consumption at the Queens Library at Flushing this Saturday — and even the teetotalers are going to want a...
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Queens Library Launches “31 Days of Non-Stop Hip Hop” with Kool DJ Herc, DJ...
On August 11th, 1973, Kool DJ Herc and his sister Cindy organized a back-to-school party in the recreation room of a residential building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. The shindig is credited...
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Queens Taste 2014 Breaks Attendance and Participation Records Despite Bad...
April showers bring…hungry party attendees. Exactly 50 vendors served entrées, appetizers, beverages and desserts to more than 700 attendees in a festive atmosphere during Queens Taste 2014 on April...
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Attend Four Saturday Events in the Borough and Receive a Free ‘It’s in...
Queens is always teeming with fun, enriching, and inspiring activities, and this weekend is no exception. In fact, this Saturday’s lineup is so diverse and enthralling that it has inspired the Queens...
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QEDC Offers Courses for Small Business Owners, Contractors, Budding...
Do you live in Queens? Are you looking to start a business? Would a $10,000 grant and some free instruction help? Do you already have a business that you want to build? Or are you one city license...
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Closing Bell: Children’s Learning Center Opens in Astoria Library
Yesterday students from PS 166 and PS 70, city council majority leader, Jimmy Van Bramer and other local politicians participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Broadway library branch in...
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