St. John’s graduates reveled in the pomp and circumstance as they received their diplomas for their hard work.
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Boro art exhibit takes aim at foreclosure
An art show at a Jamaica space aims not only to chronicle the housing crisis but also help the people most affected by it.
Holy Child Jesus Church celebrates 100 yrs
Holy Child Jesus Church has been a cultural institution in the Richmond Hill community and neighborhood residents of all faiths came out to wish the church a happy birthday.
Flu tested hospitals’ mettle
Queens’s hospital administrators look back at how they handled the borough’s swine flu outbreak of 2009.
Noguchi museum celebrates 25 years
The Nogcuhi sculpture museum in Long Island City received a financial boost to help expand its artwork collection.
Francis Lewis HS celebrates 50 years
Francis Lewis High School has helped to educate countless Queens teens. For its 50th Anniversary, those grown up Patriots came back to say thanks.
Dazzling entertainer Lena Horne dies at age 92
Lena Horne has a special place in Queens. Following the singer’s death, historians reflected on how she helped changed the neighborhood for the better.
Cambria Hts. school plants tree in slain pupil’s honor
Kevin Miller’s young life was cut short by random act of gang violence. His schoolmates decided not to let his death be in vain and showed their conviction through art and symbolism.
Sewer men battle at Jamaica plant
It was the every sewer cleaner for themselves in a messy but fun competition at the Jamaica Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Celebrating mastodons in Queens
You’d never think pre-historic animals lived in New York City, but bones from mastodons were discovered years ago in Jamaica. In honor of that rare find, the Parks Department decided to teach kids all there is to the mammoth creatures.
St. Francis Prep takes stock one year later
In a year since St. Francis Prep experienced its swine flu epidemic, the first reported case in the U.S., the school has seen little changes. However, administrators, students and teachers say the experience made them all stronger.
Pride, support proved best Rx for afflicted student
One of the swine flu victims from St. Francis Prep High school shares her memories of being diagnosed, suffering and ultimately recovering from the disease.
Jamaica armory sends soldiers on their way
A National Guard station in Jamaica served as a last stop for hundreds of soldiers and their families.
Bringing the moves to Queens
Some of the city’s best dancers took to the floor and in some cases the air for a special break dancing event in Forest Hills.
“Iron Man 2” feautres expo in Flushing Meadows
Marvel’s red and gold superhero will be showing off his high tech heroics in Queens in this summer’s highly anticipated sequel.
Rosedale man donates kidney to save sister’s life
After losing their mother to cancer, the Alleyne siblings of Rosedale decided to band together to make sure their youngest member did not meet the same fate.
South Jamaica Marine dishes it
Marine Sgt. Andrew Atkinson has been serving his country for nearly two decades in the armed services, but his specialty can be found in the battlefield of the world’s kitchens.
Woodhaven store stays sweet
Schmidt Candies has been a stalwart in Queens for providing residents of all ages the best in sweets. It’s third generation owner reflects on her family’s tasty legacy.
Former sex slave details life at Queens event
Somaly Mam may be a world-renown women’s activist, but the former sex slave knows that her fight can not be won alone. When she paid visit to a Kew Gardens center for abused women, she encouraged others with similar stories to her to join the fight.
His Dream Carries On
Carl Clay’s Black Spectrum Theatre has been an artistic staple in the southeast Queens community. Now in his 40th year running the group, Clay looks back at his work and the future of art in the neighborhood.