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Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter!  …

The Summer Youth Employment application is open! Click here for application link  Open to ages 14-21 Deadline to apply is April 23 Participants 16-21 yr. old are paid at the minimum wage rate of $15 p/h. Participants 14-15 yr. old will receive a stipend of $700, for the entire…

Proud to have been part of this initiative. Thank you for the recognition. Click here for the full Instagram post…

New Yorkers 30 Years of Age and Older Can Begin to Schedule Appointments and Get Vaccinated Beginning Tuesday, March 30 New Yorkers 16 Years of Age and Older Can Begin to Schedule Appointments and Get Vaccinated Beginning April 6 Click here for full Instagram post …

Attention all residents: We can help you make an appointment to get a Covid-19 vaccine. York College is now the site of a massive vaccination campaign in New York. As part of our ongoing resident outreach program, we will be offering free assistance to any eligible resident who would like…

Long before the modern machinery in use today, it took a horse-drawn carriage and men to clean up the streets of Queens. This Aug. 13, 1926 shows one such team at work at the corner of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Avenue (now Boulevard) in Elmhurst. Click here for full…

York College will serve as one of the new mass vaccination sites in the City, with a capacity to vaccinate between 1,500 and 3,000 residents per day. For one week only, Southeast Queens residents will receive priority scheduling of appointments beginning tomorrow. After that, the site will be open to…

The opening day ceremonies at Engine Company 319, located at 78-11 67th Road in Middle Village, on Oct. 11, 1930. The firehouse, nicknamed the “Lone Wolf,” remains in service to the neighborhood and surrounding areas. Click here for full Instagram post   …

On Friday, Feb. 12, State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar and Zara Realty Charitable Foundation of Queens distributed 13 Samsung Chromebooks to children of the families displaced by a six-alarm fire that destroyed six buildings at 109-25 Jamaica Ave., in Richmond Hill on Dec. 10, 2020. Outside her office on Woodhaven Boulevard…