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Astoria Characters: The Man Out To Heal the World
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Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Dave is working on his master’s degree. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling At the present moment, Dave Santander is sitting on a bench outside a café sipping herbal tea. ...
Astoria Characters: The Woman Living a Mindful Life
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Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Manaslu is from Nepal. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling As the morning sunlight streams in through the windows, Manaslu Gurung places a plump pillow in the center of th...
Astoria Characters: The Poet Who Lets Her Work Speak for Her
Dec 31, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 105 105 recommendations | email to a friend
Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Olena is the founder of Poets of Queens. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling Poets are known for their skillful economy of words, so it’s not surprising that Olena Jenning...
Astoria Characters: The Mobile-Meditation Maven
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Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Kristin is the founder of Calm City. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling Kristin Westbrook is sipping a cup of coffee and smiling, letting the morning light run its warm f...
Astoria Characters: The Bard of Baseball
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Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Porky is a lifelong baseball fan. Text and photos by Nancy A. Ruhling Porky McDonald has told the story of the disposing of Roy Riegel’s ashes dozens of times. They were d...
Astoria Characters: The Comeback Kid
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Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Greg behind the wheel. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling Greg Kritikos is pedaling his bicycle on 30 th Avenue near 42 nd Street. This is the place he grew up in, and ev...
Astoria Characters: The Driver of the Bright Blue Bus
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Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Annalisa is the founder of The Blue Bus Project. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling The bright blue school bus lumbers down Ditmars Boulevard like an old elephant, treadi...
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Interview with 40 year experienced Broker, Mr. Jim Turano of DIVERSE REAL ESTATE. 73-12 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, NY. REPUTATION AND SELECTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE EVERY BUYER. DIVERSE REAL E...
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Hotel workers union breaks ground on health center
Members of New York’s hospitality workers union will soon have a one-stop center for health care in Queens. Last Wednesday, executives from the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council (HTC) joined ...
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As recently as last week, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer was announcing new endorsements.
Van Bramer drops out of Queens BP race
Cites “family circumstances” as reason for decision
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FAA won’t study alternatives to LaGuardia AirTrain
Residents criticize public process at information session
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Dave’s studying traditional Chinese medicine.
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ASTORIA CHARACTERS
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Official presents proposals outlined in State of the State
Linares speaks to seniors in Sunnyside
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LeFrak City mourns death of ten-year-old boy
Community leaders call for pedestrian safety at vigil
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Xi’an Famous Foods destroyed by fire
The Long Island City location of Xi’an Famous Foods, a popular western Chinese restaurant chain, was set ablaze last Thursday afternoon, sending smoke billowing into the air. Hundreds of firefighte...
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Court Square neighbors rally for new library location
Branch to close on February 15, QPL continues search
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Twin infants die inside homeless shelter
Police are investigating the death last Friday night of two two-month-old infants inside The Landing, a homeless shelter in East Elmhurst. According to the NYPD, cops found the infants, one boy and...
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Campaign raises $57K for LIC students’ college funds
A campaign to raise money for a college savings fund for students has more than doubled its original goal. NYC Kid RISE announced last week that it has raised more than $57,400 for its “Funding Lon...
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Manaslu’s a teacher and assistant organizer at Mindful Astoria.
The Woman Living a Mindful Life
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Groups sound the alarm: ‘no alcohol at local Chipotle’
A liquor license application filed as part of the construction documents for a new Chipotle Mexican Grill inside the Queens Place Mall in Elmhurst is causing a stir within the neighborhood. Followi...
Jan 08, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 111 111 recommendations | email to a friend
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Legislation opens window of justice, communities open door for hope
Sex abuse survivors have 8 months to utilize CVA
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DONOVAN RICHARDS
Borough president special election set for March 24
Dem endorse of Richards rankles Dems, Hyndman drops out
Jan 08, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Olena is the founder of Poets of Queens.
The Poet Who Lets Her Work Speak for Her
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