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Astoria Characters: The Writer Soaring on the Wings of His Words
Feb 11, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Seanie began writing in New York. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling It never really occurred to Seanie Sugrue to write things down. For many years, he was content to let...
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Astoria Characters: The Guy Who Saved the Pet Store
Feb 04, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Tom opened Tom’s Pet Supply in July. Text and photos by Nancy A. Ruhling After Tom Odermatt flips on the fluorescent overhead lights, he heads to the aquariums, where he j...
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THANKS FOR THE UPDATE REAL ESTATE BROKER JIM TURANO OF DIVERSE REAL ESTATE-FEB.1ST. RETAIL SPACES, DOCTOR OFFICES AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES IN MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY The most variety of selections offer...
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Decorate Your Home the Way You Want Decorating, renovating or building a new house from scratch is not only a huge responsibility, but it is also hard work. From construction to decorating every la...
Astoria Characters: The Constant Creator
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Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Kevin’s a member of the Astoria-centric band Begorrah. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling A gentle mist is falling as Kevin Patrick Corrigan leans into his guitar and sta...
Astoria Characters: The Man Out To Heal the World
Jan 14, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 167 167 recommendations | email to a friend
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 | 221 221 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
Dec 24, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 89 89 recommendations | email to a friend
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...

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Just two sides of the same coin?
When Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stunned the political world and upset longtime congressman Joseph Crowley, who many saw as next in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House o...
Jul 17, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 698 698 recommendations | email to a friend
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Every vote counts, or does it?
If you ever paused to think about whether your vote in an election counts, the race for Queens District Attorney should answer that question. After counting some 6,000 paper ballots last week, Boro...
Jul 09, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 583 583 recommendations | email to a friend
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If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em
Or at the very least try and get them to join you. That’s the strategy that Queens County Republicans are reportedly planning to employ following Tiffany Caban’s surprising victory in the Democrati...
Jul 02, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 872 872 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gianaris will face challenger in 2020
Is the day of reckoning finally here for Democrats in Albany who have started moving further and further to the left? State Senator Michael Gianaris of Astoria will face a challenger in the 2020 De...
Jun 25, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 959 959 recommendations | email to a friend
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GOP-er will move to NYC to take on AOC
Republican are so obsessed with unseating Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that they are willing to move to her Queens-Bronx district just to challenge her. Rich Valdes, a New Jersey resident...
Jun 18, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 895 895 recommendations | email to a friend
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Voters says three is enough when it comes to Cuomo
It’s been fun, but it might be time for it end. According to a new Siena College poll out this week, a majority of New York voters don’t think Governor Andrew Cuomo should run for a fourth term. Th...
Jun 11, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 865 865 recommendations | email to a friend
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If that whole City Council thing doesn't work out...
It takes more than a pretty face to be a member of the City Council, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t also have a pretty face. City Council members filed their annual financial disclosure reports...
Jun 06, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 919 919 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cuomo to raise dough for Katz campaign
Borough President Melinda Katz has picked up a big supporter in her bid for Queens district attorney, or at least one that has the potential to tap into some donors with deep pockets. Governor Andr...
Jun 06, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1035 1035 recommendations | email to a friend
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Isn’t all publicity good publicity?
While Mayor Bill de Blasio’s run for president is being met with anything from disbelief to amusement to derision by his New York City constituency, it’s at least popular among one group: Republica...
May 28, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1051 1051 recommendations | email to a friend
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Run some city jails that don’t exist yet
Isn’t it a little premature to be hiring for a post that technically doesn’t even exist yet? If you think the de Blasio administration hasn’t already made up its mind on whether or not to close Rik...
May 22, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 861 861 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cox out as head of New York State GOP
After serving ten years as state Republic chairman, Ed Cox will step down from the post in July and take a job with the Trump campaign. Even in a state as blue as New York, Republican has suffered ...
May 22, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 880 880 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn voters get a rare May election
Nothing stokes the ambitions of political newbies quite like a special election. The nonpartisan events mean that first-time candidates and relative unknowns don’t need to work the backrooms of the...
May 14, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1123 1123 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Senator Toby Stavisky and Assemblyman Dan Rosenthal gleefully run afoul of any number of state regulations with each turn of the handle.
And bingo was the violation-O!
How much money are our seniors spending on the buy-in for an admission pack at these bingo games? They’re on fixed incomes! State Senator Toby Stavisky and Assemblyman Dan Rosenthal of Queens are w...
May 08, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 434 434 recommendations | email to a friend
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Run AOC: fun run or ‘fund’ run?
ALL PHOTOS: WALTER KARLING Sometimes trouble follows you, and sometimes you bring it upon yourself. Both happened to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday in Astoria. First, the troubl...
Apr 30, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 565 565 recommendations | email to a friend
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Liu talks straight on Amazon
Who says that elected officials these days only tell you what you want to hear? Last week, State Senator John Liu was invited by the Queens Chamber of Commerce to be the guest speaker at a networki...
Apr 25, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1288 1288 recommendations | email to a friend
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