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Join the Queens Chamber of Commerce to meet with experts and get their insight on how to take your business to the next level.
There will be complimentary admission, open to all, and light refreshments will be provided. Register here!
The event will take place on Friday, May 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Harvest Room, which is located at 90-40 160th Street in Jamaica.
Last week, Councilwoman Adrienne Adams unveiled the winning proposals for the district’s first participatory budgeting cycle.
In total, Adams allocated $1.353 million for the seven top vote-getters.
Here are the winning projects:
Congratulations to all of the winners!
On Sunday, May 5th at 2 p.m., local elected officials will host a street co-naming ceremony for Jonathan Narain.
The southeast corner of 107th Avenue and 111th Street in South Ozone Park will be renamed after the fallen corrections officer.
Expected attendees include Council members Adrienne Adams, I. Daneek Miller and Donovan Richards, Assembly members David Weprin and Michelle Titus, Borough President Melinda Katz and Corrections Commissioner Cynthia Brann.
The event will honor the contributions of Narain, an active member of the community.
Come and join the fun with Louis! Hit the slots, listen to #jazz, enjoy live a jazz band with a special cocktail in hand on April 30th 12-6pm. Celebrate the wonders of jazz music here at @ResortsWorldNYC #itsinqueens #jazzday #hereslouis @IntlJazzDay pic.twitter.com/0wnWdLm57I
— ResortsWorldPR (@ResortsWorldPR) April 27, 2019
Resorts World Casino is celebrating International Jazz Day throughout the casino from noon to 6 p.m.
Festivities include live music, dancing and drink specials. You’ll even see a life-sized cut-out of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
From 3 to 6 p.m., Masahiro Sakuma’s jazz trio will be playing live at Bar 360. There will also be a jazz-themed happy hour special called “The Bee’s Knees.”
The event is open to the public, so stop by!
Queens Library officials say the South Ozone Park branch of the Queens Public Library will shut down for eight weeks starting on Friday, May 3rd at 2 p.m.
The library will undergo a roof replacement project during this time.
During the temporary closure, a mobile library service will be provided on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting on May 9th.
Customers can also visit nearby library branches in Ozone Park, Lefferts and South Jamaica.
On Tuesday, April 30, at 6 p.m. the Charter Revision Commission is coming to the Jamaica Performing Arts Center.
The commission will hold a public hearing to solicit feedback on its Preliminary Staff Report.
This is important because changes to the charter will affect public life, such as elections, public finance, community boards and more.
Learn more about the commission and its report here.
From April 29 to May 31, Borough President Melinda Katz, along with Queens Public Library and Queens College, are accepting applications for the next Queens Poet Laureate.
What does the position do, you ask? According to Brough Hall, the poet laureate, an unpaid role, is “charged with promoting a love of poetry and literacy throughout the borough.”
Applicants must be published poets and residents of Queens. The winning candidate should be a “talented writer who can also demonstrate that she or he has a compelling vision for the role.”
Applications for the position will be available here starting April 29. The deadline is 5 p.m. on May 31.
To apply, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages of your poetry, along with an essay of up to 500 words on why you want to be the next Queens Poet Laureate.
Applicants must also submit a one or two page resume focused on poetry-related work, along with public readings, grants, fellowships or awards.
Once selected, the poet laureate will serve for a three-year term.
Here are the past Queens Poet Laureates: Maria Lisella (2015-2018), Paolo Javier (2010-2014), Julio Marzan (2007-2010), Ishle Yi Park (2004-2007), Hal Sirowitz (2001-2004) and Stephen Stepanchev (1997-2001).
Resorts World Casino and Queens Botanical Garden are teaming up for a new photography exhibit, just in time for the start of spring.
The exhibit features the work of 20 photographers and garden lovers who participated in the Botanical Garden’s photo contest last year.
This exhibit will be on display at RWC’s Red Wall Gallery until May 31st.
Queens Botanical Garden is located at 43-50 Main Street in Flushing.
Until April 7, residents of District 28 ages 14 and over can vote for their favorite capital projects as part of the participatory budgeting process.
Councilwoman Adrienne Adams kicked off the process over the weekend and cast her own vote.
Here are the following projects that made it to the ballot this year:
The easiest way to vote is online at www.pbnyc.org/vote.
The police are searching for a man to question in connection to a public lewdness within the confines of the 100th Precinct/Transit District 23.
According to police, on Thursday, March 21, at approximately 5:30 a.m., the man “manipulated” his private parts in front of a 48-year-old woman while on board a Manhattan-bound A train at the Broad Channel subway station. The victim then left the train at Rockaway Blvd.
The person wanted for questioning is described as a white man in his fifties. He was last seen wearing a multi-colored cap, blue jacket and blue jeans.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this man is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
