Category: People

An Astoria student took home the top prize in the Catholic School Public Speaking Contest, hosted by the Diocese of Brooklyn. Mia Lopez, an eighth-grade student at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, won first place...

The leader of a local nonprofit that provides bail for parents in ICE custody and supportive services for families separated by the federal government was honored by the New York State Senate. Julie Schwietert Collazo, co-founder...

Astoria resident Alessa Farinella, a junior at Queens College, has been awarded the prestigious Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship for graduate study. The highly-competitive award provides a scholarship to a student “of exceptional promise and motivation.” Each...

Last Friday, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney hosted their annual luncheon to celebrate Women’s History Month. The event honored four local women and a middle school student for their “commitment to community activism.” The...

Earlier this week, the New York City Council recognized Greek Independence Day in the Council Chambers. Astoria Councilman Costa Constantinides, the first Greek-Cypriot-American elected to office in NYC, honored Dr. Florentia Christodoulidou, a respected physician based...

Astoria residents should keep this in mind. Late last month, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas moved her district office to 24-08 32nd Street, Suite 1002A. The office is just down the block from Neptune Diner and Hoyt Playground,...