via The New York Times
Lining Up For a Job Lift
Hundreds of people spent five days and nights on a Queens street in hopes of gaining a union job as an elevator mechanic.
Place: Queens
via The Queens Courier
Head Start Falls Behind
Sequestration-related budget cuts threaten services at Head Start programs in Queens and around the city.
via City Atlas
Riding a Solar Wave, Post-Sandy
Surfers are among the environmental advocates helping introduce solar power to the Rockaways as the area rebuilds.
Tracking Nemo: A City Storify
A flurry of images and news of the storm hit social media as fast as the flakes fell outside. Here's a borough-by-borough look.
via Voices of NY
Chef Serves up Food and Peace
Restaurateur Ali El Sayed, the honorary "Mayor of Astoria," views fine food as a form of diplomacy.
via The Queens Courier
New Wave of Greeks in Astoria
The financial crisis in Greece is spurring an influx of young immigrants into the Queens neighborhood.
Fighting a Bureaucratic Tide
Ye Qing, whose Chinese food takeout restaurant in the Rockaways was destroyed by Sandy, is battling red tape as she fights to restart her business.
via The Queens Courier
Library Classes Aid Immigrants
The Queens Library’s English for Speakers of Other Languages program is soon set to mark its 35th anniversary.