via The Queens Courier
Bets Off For Aqueduct Flea Market
The flea market at Aqueduct Racetrack soon could be scrapped to make way for construction.
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via The Queens Courier
Artful Compromise on Graffiti Battle
Queens merchants, tired of constantly painting over graffiti, are asking street artists to create murals.
via The Queens Courier
Grads Bid to Save High School
Stella Maris graduates are banding together in a last-ditch effort to save …
via The Queens Courier
The Death of a Hospital
Two longtime employees offer an inside look at Mary Immaculate Hospital as the 108-year-old Queens medical center is sold to a developer.
via The Queens Courier
Sinatra School Opens on High Note
Music greats Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones helped Astoria welcome the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, which celebrates the legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes and the value of arts education.
via The Queens Courier
Immigrants Eye a Return Home
Some Ecuadorian immigrants in Queens are moving home, driven away by the poor economy and lured by new business incentives being offered in their homeland.
via New York Daily News
Remittance Pittance for Ecuadoreans
Ecuadorean immigrants in Queens are sending less money home amid the economic downturn. Some have been forced to ask relatives in Ecuador to wire them cash.
via The Queens Courier
Kindergarten Day Care Crisis
Some working parents -- and their children -- could be hurt by a city plan to cut about 3,300 slots from all-day kindergarten programs at day care centers.