Community Corner

This Week's Good News from Queens: March 25 - 29

Smoking ban anniversary, going green, students make dean's list, want to be a Spider-Man extra?

 

This week's positive and uplifting stories from neighborhoods NYC and Queens.

New York City

Find out what's happening in Forest Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

City Celebrates 10 Years of a Smoke-Free NYC

City’s smoking rates are at record lows, while resident life expectancy at record high, according to Mayor Bloomberg.

Find out what's happening in Forest Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issues consumer alert on hiring tax preparers.

Spring Break in NYC: Six ways to keep your child productive during spring break.

QUEENS

Bayside - Douglaston

The library has a full roster of special events next month as well as its monthly programs.

Northeast Queens To Go Green with Four Upcoming Events

Residents can help clean up the Little Neck Bay shoreline, plant trees, pick up trash on the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway or dispose of household products.

Student from Douglaston makes the dean's list at RIT, while Oakland Gardens student inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda.

Parks Department Names New Concessionaire for Patrizia's Site

Former Patrizia's site will reopen as catering hall, Italian eatery within two months.

Wanna Be a Spider-Man Extra? Head to Long Island

The burning question is "when?" The answer: 'Nobody knows.'

Broad Strokes: A View From A Terrace

Artist Stephen Klein shows us another painted perspective on the neighborhood.


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