Health & Fitness Clubs Invade New York City
BY MICHAEL STOLER New York City is the home of hundreds of fitness and health clubs. IBISWORLD’s Gym, Health and Fitness clubs market research report reported that revenues have grown to nearly $30...
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BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer With over 6,300 businesses; over 93,000 employees; a transportation hub serving eight subway lines, 13 bus lines, the East River and the Long Island Rail Road; and a...
View Article5 Back-To-School Tips To Maximize Family Time
As summer comes to a close, the anticipation of the new back-to-school year can be both exciting and stressful. Summer fun will soon give way to after school activities, sports and homework. Mornings...
View ArticleCredit Cards: How Parents Can Play Professor
Last year, college campuses across the country had 2.1 million recent high school graduates walk through their doors – a number that will likely be matched in 2016. But a freshly printed campus ID...
View ArticleFamily Fit-Play: Exercise As A Parent
BY JOANN BARRY-COLON In today’s fast-paced world we live in, parents find it difficult to commit to an exercise regimen due to family obligations. As a certified personal trainer, I work with parents...
View ArticleChinese Delegation Comes To New York
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology welcomed a Chinese delegation of doctors from all over China to its facility Tuesday afternoon to get an understanding of in-patient and...
View ArticleBuilding a Better Prostate-Cancer Killer
BY DR. DAVID SAMADI Scientists have engineered a sort of “biological barbell” that can get inside cancer cells and do damage to two proteins that work independently and together to enable cancer’s...
View ArticleWhen it comes to lung cancer, early detection matters
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills cares about preventing disease in our community. When it comes to lung cancer, prevention is key because of all cancers, lung cancer is the most deadly. According to...
View ArticleBrain Foods: Eating For Academic Success
What do the foods your children eat have to do with the grades they bring home? Surprisingly, more than many people think. Research shows that certain vitamins and nutrients support brain health and...
View ArticleBeyond Sports: Afterschool Activities To Challenge Your Child
From soccer to lacrosse, sports are what most parents initially think about when considering extracurricular activities for their children. However, today’s schools and communities understand there’s a...
View ArticleTips To Prepare Your Home For Hurricane Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict a 70 percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms in 2016 with four to eight potentially becoming hurricanes. However, while weather...
View ArticleLights Out: 4 Ways To Prepare For An Outage After The Storm
When the winter storm hits, are you ready for a long power outage? As winter storm season arrives, homeowners should be ready for power outages that last for days or even weeks. In recent years, storms...
View ArticleDid You Know?
Born in Argentina to Cuban parents, Jorge Pérez, 64, is worth $1.55 billion and was called the “Condo King of South Florida” by The Wall Street Journal. Pérez moved to Cuba when he was just 9. Since...
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John Alberto Leguizamo, born July 22, 1964, is an American actor, voice actor, producer, stand-up comedian, playwright and screenwriter. Leguizamo moved to Jackson Heights, Queens, when he was just 3...
View ArticleLourdes Ventura: A Lifetime Of Service
BY JAMES FARRELL Lawyer Lourdes Ventura has been helping members of the Queens community in courtrooms ever since she was a little girl. The daughter of Dominican immigrants, Ventura grew up in Corona...
View ArticleLACCQ: Serving The Community For Over 23 Years
BY TRONE DOWD The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and proliferating the Hispanic heritage through arts and culture. Established in 1993, the...
View ArticleFor Decades, Thalia Brings Vibrant And Diverse Theatre
BY JON CRONIN The Thalia Spanish Theatre has been bringing the World’s Borough Spanish and Latino plays, dance and music for 39 years. Angel Gil Orrios, the artistic executive director, said that the...
View ArticleEducation and Family Equals Success
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ As the president of the Queens Chamber of Commerce and as senior vice president and director of Retail Banking at Astoria Bank, Mayra DiRico has proven to be a successful Hispanic...
View ArticleFelix Matos Rodriguez: Stories of the Past
BY JAMES FARRELL President of Queens College Felix Matos Rodriguez, a historian with a long tenure of academic and public service, says that the roots for his interest in history began at an early age....
View ArticleThe 40th Annual Queens Hispanic Parade
The 40th Annual Queens Hispanic Parade on Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights displayed lots of flair on Sunday afternoon. The post The 40th Annual Queens Hispanic Parade appeared first on Queens...
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