By Bill Parry
Queens Public Library hosted a kickoff for a $39 million project to replace the Rego Park library branch with a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 9 that was more than 30 years in the making.
The city’s Department of Design and Construction will manage the project that doubles the size of the current branch at 91-41 63rd Dr.
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By Shane O’Brien
Council Member Lynn Schulman teamed up with the Met Council on Jewish Poverty to provide over 250 turkeys to healthcare workers at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center last week.
Schulman and the Met Council provided more than 250 turkeys and all the Thanksgiving fixings to Jamaica Hospital staff on Friday, Nov. 21, including nurses and first responders such as EMTs and paramedics.
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By Kristen Guglielmo
In what Councilmember Lynn Schulman, center, called a “historic first,” a New York City intersection last Saturday was co-named “Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Marg Way,” in honor of the ninth Sikh Guru. The site, at 114th Street and 101st Avenue in Richmond Hill, is said to be the first street location named after him outside of India.
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By Bill Parry
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital partnered with the River Fund to distribute more than 14,000 feminine hygiene products for women in the southeast Queens community earlier this month.
One in five women suffers from period poverty, where they simply cannot afford to buy feminine hygiene products, according to the hospital.
“Our team at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills is deeply connected to the Queens community, and we believe in showing up for one another in meaningful ways,” said Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital President Lorraine Chambers Lewis.
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Expectant mothers struggling with housing gifted the essentials at event
By Kristen Guglielmo
A dozen pregnant women experiencing housing insecurity were treated to a heartwarming community baby shower on May 29 at the Volume Seventeen Event Venue in Richmond Hill.
The event, organized by the nonprofit Nyasha’s Promise, was co-sponsored by Councilmember Lynn Schulman (D-Forest Hills), Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Amazon and Planned Parenthood, and provided essential baby supplies helping expectant mothers prepare for their new arrivals.
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By Athena Dawson
A group of Queens elected officials gathered at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica on Tuesday, March 18, to rally against a Republican-led budget resolution that they say could jeopardize Medicaid benefits for hundreds of thousands of local residents.
The Medicaid Day of Action press conference, part of a coordinated series of events held nationwide, was led by U.S.
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By Stephanie G. Meditz
Forest Hills residents can once again participate in sustainable waste management in their own neighborhood.
Following a pause due to budget constraints, the Big Reuse Community Composting Program in MacDonald Park officially launched to the public on Sunday, after Councilmember Lynn Schulman (D-Forest Hills) restored its funding.
Community members may bring food scraps, such as fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds and eggshells, to the Forest Hills Greenmarket every Sunday from 8 a.m.
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By Cheryl Wills and Dana Pere
Queens Councilmember Lynn Schulman says, although she was not in the City Council in 2020, she still worked on COVID initiatives to help minimize the spread of variants.
Schulman emphasized the importance of getting vaccinated and described how misinformation can be dangerous for one’s health.
She discussed the lessons learned from the pandemic that will help the city prevent a similar situation from happening again.
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CO, community affairs cops lauded with citations from area electeds
By Kristen Guglielmo
The NYPD 102nd Precinct’s commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Jeremy Kivlin, and Community Affairs Officers Nick Salamone and Scott Adelman need to make plenty of wall space.
The trio received multiple accolades on Tuesday at the precinct’s community council meeting in Richmond Hill.
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By Colum Motherway
Council Member Lynn Schulman made a special guest appearance at the Richmond Hill Block Association’s (RHBA) monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 29, where she delivered a speech outlining key updates for the district and presented the association with a certificate of recognition for its exceptional community service.
Schulman, who represents the District 29 neighborhoods of Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park, began her remarks by addressing the ongoing budget process for the upcoming fiscal year.
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