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Get ready to dance! Global Mashup Series brings Haitian dance and Latin music to Flushing Town Hall this Saturday

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Kimberly Parris: Local chef, entrepreneur and innovator hopes to inspire others through food

Wearing a colorful sari, young dancer, Manju Chan, showcased the beauty of the festival in a classical Indian choreography at the 36th Annual Phagwah parade in Little Guyana, last Sunday.

Queens

COLOR & SPLENDOR

By Tangerine Clarke

From left, Lynette Shelborne-Barfield, director of strategic partnership, office of NY City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Romeo Hitlall, 1st vice district governor of the Brooklyn & Queens Lions Club, Demetrius Crichlow, senior vice president of the New York City Transit Department of Subways, Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., 15th Senate District, Assemblyman David I. Weprin, District 24, and Lynn C. Schulman, city council member, District 29, and Vijah Ramjattan pose after unveiling the “Welcome to Little Guyana” plaque in the mezzanine of the Lefferts Boulevard A-train station.

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MTA unveils ‘Welcome to Little Guyana’ plaque in mezzanine A-train station, Lefferts Blvd. Queens

By Tangerine Clarke

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Anthem brings the barbershop experience to downtown Jamaica for their Black History Month programming

G's Restaurant & Bakery is a staple in the Queens community.

Business

Miss G, the culinary matriarch, celebrates over 30 years of serving the best Jamaican cuisine in Queens

By Tracey Khan

Rosedale Jets and Rochdale Cheerleaders Collaboration perform for the crowd (1)

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Queens DA office hosts Black History Month celebration in Jamaica

From left, owners Nia Marie and Ashley Small at their luxury spa.

Business

Young entrepreneurs open Black luxury spa catering to women of color in Queens

By Tracey Khan

PopupConnecxion founder,Tivonya Ross.

Business

Empowering Queens: Small Business Pop-up Resource Network unites community for growth

By Tracey Khan

Aleeia Abraham, founder of The BlaQue Resource Network in Queens.

People

Aleeia Abraham: Trailblazing entrepreneur and community builder in Queens

By Tracey Khan

Joshua Dat sitting on top of the counter inside his restaurant, Datz Deli.

Business

Giving back to the community is how this restaurant owner shows kindness

By Milette Millington

South Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar.

Cannabis

Queens pol tables legislation to immediately close illegal ganja shops

By Nelson A. King

An image of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. displayed at Queens College.

Queens

Queens College pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., honors Jennifer Jones Austin for outstanding contributions to change

By Tracey Khan

Volunteers diligently pack fruits and food items to be shared to migrants and residents who joined lines to be served at Calvary's Mission Food Pantry in Richmond Hill, Queens on cold Saturday, Jan. 6.

Queens

Tony Singh serves asylum seekers at Calvary’s Mission Food Pantry in Queens

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyanese Family Nurse Practitioner Derrice Gordon.

Guyana

Guyanese Family Nurse Practitioner Derrice Gordon directs TCI School of Nursing, co-owns Ready to Pass, Inc.

By Nelson A. King

Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar presents a kirpan to Mayor Eric Adams with members of the Sikh community looking on.

Queens

Rajkumar, Adams bring Sikh community together in wake of anti-Sikh hate crimes

By Nelson A. King

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