Forest Park Carousel built in 1903 is open!
Click here to check its hours and availability for the whole family. A quiet gem in Queens.
Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be.
CO2? Soil depletion? Pesticide? Pollution? Breeding plants for yield?
Homeowners maintaining city property should be thanked not punished.
NYC DoT ordered several homeowners to remove fence that has been there for decades on city property with no intention of ever using it. Homeowners have spent money and time to keep the area clean and safe. (Trees in the picture are on City property. Fence was on grass next to paved road.) Update. A … Read more
Queens population decreased by 64,648 from April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.
According to Census Population Estimates, at least 2.7% of the county’s residents moved out since the 2020 census. That exodus may have been accelerated because the number of active registered voters decreased by 163,600 from February 21, 2021 to February 21, 2022 according to New York State Board of Elections. Are you one of them, … Read more
Covid lockdown in China explained
Today is the 30th day of lockdown in Shanghai. The diagram explains how it is micro-managed. We have accepted to live with COVID. Ex-Governor Cuomo’s 15-month State of Emergency declared back in March 7, 2020 expired on June 24, 2021. Yet, City’s and State’s laws and policies have not reflected that full adjustment.
Congressional and State Senate lines are “void” per NYS Court of Appeals
New maps will be drawn by the neutral expert Dr. Jonathan Cervas. Can we take a breath? It’s not over until it’s over.
“Because, the true things rarely get into circulation…”
“It’s usually the false things.” Words from one of Marilyn Monroe’s last therapy sessions (Netflix) with her psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson. She died 60 years ago on August 4, 1962. How do we individually and as a society solve this ageless and universal problem?
Yes to “federal receivership” of Rikers Island
The City and State is spending time and money on criminals, less to their victims. To justify closing Rikers, it is ignored. Do you agree with the federal takeover?
NYS Congressional lines ruled “unconstitutional”!
The NYS Appellate Court, Fourth Department, decided that the Albany legislature must redraw the Congressional lines. The case is now before the Court of Appeals on April 26, 2022. State Senate and State Assembly lines are left unchanged. Gerrymandering is done by those in control. How do we (those not in the power circle) keep … Read more