InThe Political PrismbyShivani Dhir·Jun 16The Ballot Astoria Houses Never Gets to CastRepresentation fails before the ballot box, not at it.
Shivani Dhir·May 19Every Borough Has a Foundation. Queens Has 2.3 Million People.This summer, Socrates Sculpture Park is celebrating 40 years. The park sits at the edge of the East River in Astoria, on a strip of land…
Juanita E. Hamann·May 18What My First Colonoscopy Taught Me About Fear, Preparation, and Finally Taking Care of MyselfI never imagined I would be scheduling a colonoscopy at 37. In my head, colonoscopies belonged to people much older than me. My doctor had…
Sara Goode·Apr 13What Changed After the Mirror SoftenedA month after my Botox treatment, life in Queens didn’t suddenly transform into something unrecognizable. The subway still screeched into…
Julianne Dooley·Apr 7Living in Queens Feels Like Living in the Whole World at OnceThere’s a moment that happens almost every day in Queens where you forget exactly where you are and then remember in the best possible way.