Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community Approaching its 50th anniversary, Laniado Hospital – Sanz Medical Center reflects on five decades...
Jewish students will receive a warm welcome for the new academic year as the Jewish Pride tour visits campuses across North America, bringing with it a jolt of joy and positivity.
Since the launch of Mayor Adam’s e-scooter program in Northeast Queens, the office of New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro has gotten a lot of feedback from community members, who are overwhelmingly unhappy about how the e-scooter program has impacted their quality of life. Council Member Gennaro stated, “E-scooters have no place in our community. Not only do they pose a major hazard to both its operators and pedestrians, but they are also often left haphazardly on sidewalks and streets, creating dangerous obstacles on our sidewalks. It is clear from all this feedback that the Department of Transportation, DOT, and their stakeholders are failing in their promise to hold customers accountable when they finish their rides and ditch the scooters in the middle of the sidewalk, or on private property.” In an interview this past week with WPIX, Channel 11 News, Gennaro called the program “a blight and a menace.”
Mayor Adams visited the Lubavitcher Ohel this past week for a moment of reflection and prayer. Members of Chaverim of Queens and Great Neck joined the Mayor for a photo to mark the moment: Yaakov Sobel, Menachem Hartman, A.Z. Love, Mayor Adams, Hillel Englard, Mayor’s detail, Avishai Shachar, and a friend (L-R).
Rozic Allocated $15,000 in State Funding for Jewish Culture Classes and Workshops
Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) is announcing a state grant of $15,000 that she allocated to the Young Israel of Hillcrest to fund adult education programs about Jewish history, tradition, and modern life open to members of the synagogue as well as to the community-at-large.
New York City Council Member Lynn Schulman of District 29, covering Forest Hills and Rego Park, was glad to present a check for $25,000 to Queens Shmira that will be used for public safety and security enhancements. Queens Shmira notably works hand-in-hand with NYPD's 112 Precinct, at the intersection Yellowstone Blvd. and Austin Street, as well as other local precincts, to keep our neighborhoods safe.
Three years after the launch of Kehillas KGH, the membership partook in a joyous hachnosas sefer Torah timed to usher in the new year. The beautiful event drew a crowd of 300 to 73rd Avenue between 147th and 150th Streets in Kew Gardens Hills. The story of Queens’ newest shul warms the heart and exemplifies Kew Gardens Hills’ signature growth-oriented atmosphere.
