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2018 Real People. Real Lives. exhibit opens at Queens Museum

Words and photos by Anna Tyor On February 17 at Queens Museum, New Women New Yorkers launched the second iteration of its Real People. Real Lives: Women Immigrants of New York photo exhibit. It was a crowded scene, as intrigued New Yorkers from around the city packed into the second-floor gallery space to see the work of photographer-filmmaker Dru Blumensheid in collaboration with NWNY. Featuring 16 immigrant women who’ve moved to New York from around the world, the series was...

Real People. Real Lives.

You’re invited to Queens Museum exhibit, new LEAD series & other news

Our year is off to an energetic start, with our first roundtable discussion, and the launch of our Wellness, Culture, & Food Club, on which you can read more below. The planning of our exhibit at the Queens Museum is in full speed, don’t miss our opening event on February 13 – See our flyer below & RSVP here. We’re also already getting ready to launch two new LEAD series in March, at the NYPL Chatham Square and Mid-Manhattan libraries, with Info Sessions...

NYC neighborhoods

Astoria, Queens: everybody’s neighborhood

Written by Abbey Kurtz Astoria reminds me of my third grade class geography project — 20 students studying 20 different countries and putting together a visual presentation to share with the other kids and their families for world culture day. We had rows of desks filled with food, artifacts, clothing, posters, and dictionaries lining our small, cozy classroom. Making your way around the room, you accumulated delicious food, colorful jewelry, new ways to say “hello,” and the excitement of feeling...

NYC neighborhoods

Rosedale, Queens: an unsung neighborhood

Written by Jahaida Hernandez Jesurum       Within just two square miles in the southeastern portion of Queens, lies Rosedale, home to a population of a little more than 30,000 residents. I first drove to Rosedale on a sunny Saturday afternoon in August. The first thing I saw was Brookville Park, with its welcoming and overwhelming greenery scattered with family picnics, basketball players, and bicycle riders.  Driving south on Brookville Boulevard I glanced at beautiful homes of pristine white painted...