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The Queens Central Library branch, at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, just opened a brand new teen section. The 4,000-square-foot space features a video game lounge, a multimedia room featuring computers with editing software, a quiet room, two conference rooms and a study area. The area fits about 600 teenagers. There are three game consoles…
Youth Made Media, a program sponsored by the City Parks Foundation, just kicked off its fall semester in Queens. Youth Made Media offers young people, ages 13 to 19 from low-income communities, an opportunity to gain experience in video and audio production, media literacy and new media. They work out of the Lost Battalion Hall…
The new, snazzy Glen Oaks Library opened to the public over the summer, but it will celebrate the grand opening on Tuesday, September 3rd. Government and community leaders plan to come together to ceremonially open the new space on Tuesday, then the library will host a free children’s carnival in honor of the reopening on…
Here’s a look at the construction progress on the new Elmhurst Library, at 86-01 Broadway. This renovation is part of the city’s shift “to transform… libraries into community destinations,” according to a Queens Courier piece last year, when construction first started. The new Elmhurst Library, which is expected to open in 2014, will be a…
I went to Edison, very 50's inside and it has a nice courtyard in the middle with a bust of Thomas Edison but we were never allowed in it, administration treated us like it was a Juve center. Went to Summer School at Jamaica HS one year, that place is huge with a huge campus and nice park with a lake across the street. My zoned school Franklin K. Lane was similar to Jamaica but with a much worse reputation hence why I went to Edison instead. Lane HS was also broken up into multiple schools but I remember just looking at it in awe when I took classes there or visited family and friends who attended.
Last Bell for Dear Old Jamaica HighI hope they preserve the trees, since the nice garden was removed.
Elmhurst Library Construction Moving AlongMy old hood! The old library was certainly adequate but this one looks great, too. Although I think it may look a bit out of place on the outside, what lies beneath is most important.
Glen Oaks Library To Celebrate Revamp With Grand Opening Party