Community Corner

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has proposed a homeless shelter in the heart of the Briarwood neighborhood. The shelter, to be located at 138-50 Queens Boulevard, is part of Mayor de Blasio’s Turning the Tide on Homelessness initiative, which includes installing 76 facilities throughout the city. The idea has angered residents and the local Community Board. “This location is completely inappropriate,” stated a Briarwood resident who requested to remain anonymous. “There is a liquor store barely a block from the proposed site and it is immediately adjacent to a marijuana dispensary! It will never work out well for me and my neighbors.”

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This past Thursday, January 7, Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal announced his new appointment as the Chair of the Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm, and Nutrition Policy.

In the gallery that is life a wig by Ralph is a work of art. If you think we’re exaggerating, consider this: A Ralph Wig combines the very best in workmanship, quality, attention to detail, and commitment to excellence.

While the crushing physical labor of the Egyptian exile left the nation exhausted and short of breath, the emotional toll was in many respects worse. Jewish families were torn apart. The people were demoralized and depressed, stripped of the most basic sense of human dignity and self-respect.

An Alumnus’ Story

I have a lot of advice for Past Me, but if we’re playing the time-travel game, I’m going to be practical: invest in Zoom.  Go to Notre Dame before the gargoyles are all gone.  Don’t go so fast on your bike down that hill on Booth Avenue.  Plan more zoo trips before March 2020.