Jan 8, 2016
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Mayor de Blasio, New Recruits, New York, New York City Police Department, NYPD, police officers, Politics, Queens, Queens College, swearing-in ceremony, USA, William Bratton
Mayor Bill de Blasio: Excellent. It is so good to be with you here as you start down this road – as you start on this pathway to such a noble career. I want to congratulate each and every one of you for beginning a journey that I guarantee you will be one of great importance to the people of this city. I want to thank you for making this choice. We are joined here today, of course, with the great leadership of this department. I want to thank Commissioner Bratton, and I want to thank First Deputy [Read More]
Aug 9, 2015
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25th, Assistant Chief, Borough, Brian Moore, Chinese tradition, Diana Pizutti, Dragon Boat, dragon boat racing, E_N_W_23, fallen colleagues, FDNY, FDNY women, Festival, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing Park, Henry Wan, Hong Kong, Meadow Lake, New York, NYPD, NYPD Dragon Boat, poet Qu Yuan, Queens, Queens North Patrol, Rafael Ramos, teakwood skiffs, Wenjian Liu
Photos by: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK (QUEENS), New York, July 9 2015 — (by Albin Lohr-Jones) – Alligators in the sewers? Perhaps not. But dragons were plentiful at the 2015 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Races in Queens. From the dragon dancers weaving through the crowd at the festival to the elaborately-carved “head” adorning each of the boats, the ancient Eastern symbol of prosperity and good fortune caught the eye at every turn. The NYC version of the popular summertime festival, celebrated annually across the globe, featured food, musical performances, dance and — of course — boat racing. Now in its [Read More]
Feb 21, 2015
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China - East Asia, Chinese Culture, Chinese New Year, cold, Cultures, Flushing, Flushing - Queens, Lunar New Year, Main Street, New York, Queens
Flushing, New York, USA, February 21 2015 – Thousands of peoples yang and older braved the very cold weather to participate and watch the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade & Festival today at Main Street Queens. On the Photo: Parade goers and participants. Credit: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire
