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Women's History Month
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” –Maya Angelou This Women's History Month, we're offering plenty of opportunities to...
Pluto
February 18 marks the “birthday” of Pluto, a celestial body that has given astronomers great difficulty over the past 83 years. A nameless mystery planet emerged as a theory in...
Grand Central Terminal Statues in Long Island City Queens
Grand Central Terminal will be celebrating its centennial all year long, and though the train station is located in Manhattan, there's a reason Queens buffs can share in the pride and...
Cornelis Claeszoon Anslo, Preacher, an etching by Rembrandt.
Art lovers had a lot to fret about recently: The Associated Press reported that on Tuesday, October 16, thieves broke into a Dutch museum and stole seven paintings by legendary artists such as...
Queens Archival Photos
Our borough is the source of countless stories, some recorded and ready to be discovered—in the Queens Library collection, in the Archives at Queens Library, and on the Queens Memory Project...

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