Jessica Meditz

Jessica Meditz

Community editor and designer of the Queens Ledger, Glendale Register and Forest Hills Times

JPCA updates Citi Bike counterproposal

Group will negotiate with DOT before finalized plan By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Following a pause for additional community feedback on the Department of Transportation’s (DOT)

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Fogo de Chão cuts ribbon in Elmhurst

Brazilian steakhouse experience comes to Queens By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Queens residents are now able to enjoy a Brazilian steakhouse experience without having to travel

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Influencer eats her way through New York

Bria Braithwaite engages 100K+ audience, supports restaurant industry By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com With her iPhone, ring light and zest for life, Brooklyn-based influencer, Bria Braithwaite,

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On The Record: Tom Padovano

Comedian/Comedy Writer By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Tom Padovano of East Elmhurst loves nothing more than making people laugh. When he’s not up on stage performing

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Maspeth Starbucks files for union

Employees participate in national strike By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Maspeth’s only Starbucks store, located inside the Shops at Grand Avenue, has become the third one

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Chic new cafe opens in Forest Hills

Forest Cafe wants to be an ‘oasis’ for locals By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com All coffee lovers of Forest Hills and its surrounding communities now have

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Celebrating home runs with doughnuts

By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Baseball is America’s national pastime. It’s a game that often calls for celebrations of victory. Best known for his 22-season career

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Broadway in the Boros sees massive turnout

Audience enjoyed tunes from ‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘SIX,’ ‘Wicked’ By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com It was all about “Popular” at last Friday’s Broadway in the Boros performance in

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CPC gives thumbs up to Innovation QNS

Commissioners voted 10-3 in favor of controversial project By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com The City Planning Commission gave a thumbs up to the large Innovation QNS

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Group holds Free Store pop-up in Ridgewood

Woodbine seeks to build autonomy, community, resilience By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Neighbors of Ridgewood and its surrounding areas arrived on Woodward Avenue last Saturday for

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Queens kid makes it big as an influencer

3M followers and counting, Blaise Ffrench shoots for the stars By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com When becoming acquainted with Blaise Ffrench, the typical icebreaker question of

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Metro Village hosts 2nd Community Day

By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com This past Saturday, community residents from all walks of life gathered on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills to celebrate Metro Village

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A community of MisFits unite

Business owner creates safe space through health, fitness By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Growing up, Queens Village native Anthony Oll-adikankwu Jr. always felt like he didn’t

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Shawn Eldot: The local king of chess

Forest Hills teacher inspires students through chess By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Although some teen movies portray the game of chess as a thing for “nerds,”

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Program empowers locals with dementia

‘Stories in the Moment’ engages folks through movement, storytelling By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com The community of those living with dementia is often underestimated—due to the

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Local teacher creates short film

‘Coming Home’ made quarterfinals in Big Apple Film Festival Between school plays, off-off Broadway shows, and the front of school classrooms—Angelo Amato has performed in

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New Commanding Officer of the 104

Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman discusses plans for community, uptick in crime Although he doesn’t have a New York accent, NYPD Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman is

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Local Girl Scouts save lives

Glendale girl receives Medal of Honor When thinking about Girl Scouts, cookies, crafts, or badges might come to mind. But for Suzanne Ramos, 15, of

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Forest Hills Parade returns

People filled the street along Metropolitan Avenue on Sunday for the annual Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade. This year’s event was the community’s first in

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Playwright breaks a world record

Bobby Lang, the local playwright, director, and producer behind Nu Imperial Image Productions, recently made history in Queens with his original play, “Allure.” “Allure” is

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Maspeth Federal Savings turns 75

Maspeth Federal Savings was joined by the community in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Around 100 residents, students, and local elected officials gathered at the

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