Maura Fitzgerald is Vice President for People & Culture at Helen Keller International. The opera enthusiast, who studied music at Queens College, lived in Jackson Heights and Astoria before buying a house in Sunnyside in 1998. Once firmly rooted in the borough, she raised her two daughters with her husband, John Jainschigg, here, while serving

Warlito Deleon is a Community Development Manager at Resorts World New York City. He appreciates the wonders of Queens. Please read his #MonthlyPicks column for August 2022. Good Eats My parents brought me to Queens from the Philippines when I was less than a year old. Several decades later, I still live, work, and play

Wendy Phaff Gennaro is the Director of Development at Queens Centers for Progress, a nonprofit that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. Her husband, City Council Member James Gennaro, represents NYC District 24, which stretches from Jamaica to the Long Island Expressway in central-eastern Queens. Here’s their story of love — for each other and the

Good Eats I’m a firm believer that Queens lives up to its reputation of having some of the best food in the world. Working at Long Island City Partnership and previously at Yelp focused on Queens, I have been able to try some of the borough’s best cuisine.  Astoria Seafood (which is technically in LIC)

Jennifer Furioli is Executive Director of the Jamaica Center Business Improvement District, which covers the commercial area along Jamaica Avenue from Sutphin Boulevard to 169th Street and Union Hall Street. The University of Northern Colorado graduate, who has a Masters in Public Administration from NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, previously worked at the

Captain Arnold is a fixture on Skyline Princess, which docks at World’s Fair Marina in Flushing Bay. Most frequently, he entertains guests with magic tricks, jokes, and stories, but the ordained chaplain often performs weddings on the luxury yacht. Read on to find out what the Love Boat Skipper likes about Queens. Good Eats Italian