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Queens Gazette: QCH honors Jacob Lew, Forest Hills Native and 76th Secretary of the Treasury

Jacob “Jack” Lew grew up in a brick apartment building on Yellowstone Boulevard in the Queens neighborhood of Forest Hills. His father arrived in New York in 1916 from Poland, learned English in the public school system and went on to practice law.

Queens Daily Eagle: Community House Honors ex-Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew, who has deep roots in Queens, is returning to his home borough next month to pick up an award from a leading community organization.

QNS: Jacob Lew to be honored at upcoming gala in Astoria hosted by Queens Community House

Queens Community House (QCH) will pay tribute to the Honorable Jacob J. Lew this fall for his lifelong career of public service.

Forest Hills Times: QCH to honor former White House staffer, Mets player Read more: Forest Hills Times - QCH to honor former White House staffer Mets player

Former White House chief of staff Jacob Lew and former Mets player Edgardo Alfonzo will be honored at the Queens Community House’s Strengthening Neighborhoods Inspiring Change Gala on October 23. 

Forest Hills Times: QCH offers coding class for local youth

When the last bell rang to mark the end of the school year, Newtown High School eleventh-grade student Briana Rodriguez didn’t head for the beach or home to watch Netflix. Instead, she enrolled in a summer coding class.

Times Ledger: Generation Q celebrates grand opening of Forest Hills location

A Queens program for LGBTQ youth has moved to a new, more accessible location in Forest Hills.

Generation Q held a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28 to celebrate the grand opening of its brand new center located at 107-20 71st Road.

NHL.com: Street Hockey Program: Queens Community House - Ozone Park

The Islanders Street Hockey Program visited Queens Community House - Ozone Park on July 13. Campers at the QCH's Ozone Park location began their installment of Islanders Street Hockey today.

Patch: New LGBTQ Youth Center Opens Its Doors In Downtown Forest Hills

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS -- A new LGBTQ youth center in downtown Forest Hills has opened its doors to the neighborhood's teens and young adults.

Queens Gazette: LGBTQ Youth Center Finds New Home In Heart Of Forest Hills

Forest Hills’ bustling Austin Street, which boasts countless restaurants and shops, is now home to one of the borough’s premier LGBTQ youth drop-in centers.

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