Budget
Families Rally to Keep School’s Polish Dual-Language Program
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A hard-won program is slated for cuts because of COVID-19.
churches
With Parishioners’ Pictures on Pews, Polish Church Hosts Virtual Masses
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‘A mass said to the familiar faces feels so much different than one said to a bare camera,’ says the pastor at Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City.
Voices of New York
‘First Lady of Polish Americans’ Dies in New York at Age 107
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Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska was the last living member of Poland’s government-in-exile during World War II. She moved to New York in 1949.
Brooklyn
Two Longtime Polish Shops Close in Changing Greenpoint Retail Scene
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Popular grocery store The Garden and Polish butcher shop Sikorski Meat Market closed in 2019, but the neighborhood has also seen new Polish businesses open.
ARTS and CULTURE
Popular Polish TV Channel Disappears from Cable in the U.S.
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New York viewers of TVP Polonia can no longer access the station as a result of a legal dispute between its producer and its American distributor, Polish newspaper Nowy Dziennik reports.
Voices of New York
NYC Poles Host Festival Honoring Politician Who Fought for Poland’s Independence
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The local Polish-American community hosted the ‘Paderewski’s Days 2019’ festival in November, which celebrated composer and Polish statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski with a series of concerts and lectures.
New Club in Queens Offers Connections, Resources for Immigrant Seniors
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‘It is meant to be a place where people can get together, make new friends, chat and forget about loneliness, illnesses and other problems,’ says the founder of the new club called Golden Age, or Złoty Wiek in Polish.
Greenpoint Gallery and Community Hub for Polish Art Hosts Final Exhibit
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Gallery A.R, known as one of the few places to regularly exhibit art by Polish and Polish-American artists, hosted its final exhibit in August after six years in the neighborhood.