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Bayside student to have artwork displayed in U.S. Capitol
NYC grocery delivery company expands to Astoria
BY JULIA MORO
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
Th e New York City grocery
delivery service 1520, which
promises deliveries in 20 minutes
or less, announced it has
expanded its reach to Astoria.
In addition to Astoria, 1520
delivers groceries to Queens
residents in Long Island City,
Sunnyside, Steinway and parts of
Woodside.
Th e company was founded in
January of 2021 on the Upper
East Side. Oleg Shevlyagin, the
founder of 1520, said he and his
team started their own company
aft er they worked on expanding
instant delivery services in
Europe.
“We decided to leverage our
experience to create 1520 together,”
Shevlyagin said. “Because
New York is one of the most
populated cities in the world,
and people tend to be too busy
to grocery shop, it made sense
to begin our launch here to meet
the needs of the sophisticated
NYC consumer.”
1520 guarantees delivery in 20
minutes or less for free or your
money back. Th e company is
able to complete deliveries so
quickly by having non-commercial
stores around the city where
they hold all the products they
off er. Th eir team is able to handpick
items and deliver them to
the customers via bike.
“In comparison, other grocery
delivery services typically have
someone ‘shop’ your order in
an existing supermarket, which
takes longer,” Shevlyagin said.
Th e company’s average delivery
time is 11 minutes. 1520 have
also just launched a new readyto
eat category off ering artisan
wraps, sandwiches, soups and
more.
Shevlyagin wanted to expand
into Astoria because of its fastgrowing,
well-populated area.
“We continue to grow rapidly
and are looking to further
expand the areas where our service
is available,” Shevlyagin
said. “We are excited to expand
our services to additional parts
of NYC, as well as other cities
across the U.S.”
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@schnepsmedia.com
@jenna_bagcal
A Bayside teenager will soon have her
artwork displayed at the U.S. Capitol aft er
winning an annual high school art contest.
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, Congresswoman
Grace Meng announced that 11th-grade
student Natalie Huang won fi rst place in
District 6. Huang’s watercolor piece, entitled
“Arrival of Spring,” was submitted as
part of the U.S. House of Representatives’
national Artistic Discovery contest.
As the winner, Huang’s artwork will be
displayed within the halls of the Capitol
for one year, along with the works of other
contest winners from congressional districts
across the nation.
“Th e pandemic has provided me with
the time and space to create art, and I am
so happy that my artwork can be shared
for all to see in the nation’s capital,” said
the Friends Academy junior. “I thank
Congresswoman Meng for this wonderful
opportunity and honor.”
Meng announced the winner of the
Artistic Discovery contest at an outdoor
reception at Flushing Town Hall for students
and their families, art teachers,
principals and school administrators.
“I am proud to congratulate Natalie
Huang for winning this year’s art contest,”
Meng said. “Th e COVID-19 crisis
has allowed our youth to take the time
to discover new skills and perfect others.
Natalie’s artwork is an exceptional piece
that symbolizes the hope that spring beauty
brings — a hope that we all need in order to
get through this pandemic together.”
Th e second- and third-place students
were both seniors from St. Francis
Preparatory High School in Fresh
Meadows. Kaitlyn Murphy earned second
with her piece “Elmhurst 2020” and
Emilio Espinal-Santiago earned third
with his piece “Loss and Renaissance.”
Students submitted works in several
mediums including oil, watercolor and
acrylic paintings, collages, drawings and
prints. Judging for the contest took place
at Flushing Town Hall and all who entered
were presented with certifi cates of congressional
recognition.
More than 650,000 high school students
from across the United States have participated
in the Artistic Discovery contest
since its inception in 1982.
“I thank all the students for their participation,
and I am proud of all of the
future artists from our communities. I’m
glad that despite the pandemic, we were
still able to hold the art contest for local
students, so that we can continue to recognize
their wonderful artistic talents,”
Meng said.
Photo courtesy of Meng’s offi ce
Meng with (l. to r.) the fi rst, second and third place winners of her art competition.
Photo courtesy of Kate Kaminsky
1520, a grocery delivery service, expanded its reach to Astoria.
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