Although the 2007 legislative session ended last week with bitter feelings between Governor Eliot Spitzer and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, several Queens lawmakers' bills were passed before the closing bell rang. More...

32 Attorneys General Push For Student Loan Bill Declaring that the shortcomings of the student loan industry "[cry] out for a federal solution," 32 state attorneys general have appealed to the United States Senate to follow the House's approval of More...

We couldn't miss the opportunity of the Gazette's 25th Anniversary to send good wishes to everyone who has helped to make it Queens' Best Paper! It's been around as long as I can remember! More...

Commerce Bank recently announced the recipients of its annual American Dream Scholarship program, which awards $1,000 to local graduating seniors who both achieve academic excellence and serve the community. More...

The second annual Achilles Mavromatis Memorial Golf Classic will be held Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 at the Douglaston Golf Course, 63-20 Marathon Pkwy., Douglaston. More...

(L. to r:): Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., Paul Vallone and former Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. stand with Principal Ann Gordon- Chang, and former Principals Lucille DiBiase and Libby Robbins at the rededication of P.S. More...

As temperatures heat up, escape the heat by cooling down at Starbucks this summer. Under the green umbrellas on Starbucks' front porch, relax and refresh with the tastes of the season. More...

Firefighter Daniel Pujdak was a man of many dreams. The former star pitcher at St. Francis Preparatory School could have accomplished anything he set his mind to, family and fellow firefighters said. "He had a heart as big as the sky. More...

Over in the Ditmars shopping area, Joe Scheinfeld, owner of Scheinfeld's Kiddie Shop (22-28 31st St.) finds business this holiday period "erratic". "Business is good, but not steady like it was in the past," he explained. More...

1984- Elections. More...

When I went on my job interview for the Queens Gazette, it was nerve-racking. Not only was it my very first job interview, but with no experience, I was applying for a job at a local Queens newspaper. More...

Atonement Lutheran: +Jul. 2. Day camp begins, children ages 4+. +Sunday worship services in English at 10:15 a.m. More...

Asardonic remark at a Variety Boys Club dinner five years ago that the club was open to "girls on Monday only" came full circle yesterday when the new Girls' Annex at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens in Astoria was officially opened. More...

In 1917, near death, Scott Joplin, the most famous and enduring of the early ragtime composers, expressed the wish that his composition, "Maple Leaf Rag", first sheet music to go over a million copies, be played at his funeral. More...

Fresh on the heels of the controversy over construction of a six-story building on a low rise residential block, comes news of a planned 12-story luxury condominium on 30th Road near Crescent St. More...

1981- Steinway Street Clock: Standing 15 feet high and admired by generations of shoppers since it was erected in 1922, the Steinway Street Clock became an official New York City landmark in 1981, just before the Gazette started publishing. More...

1982- Astoria Studio: Early in March 1982, after several years of effort, the historic Astoria movie studios, built in 1921 and now badly in need of repair, were transferred from the federal government to New York City. More...

When the first issue of the Western Queens Gazette hit the streets of Astoria, Long Island City and Jackson Heights in January 1982, Hugh Carey was almost at the end of his two-term reign as governor of New York State and Mario Cuomo was in More...

Mayor Koch's plane was still hours away from landing at Kennedy Airport but already City Hall was buzzing with speculation that the mayor might be considering a run for the governor's office after all. More...

Lieutenant Governor Mario Cuomo kicked off his gubernatorial campaign in his home borough of Queens during a swing through the borough this past week. Mr. More...

An 18-month traffic headache started Monday for thousands of motorists as a $40.8 million rebuilding of the Queens Boulevard Bridge over the Sunnyside Yards in Long Island City got underway. More...

In the final hours of the 2003 legislative session, the legislature in Albany passed a bipartisan bill which dumped the future of subway token booths in Governor George Pataki's lap- if he wants it. More...

In 1988 the Gazette was six years old and the youngsters in this photo, who attended the Queensview Nursery School, weren't much younger when they visited a local firehouse. More...

What can I say about Tony? Some of us just can't get enough of him. This is my second tour of duty, and the second go-round is a lot easier than my first. I didn't know what Tony was like back then. More...

Declaring New York City's subsidizing campaigns during a period of severe fiscal shortfalls "obscene," state Senator Serphin Maltese last week called for an immediate halt in taxpayer funding of politicians' campaigns and the suspension or eliminat More...

Assemblymember Ivan Lafayette, at 76 years of age and in his 31st year as a lawmaker, appears to be headed into one of the most contentious and most meaningful battles of his legislative career over the issue of who shall control the city's publi More...

"Which is better, our [the City Council] referendum proposal or the current law?" City Council Speaker Peter Vallone asked the City Club at its September meeting at Citicorp recently. More...

State Senator George Onorato and Assemblymember Denis Butler, who both double as Democratic district leaders in Astoria and Long Island City, respectively, last week came out strongly against the 'N' train extension to La Guardia Airport. More...

The late Thomas J. More...

Thousands of jubilant Astorians and Long Island City residents jammed the streets and sidewalks of a Greek Cathedral- stopping traffic and bringing part of Astoria to a virtual standstill as they strained to see and hear the spiritual leader of m More...

In what may have been his last public appearance before retiring at the end of this month, Archbishop Iakovos told thousands of worshippers last Sunday that they and their church would triumph over evil "because we believe in him who is the victory More...

At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C, a father explained to his son that 58,209 names on the long, black, angular wall stood for the people our country sent to the war in Vietnam and were killed. More...

In the earliest days of the Western Queens Gazette in 1982, the newest kid on the block was doing exactly what it was expected to do- reporting the news, the local news- in Long Island City, Hunters Point, Dutch Kills, Ravenswood; Ditmars, As More...

Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you're likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. More...

It took a long time and there were a few delays, but the Queens Borough Public Library branch at 21st Street and 38th Avenue was officially ready on Friday, June 15, and it was time to call politicians, library officials and the general public toge More...

On July 16-21, Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) will hold a Scholastic hospital book fair to benefit the hospital auxiliary. Some 20 percent of the proceeds from the sale of all materials at the fair will be to enhance patient care. More...

Starbucks employees (partners in Starbucks' lexicon) have been brewing up the hottest music all summer as part of the Avant-Grande Music Competition. More...

On the second Tuesday of each month The New York Metropolitan Country Music Association holds dances in Queens at 7:30 p.m. Adults only are permitted, dance lessons are held for newcomers with refresher courses for more advanced dancers. More...

The summer jazz program at York College is in its third year, and students from all over the city can study at York for five weeks and earn five college credits in jazz performance and music theory. More...