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SHAREing & CAREing
SHAREing & CAREing, the only community nonprofit organization to provide grassroots support services to breast and ovarian cancer patients and their families through counseling, educational forums and advocacy services in Queens and throughout New York City, held their 15th anniversary benefit and silent auction on Wednesday, November 18 at Riccardo's by the Bridge, Astoria. More...
18 JFK-LaG Taxi Hustlers Nabbed

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by Port Authority of New York and New  Jersey Executive Director Christopher O. Ward and New York City Taxi and Limousine Commissioner Matthew W. More...

Minor Change Hoped To Improve Fire Response System
By John Toscano

Following three major fires—including two fatal blazes, one of which took three lives in Woodside—and after which firefighters complained that response times were delayed by incorrect information, the city is trying to straighten out the way the 911 system handles responses to reported fires. More...

 Community Calendar
• Gazette Calendar Of Events
Thanksgiving Celebrations Nov. 26, noon-4 p.m., The Greek American Homeowners Association, food, drink, music, free, 23-49 31st St., Astoria; 718.545.4046. Nov. 26, 28, Salvation Army Thanksgiving celebration, worship, fellowship, feeding program, volunteer bell ringers wanted; Ridgewood Church; 718.497.4356. Pearl Harbor Day More...
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 Political Page
• article has image Peralta Mounting Formidable Support To Unseat Monserrate
In his bid to unseat state Senator Hiram Monserrate from the 13th District seat covering Jackson Heights next year, Assemblymember Jose Peralta is steadily building an army of support to back his effort. More...
• article has image Lawmakers Hail New DWI Law
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 Restaurant of the Week
• article has image CAVALIER…A CLASSIC SINCE 1950
t his 60-year-old landmark restaurant in Jackson Heights was, is, and will always be a classic neighborhood restaurant and lounge. Now, recent renovations have kept its original ‘50s style charm, but include some updates to keep pace with the changing face of the neighborhood it calls home. The Londono Family makes their guests of all ages More...
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 Book Review
• article has image ‘I See America!’ Presents History, Culture In Free Verse And Collage
I See America! Written and illustrated by Elizabeth G. Uhlig Marble House Editions, paperback, 36 pages ISBN 978-0-9815345-7-2 $12.95 More...
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 Editorials
• Thanksgiving Brings Hope To All
The world is a mess, the United States included. There seems little reason to give thanks. This is not the first time in our history that we have entertained such thoughts. In 1863 the Civil War had been raging for more than two years, its outcome still in doubt, when President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as a national Day of Thanksgiving. More...
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• article has image Mammogram, Self-Examination Cutbacks Threaten Women’s Health
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 Features
• article has image Parks Dept. Breaks Ground On Boathouse Restoration
Full exterior and interior renovations to the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park boathouse and dock began with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, November 16. More...
• 4th, 6th Grade Social Promotion Ends
• Hunters Point South Plan Raises Questions
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