Dr. E. Kirsten Peters.My finest memory from childhood is sailing a kayak my clever brother had made out of plywood and canvas. The sailing adventure was on a lake in Montana’s Glacier National Park. More...
Former City Councilmember Tony Avella , a Democrat, met with Gazette Publisher Tony Barsamian and announced his intention to run for the 11th state senate district seat now occupied by Republican Fran More...
Queens residents seeking employment in a tightening job market are urged to apply for positions at the US Open tennis tournament, coming to the USTA National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on August 28. More...
Anthony Aldorasi retired 16 months early from the New York City Department of Education after almost four years of suspensions, hearings, relegation to the Council of Supervisors and Administrators’ equivalent of the United Federation of Teach More...
The homeless couple charged with strangling a 32-year-old man to death with a sneaker lace during a botched robbery attempt in Astoria Park on July 7 are blaming each other for the crime, police said. More...
Maloney: Millions More For Transit Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, a leading advocate for two major transit projects in New York City, last week hailed the inclusion of $197 million for the Second Avenue Subway project and $215 million for the East More...
As Rabbi Michael Weisser looks on, state Senator Toby Stavisky (l.) presents Florence Boyar, outgoing president of the Free Synagogue of Flushing, with a proclamation honoring her as she completes her More...
The cause of a five-alarm high-rise fire in the Bay Terrace section of Bayside that destroyed four apartments on July 7 has been attributed to negligence, authorities have reported. More...
What do you think about Saturday mail deliveries? Would you miss them if they ended? The Postal Regulatory Commission wants to know your opinion of a proposal by the U.S. More...
Alley Pond Park, located south of Northern Boulevard in Bayside, has been chosen as the June “Park of the Month” by the city Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). More...
Museum of the Moving Image Director Rochelle Slovin announced on July 8 the opening date of the newly transformed museum, located at 35th Avenue and 37th Street in Astoria, and presented a progress update on the construction. More...
George Steinbrenner, principal owner of the New York Yankees, after sustaining a massive heart attack died Tuesday at a hospital in Tampa, Florida. He was 80 years old. More...
My generation grew up with the shadow of our desks over our heads. We were taught to duck under our desks for protection if the Russians attacked the U.S. with nuclear weapons. More...
The “Summer Fun” Children’s Series presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) will continue on Tuesday, July 20 in Athens Square Park, 30th Avenue and 30th Street, and on Wednesday, July 21 at the Dutch Ki More...
is generally from July 1 through October 31. On July 2, the city Department of Health (DOH) reported finding mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) in three boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. More...
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