On August 10, District 26 City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer held a press conference and graffiti removal demonstration beside the 99-cent store at 58th Street and Woodside Avenue in Woodside. More...
By Primary Day, September 14, all polling sites in New York City will be equipped with new voting machines, replacing the old lever versions, a result of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. More...
In the wake of the July 7 murder of a local man by a homeless couple in Astoria Park, officials at the city Department of Homeless Services (DHS) sent teams of outreach workers into the park over the last month to provide services and assist in find More...
City Councilmember Dan Halloran and Assembly candidate Vince Tabone were on hand to help inaugurate Strawberry’s Sports Grill, 42-15 235th St. in Douglaston, created by New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry. More...
Despite overcast skies and intermittent rain, the 1910 Fruitgum Company performed for several hundred people on the Astoria Park lawn last Thursday, August 12, part of the weekly summer-long series or More...
Kevin O’Donoghue will speak about and sign copies of Historic Photos of Queens (reviewed in the Gazette July 21, 2010) at Seaburn Bookstore Community Center, 33- 18 Broadway, Astoria, tonight from 6:30 to 8 p.m. More...
On September 12, Alexis Kaloyanides and Peter Lodola, two Astoria residents, will walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic route of the Boston Marathon® in the 22nd annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk. More...
Regarding the August 11 news about a new facility at JFK International Airport, American Airlines wants first to congratulate Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s leadership team, including Susan Baer, Ant More...
When the new school year starts next month, there will be far fewer teacher layoffs than previously expected, thanks to the $26 billion aid bill signed by President Barack Obama last week. More...
Ruled off the ballot in court because he did not meet the residency requirement to run in the 36th Assembly District, John Ciafone has quit the Democratic Party primary race against Aravella Simotas, thereby making her the unchallenged Democratic no More...
One definition of proficiency is progress. To move forward or to accomplish is to be proficient, according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. Just how much progress represents an accomplishment is another question. More...
The corner of 40th Avenue and Crescent Street will be renamed for Nicolas A. Nowillo, a Long Island City resident known as a Good Samaritan, on Saturday, September 4, marking the second anniversary of his death. More...
Youngsters aged seven to 12 from regional and local community youth organizations took part in a special baseball clinic sponsored by Verizon as part of its promotional day at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. More...
If you think you can cook and would like to join acclaimed chefs Rocco Sacramone of Trattoria L’incontro in Astoria, and Andrea Beaman, natural foods chef, author, television host and contender on Bravo’s Top Chef Season One, on stage fo More...
The eighth annual New York City Musical Saw Festival welcomed 26 musical saw players from around the globe to the Hellenic Cultural Center in Astoria on August 7. A proclamation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg was read to open the event. More...
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