State Senator George Onorato (DAstoria Long Island City), whose 12th Senate District is home to both Silvercup and Kaufman Astoria Studios, is urging Governor David Paterson to provide new support for New York’s Film Production Tax Credit program. The highly successful program, which provides tax breaks of 30 percent for certain film production costs, has been credited with significantly increasing […]
Gun Buyback Nets 919 Weapons
(L. to r.): Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly look over some of the 919 weapons collected at six churches in the Rockaways and Southern Queens during the first gun buyback program held in Queens County. More than 500 pistols, assault weapons and sawed-off shotguns were among the weapons recovered. "It is fair […]
Ferreras Wins Special Election In J.H./Corona, Succeeds Monserrate
Ferreras Wins Special Election In J.H./Corona, Succeeds Monserrate By John Toscano Julissa Ferreras, former chief of staff to Councilmember Hiram Monserrate won his seat in yesterday’s special election in the 21st Council District covering Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst and East Elmhurst. According to unofficial and incomplete returns, Ferreras, a Democrat, defeated three other Democrats who were seeking to take the seat […]
Ulrich Wins the 32nd Council District election
Ulrich Wins the 32nd Council District Election Eric Ulrich By John Toscano The Queens political world has a new Comeback Kid following 24-year-old Republican candidate Eric Ulrich’s smashing victory in Tuesday’s special election, which puts the GOP back on the political map again. Ulrich, in winning the 32nd Council District election by more than 1,000 votes over second-place finisher […]
Board 3 Considers Bar-Restaurant Applications
Board 3 Considers Bar-Restaurant Applications By Thomas Cogan Community Board 3 held its February meeting at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights and met under the leadership of Grace Lawrence, its new chairperson. Most of the meeting was concerned with the issue of bar-restaurants in Jackson Heights, Corona and East Elmhurst. This issue that has been gaining in intensity at […]
Mark Weprin Helps Get Supermarket Lease Signed
Mark Weprin Helps Get Supermarket Lease Signed Assemblymember Mark S. Weprin With help from Assemblymember Mark S. Weprin (D-Little Neck), the Food Dynasty in Queens Village has a new 20-year lease to remain at its current location, 220-46 Hillside Ave. When negotiations were stalled on the renewal of the lease that was set to expire at the end of February, […]
Historical Society Sees Queens As it Is And As it Was
In a photograph included in the book, Queens: Then and Now, part of the Arcadia Publishing Then & Now Series, a cow stands in the middle of a meadow near what readers are informed is now Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. It is 1900 or thereabouts, according to the information. While conducting a PowerPoint show at a late February […]
Police News
Steinway Club Patrons Mowed Down In DWI Feb. 22Police News By LIZ GOFF Steinway Club Patrons Mowed Down In DWI Feb. 22 The mother of a drunk driver who mowed down seven club patrons in Long Island City early Sunday morning, offered a tearful apology to her son’s victims, police sources said. “I’m so sorry,” the mother said. “I can’t believe my son is in jail.” Eyewitnesses […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Community Meetings Associations Mar. 5, 7:30 p.m., sharp, United Community Civic; Augustana Lutheran Church, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights. Mar. 12, Apr. 9, May 14, Jun. 11, 7 p.m., United Forties Civic Association; St. Theresa, Parish Center, Rectory Basement, 50-22 45th St., Woodside; 718.392.0416. Mar. 12, Apr. 9, May 14, Jun. 11., 7:30 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic; St. Patrick’s School […]
Greek Independence Day Celebrations Begin Mar. 3
Greek Independence Day celebrations will begin this year with the Modern Greek Language and Literature Program of the St. John’s University Languages and Literatures Department hosting its fifth annual Greek Independence Day celebration on Tuesday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the University’s Council Hall. The Panchiaki Korais Society Dance Group will perform traditional Greek folk dances and a program […]