Baby Boomers, grab a blanket, girls, pull on your poodle skirts, guys, don clean tee shirts and roll your cigarettes in your shirt sleeves and head to the lawn at Astoria Park on Shore Boulevard and 19th Street between the Hell Gate Bridge and Astoria Pool on Thursday, July 23 for the “Greatest Show In Rock ‘N’ Roll” – an […]
Idlewild Opens, Subway Fare Doubles In July 1948
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. A banner across the Star-Journal masthead reminded readers that the newspaper’s name came from the merger of the Long Island Daily Star […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: •Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., for three months, free English classes which have already begun, registration required, limited space, 86-76 80th St., Woodhaven; 718.296.2025. **** All Saints’: •Jul. 25, Saturday, 10 a.m. Citizenship Fair, for information, call Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the […]
Bloomberg Endorses Vallone
Citing the type of service delivered by his father and his brother, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in an unusual move, endorsed Paul Vallone in Northeast Queens’ 19th City Council District race last Friday. Surrounded by the candidate’s family, including his father, former Council Speaker Peter Vallone and his brother, Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. (D- Astoria), as well as supporters at his […]
Board 2 Reviews Vernon Blvd. Restaurant ‘Saturation’
Board 2 Reviews Vernon Blvd. Restaurant ‘Saturation’ By Thomas Cogan “There’s a real concern about saturation here.” That statement by Joseph Conley, chairman of Community Board 2, about the bar/restaurant scene on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, is familiar to anyone who has heard arguments about bar/restaurant saturation in Queens: in Astoria, along Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights […]
Police News
UPDATE:Manhunt Widens In Astoria FIT Student SlayingManhunt Widens In Astoria FIT Student Slaying By LIZ GOFF Police last week said they have interviewed and cleared several men who accompanied an Astoria coed to a party in Long Island City just hours before her brutal murder. Sources said investigators believe that someone followed Carmen Saldana-Mundo to her home on 47th Street after the party. Investigators believe Saldana-Mundo […]
Borough-Wide Blotter
Borough-Wide Blotter Compiled By LIZ GOFF 102nd Precinct Woman Assaults Attacker Police last week arrested a 25-year-old Richmond Hill woman after she beat and attacked a man at her 121st Street home. Cops said Alicia Jaggernauth kicked the man in the face and smashed a bowl over his head during a dispute at about 5:30 a.m. on July 4. […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Night Out Against Crime Aug. 4, 5-8 p.m., 114th Police Precinct; Astoria Park Great Lawn, Shore Boulevard between Hell Gate & RFK Bridges, Astoria; 718.728.8763, 718.932.8743 or 718.626.9327. Aug. 4, 5-9 p.m., 108th Police Precinct; Andrew’s Playground, behind precinct, 49th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard & 5th Street, LIC. Aug. 4, 6-9 p.m., 110th Police Precinct; Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, between […]
FIAO To Hold Soccer Camp
The Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens (FIAO), 29-21 21st Ave., will hold a soccer camp for children ages eight to 14 at the FIAO soccer field, 20th Avenue and 32nd Street, Astoria, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting Monday, August 10 and ending Friday, August 14. A licensed coaching staff will preside. Camp is limited to 50 children, […]
Astoria Italia Soccer Club Seeks 10- And 11-Year-Olds
The Astoria Italia Soccer Club seeks youngsters 10 and 11 years of age to participate in the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League under-12 age group for the 2009-2010 season. Players’ birth dates must fall after Aug. 1, 1997. For tryout information, call Joe DiPietro at 917-622-5367 or Richard Borg at 917-698-8897.