Every September, preparation begins at the Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 196-10 Northern Blvd., Flushing, for the new Metro Greek Orthodox basketball league (MGOBL) season. Every year the teams begin with high expectations and dreams of a championship. However, the pressure was much greater this year, coming back after winning the junior boys, senior girls and senior boys […]
Flooding Plagues 36th Avenue Businesses
Restaurant and business owners along a stretch of 36th Avenue in Long Island City are calling on city agencies to curb the flooding that their establishments suffered during recent heavy rainstorms. The affected businesses, located between 31st and 34th Streets, sought help from the 36th Avenue Merchants Association, the Dutch Kills Civic Association and Community Board 1 after they discovered […]
Astorian, Baysider Win Lotteries During St. Pat’s Week
The luck of the Irish turned lottery tickets into a cool $1 million last week for each of two Queens residents who cashed in on the state’s “Win For Life” game. Joseph Arcos, an electrician from Astoria, received his oversized check on March 16, guaranteeing him $1,000 a week or $1 million in lottery winnings. “It took me a while […]
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’: •Jun. 12, Saturday. Vendors wanted for strawberry fair in Sunnyside, call for information. •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside […]
St. Michael’s Cemetery Official Honored
St. Michael’s Cemetery Director of Sales, Marketing and Community Relations Ed Horn has been elected to the board of directors of the International Cemetery Cremation & Funeral Association ICCFA). The ICCFA has members from around the world and is the leader of industry standards. With more than 6,000 members, the association serves the interests of families, ensuring integrity and quality. […]
Keep Libraries Open So Borough Can Thrive
Scriptwriter and belles lettres author Helene Hanff attributed the facility and familiarity with English literature that helped her to write several Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes, scripts for many other television dramas and 84, Charing Cross Road and Underfoot In Show Business among others) to “a Cambridge professor named Quiller- Couch, known as Q, whom I fell over in a […]
Letters to the Editor
Don’t Close Senior Centers To The Editor: There is no doubt that New York state is facing a fiscal crisis, the likes of which we have not seen in decades. As a result, Governor David A. Paterson has proposed a budget that includes drastic spending cuts. Having served as member of the New York state Assembly for over 15 years, […]
Beg Pardon
The play “Jack Kerouac: Catholic” was incorrectly titled “Jack Kerouac: Christian” in the article “Kerouac Was Queens Recluse” by Jason D. Antos in the March 3 online edition of the Queens Gazette.
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Community Meetings Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm. Associations Mar. 31, 7 p.m., Queensboro Hill Neighborhood; Palace Diner, Main Street/Long Island Expressway, Flushing; 718.757.4444. Apr. 8, May 13, 7 p.m., United Forties Civic; St. Teresa’s Parish Center, 50-22 45th St., Woodside; 718.392.0416. Apr. 27, 8 p.m., Bayside Hills Civic; Bayside Colonial Church, Basement. Apr. 27, Jun. […]
Amalgamated Bank To Hold Finance Workshop
Continuing to focus on the communities it serves, Amalgamated Bank will present its financial education class for working people at the bank’s 56-29 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood, branch on Saturday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free MoneySense workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and tools they need to help establish and maintain good credit profiles and […]