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’: •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Join the Sunnyside Drum Corps Marching Band, boys/girls ages 7-17; band information. 43-12 46th St., Sunnyside; […]
LaGuardia Again Ranked Worst Airport
LaGuardia Airport has earned the dubious distinction of being dubbed the worst airport in a survey released last week for the fourth consecutive year. LaGuardia, named for New York City’s most popular mayor, ranked last in overall quality in the 2010 Zagat survey of 30 major airfields. The Queens airport has ranked last in the survey each year since 2007. […]
Broadway Welcomes Starbucks, Quontic Bank
Things will be percolating on Broadway in 2011, with the opening of a Starbucks Coffee Shop at the former site of the Oyster Bay Caterers. The trendy java café will share the space at 31-09 Bway. in Astoria with a branch of the Quontic Bank, Property Owner Paul Calamares said. Promotional material on the Quontic Bank Web site describes the […]
So You Want To Cut Your Own Christmas Tree?
Whether your family has a tradition of cutting your own Christmas tree or you have decided to brave the cold to start a new tradition, choosing and cutting your own evergreen can be a fun experience. First things first, after choosing a tree farm near you, call the farm to find out if you must bring your own tools or […]
Children Choir Performs At Arts Westchester
On December 4, Arts Westchester with the Axion Estin Foundation presented a concert titled “Mostly Orthros: A Concert of Byzantine Chant and Folk Music” in the Grand Banking Room of the historic Arts Exchange, located at Arts Westchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave., in White Plains. Peter Jeffrey, Ph.D. gave a lecture prior to the concert on the origins of the music […]
Internet In Bloom For The Layperson
Welcome to our second Internet In Bloom For The Layperson. Again my thanks goes out to the Queens Gazette staff for their efforts on behalf of this column. As a college librarian and former Department of Labor (DOL) Career Preparations Instructor, I often advise students on job related topics such as helping one decide what career they wish to pursue […]
K-Rod Ducks Jail Time, Deportation
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, KRod, last week was spared jail time and a one-way ticket back to his native Venezuela by pleading guilty to attempted assault for attacking his girlfriend’s father in August. As part of his plea deal with Queens prosecutors, K-Rod also pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for harassing his baby’s mother, Daian Pena, with dozens of text […]
Boro’s Largest Christmas Tree
Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on December 6 in Astoria. Bohemian Hall is the oldest operating beer garden in New York City. The tree is reportedly the largest Christmas tree in Queens. The 25-foot tree is located in the courtyard of the beer garden. Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. officially began the ceremony by lighting […]