The Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) unveiled its Starlight Site Care Room at Elmhurst Hospital Center on March 3. The new care room is designed with a park theme that features colorful trees and kites on the walls, vibrant floor tiles and an inviting feel that will help calm children’s fears, distract them from their […]
Baroque Without Bach
Classical composers of the European Baroque period were highlighted Sunday afternoon at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Astoria, where the program was intentionally left bereft of J.S. Bach. Organist Mark Victor Smith was accompanied by soprano vocalist Gina Haver while performing a selection of pieces all arranged by German composers, such as Mendelssohn, Schubert, Buxtehude and Mozart. Often considered one […]
New MMI Director Goodman Plans Expansion
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Museum of the Moving Image (MMI) Herbert S. Schlosser announced in March that Carl Goodman would be assuming his duties as the new director of the museum. Goodman, formerly senior deputy director, was unanimously confirmed in November by the board of trustees to lead the institution into a new era, following the acclaimed […]
Communism, Beatniks And A New President In 1961
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 […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Community MeetingsDates & times are subject to change, call to confirm. AssociationsMar. 19, 1 p.m., Woodhaven Residents’ Block;Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Ambulance Corp.,78-15 JamaicaAve., Woodhaven.Apr. 7, 7:30 p.m., United Community Civic;Augustana Lutheran Church, 69-05 DitmarsBlvd., Astoria Heights; 718.932.5415.Apr. 14, May 12, Jun. 9, 7:30 p.m., Dutch KillsCivic; Growing Up Green Charter School, 39-3728th St., LIC; 718.786.2049.Apr. 14, May 12, Jun. 8, 7 […]
Federal Reserve VP Tracey To Visit Crystal Windows
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has scheduled a series of meetings with businesses and trade associations in Queens in order to better understand the issues and challenges faced by businesses in New York City. Crystal Window & Door Systems, headquartered at 31-10 Whitestone Expwy., Flushing has been invited to be part of this program. A member of the […]
Electeds Unite To Oppose Maspeth Bus Depot
On March 4 Councilmembers Jimmy Van Bramer, Elizabeth Crowley and Assemblymember Marge Markey united with local elected officials and concerned residents to speak out against the possible bus depot site in Maspeth. The site, proposed by the MTA, is located on 49th Street and Galasso Place and would be the third MTA depot in an area that is already saturated […]
Crowley Rails Against GOP $25B Middle Class Tax Hike
Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D–Queens/The Bronx) sharply criticized the House Republican majority last week after imposing a tax increase on middle class American families and in the process, breaking a campaign pledge they made last year. Crowley charged the GOP lawmakers increased taxes by $25 billion for working families when they passed a bill repealing the onerous 1099 reporting provision in […]
Firefighter Rescues Hurt Hawk
A raptor found itself no match for the densely populated neighborhood near Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside. The 10-month-old Cooper’s Hawk “probably collided with a building or window” near 41st Street, about 2 p.m. on March 1, said Firefighter Robert Meyer, of Engine Co. 325, when a passing couple wrapped the hawk in a coat when they realized it was unable […]