At the beginning of this month, Verizon announced that a new area code for Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and The Bronx. The new number, 929, will be distributed to new subscribers. The addition of the new area code calls to mind the struggle residents faced adjusting to the additions of 347, 646, 917, and 718 to New York’s original 212. […]
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’: •Apr. 6, 13, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross. •Apr. 1, 8, 15, Friday, 7 p.m. Author Rowan […]
Van Bramer Reaches Out To Local Small Businesses
Reaching out to local small business owners, in particular those of District 26, was the purpose of Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer’s March 24 Town Hall meeting at LaGuardia Community College. Van Bramer was joined by the city Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert Walsh, Small Business Services Chair and Councilmember Diana Reyna, Committee of Economic Development Chair and Councilmember […]
‘Political Diary’ Rises At Seaburn Books
Sam Chekwas, owner and publisher of Seaburn Publishing Group anounces the release of George Onuorah’s The Political Diary of A Rising Son, ISBN: 1-59232-273- 5, pp. 256, $20. Chekwas said, “George Onuorah is the gift of Africa to America and a shining example of excellence.” Onuorah is a graduate of political science from York College and was a liaison officer […]
Holiday Bandit Arrested After Allegedly Robbing Ninth Bank
The FBI, along with members of the NYPD, arrested Marat Mikhaylich for his alleged involvement in nine area bank robberies this morning. He was arrested without incident in Woodhaven around 9:30 a.m. The FBI was tipped off to his location this morning when a 2007 Gold Toyota Camry was found on 91st Avenue. Mikhaylich had stolen the car after allegedly […]
Reward For Queensbridge Birthday Slaying
A gunman opened fire inside an apartment at the Queensbridge Houses on March 26, killing a young mother and wounding her boyfriend during a party celebrating the woman’s 27th birthday, police said. Police responded to 911 calls and found Tara Webb dead in her second-floor apartment, which she shared with her sister and four-year-old son, Eric. Webb was struck once […]
Crowley Marks Anniversary Of Healthcare Law
On March 23, the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act into law, Congressmember Joseph Crowley (DQueens/ The Bronx) joined seniors from Elmcor Senior Center in Elmhurst for a discussion on how the law is helping them. Crowley addressed how the law is strengthening seniors’ Medicare coverage, reducing the cost of their prescription drugs, and […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Community Meetings Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm. Associations Apr. 7, 7:30 p.m., United Community Civic; Augustana Lutheran Church, 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria Heights; 718.932.5415. Apr. 13, 8 p.m., Whitestone Veterans Memorial Assn., 10-20 Clintonville St., Whitestone; 718.767.4323. Apr. 14, May 12, Jun. 9, 7:30 p.m., Dutch Kills Civic; Growing Up Green Charter School, 39-37 28th […]
Armenian Holocaust Survivors Tell Their Story
Three survivors of the Armenian Genocide remembered their difficult moments of sorrow, pain and survival during what was known as the first genocide of the 20th Century during a special question and answer event at the New York Armenian Home, 137-31 45th Ave. in Flushing, on March 27. Born in Nikhda on October 21, 1912, Charlotte Kechejian said that she […]