The annual fall flea market will be held at Flushing House on September 24 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., at 38-20 Bowne St. in Flushing. The flea market will be held in the large game room on the ground floor. A variety of goods will be sold, including jewelry, arts and crafts, collectibles, new and gently used clothing and […]
9/11 Monument To Be Unveiled
St. Michael’s Cemetery invites the public to the 10th anniversary memorial service in remembrance of the September 11 terrorist attacks. At the ceremony a monument will be dedicated honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters lost at the World Trade Center. This historic event honoring the NYPD, PAPD and FDNY will take place on September 24, at 2 p.m. at the cemetery, […]
Twin Anniversaries For NY Anti Crime
Officials at New York Anti Crime will honor the memories of local heroes on September 10, at a double ceremony at Astoria Park that marks the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks and the 10th anniversary of the group’s Veterans Memorial. The memorial, located on Shore Boulevard beneath the Hell Gate Bridge at Astoria Park, was established in […]
File Now For Irene Aid
Queens officials are advising residents who suffered lost or damaged property from Hurricane Irene to file insurance claims quickly. Officials are urging people to immediately contact their insurance company to report loss and damages. Have your policy number and other pertinent information on hand when making the report, police said. For more information, check the New York State Insurance Department’s […]
Street Symbols: What The Colors Mean
Have you ever wondered the meaning of brightly painted symbols on local streets? Native New Yorkers know the symbols mean their streets or sidewalks are about to be torn up by some municipal agency or by the cable company, but few know what type of work each color represents. Before the first shovel can hit the ground in any repair […]
Villa Brazil Café Grill
The new Villa Brazil Café Grill is a larger, more comfortable version of its former self, just a few doors away. Villa Brazil Café has a roomy dining room with clean wood floors, russet red walls adorned with mirrors and artwork, and a tin ceiling. This self-service, buffet-style restaurant has plenty of tidy tables to dine at, and the place […]
Memories Of 9/11
It is early August 2011. This time 10 years ago I was planning a trip to South Beach for Labor Day weekend. I was also finalizing arrangements for my parents’ trip to San Francisco for their 60th birthdays. I was a 23-year-old administrative assistant working for Morgan Stanley in the greatest city in the world, its busiest area, Times Square. […]
September 1941, Queens On The Eve Of World War II
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 […]
Cuomo Hits TV For Last Minute Weprin Push
As we reported elsewhere in today’s Special Election Edition of the Gazette, there are just six days left until next Tuesday when the election between Democratic Assemblymember David Weprin and Republican businessman Bob Turner for the 9th CD seat for Congress, previously vacated by Anthony Weiner, will be held. The race has been very exciting, interesting and very tight. Now, […]