Crowley Sees Way Cleared For $117 M Terminal Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved the slot exchange agreement between Delta Airlines and US Airways at La Guardia Airport, clearing the way for Delta to go ahead with its $117 million plan to build a new terminal at the Queens airport. This major new development was announced last week by Congressmember Joseph Crowley, who had been the […]
Vallone Targeted By Graffiti Vandals Again
A graffiti vandal (or vandals) are at it again, trying out “a new and insidious ploy” against him, says Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., a leading anti-graffiti advocate who has been targeted frequently by graffiti artists before. Vallone, in a letter to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, said that “someone is illegally putting up stickers throughout the city purporting to be stickers […]
MOLLY BLOOMS
Molly Blooms will instantly win you over with warm, Irish hospitality, a cozy interior, spacious outdoor garden and, of course, lots of wonderful beers, spirits and great food! The charming, loquacious, and civic-minded owner, Ciaran Staunton, opened Molly Blooms on St. Paddy’s Day to the delight of his adoring neighbors and friends in Sunnyside and beyond. This is his second […]
MMI Hosts Fifth Annual NYC Greek Film Festival
Despite an economic crisis that makes the financing of motion pictures particularly difficult, the Greek film industry is experiencing an exciting renaissance. Last year’s startling and provocative family drama Dogtooth earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film. From October 20 through 23 the Museum of the Moving Image will host the opening week of the fifth annual city […]
UCCA To Hold Annual Halloween Bash
This Halloween, Monday, October 31, the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) will holds its sixth annual Children’s Halloween Costume Party at Central Lounge. The festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 9:30 p.m. For more information call Central Lounge, 20-30 Steinway St., in Astoria, at 718-726-1600.
Sidewalk Sale Savings Satisfies Steinway Shoppers
The Steinway Street Sidewalk Sale Days is a local tradition that attracts discerning bargain hunters from 28th Avenue to 35th Avenue. On October 14, 15 and 16 they came for the great deals on an astounding array of items. Bobo the Hobo, whose popular act has been a regular attraction of Steinway Sale Days enthralled everyone. The Queens Gazette has […]
Maloney Presses For Roosevelt Island Science Campus
To promote Roosevelt Island as an ideal site for a proposed applied sciences campus, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney held a 10 a.m. press conference October 17 in a board room of the MetLife Building on Queens Plaza North in Long Island City. Maloney was joined by state Senator Michael Gianaris; David Brause, president of the Long Island City Business Improvement District, […]
DA Brown Headed For 6th Consecutive Election Victory
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown is headed for election to a record sixth consecutive term as county prosecutor in the November 8 election, but there will be little activity on the rest of the ballot in this off year election. Brown, who will reach his 79th birthday five days after the election, will again be running without opposition, benefiting […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Nations Baptist: •Sundays to Dec. 4, free English classes, 2:30-5:30 p.m., registration required, limited space, 86-76 80th St., Woodhaven; 718.296.2025. **** All Saints’ Church: •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. rehearsals of the Sunnyside Drum Corps Marching Band, boys/girls ages 7-17 invited, no fee, no auditions, Lower Level, 43-12 […]