City Comptroller John Liu, who has been getting lots of criticism for going against demands for solutions to costly municipal pensions, finally found some common ground with Mayor Michael Bloomberg as they hatched a plan to create a consolidated investment strategy for city workers’ pension funds that gets the politics out of the process and generates more money for the […]
Halloween’s Awful Trick, A Snowstorm
Halloween weekend came with a big surprise –a rare snowstorm. A record-breaking snowfall dumped more than two and a half feet of snow, leaving thousands of homes and businesses along the Northeast coast without power. States of emergency were declared in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for 13 counties Upstate New York […]
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 […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Calendar compiled by Annette Hanze Alberts. Dates & times are subject to change, call to confirm. Community Meetings Clubs American Legion Post 298 30-61 87th St., East Elmhurst. 1st Mon. of the month at 8 pm American Legion & Ladies Aux. Post 118 89-02 91st St., Woodhaven, 718.846.6116 -2nd/3rd Mon. at 8 pm -Veterans Day Commemoration On the Post Lawn […]
Elmhurst Library To Relocate Temporarily
Elmhurst is getting a new library. Queens Library at Elmhurst, 86-01 Broadway, will be closed effective November 7, and is moving to temporary quarters while a new library is built on the site. The new library is anticipated to open in 2013. It will be double the size of the current library, featuring four levels for customer service with elevator […]
Sinatra School To Give Free Concert
The New York City Greek Film Festival and ALMA Bank will join forces to present “Singing in the Movies”, a concert of music from famous Greek motion pictures and other notable film scores on November 6 at 7 p.m., at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, 35-12 35th Ave., in Astoria. Admission is free. Families are welcome. Featured performers […]