We’re in the dead of winter. In many areas of the country, that means that we could be in for some rough weather. When severe weather strikes, parents of young children are well aware that they need to check for school closings as they prepare for the day. But sometimes inclement weather can be severe enough to close down government […]
Turnaround Model For LIC H.S. Proposed
The Department of Education (DOE) has identified Long Island City H.S. as one that will be part of a petition to the state for conversion into the Turnaround model. The DOE is currently seeking approval to amend the School Improvement Grant Application in order to switch into a different intervention model in the current year. As the Gazette goes to […]
‘A Path To Future Growth’
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall delivered her 2012 State of the Borough address on January 24 at Queens College, where she told elected, community and civic leaders that she believed more jobs generated by major projects, multimillions of dollars she invested in capital projects and an improved prognosis for health care had put America’s most diverse county on a path […]
Pre-Lunar New Year Flower Gala Held
In anticipation of the Chinese New Year, (the Year of the Dragon), the seventh annual Pre-Lunar New Year Gala and Flower Market was held on January 21 and 22 at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing. Hundreds of area residents gathered inside a large heated tent to experience traditional Chinese culture with activities that included music, dancing and various foods. […]
Medical Care In Queens Ranks Among Best
“We want to make sure that we have healthcare services, not only to support the population we have today, but the one that we know is coming,” Mount Sinai Queens Executive Director Caryn Schwab told the Queens borough cabinet slightly more than a year ago. Mount Sinai Queens, Elmhurst Hospital Center and the other public and private healthcare facilities in […]
Join The Gazette On Its 30th Anniversary In Salute To Past, Future
Thirty years ago this week the Queens Gazette was born. We begin the celebrations that mark our 30th year of publishing the Gazette by expressing our heartfelt thanks to all of those who have supported us from Day One to the present—our readers, our advertisers, all our and their employees, some of whom have been with us for most of […]
Letters to the Editor
Armenian History To The Editor: Congratulations on a masterpiece: The Forgotten Genocide, Part III, By Miljan Peter Ilich. Informative, accurate and a fair evaluation of events that destroyed a world power by turning on its own people. I plan to keep this article in my files for future reference. The Armenian nation kept the Byzantine Empire alive, through its rulers […]
Astoria Women Hear Crime Deterrent Advice
Last Wednesday, January 18, at the Immaculate Conception R.C. Church school auditorium on 29th Street just north of Ditmars Boulevard, an audience mainly of women, ranging in age from young adult to elderly, attended an anti-crime forum for women conducted by Antonio Meloni, whose several activities in Astoria include being head of the New York Anti-Crime Agency, an organization dedicated […]
Gennaro Celebrates Passage Of Parking Ticket Cancellation Bill
On January 18, Councilmember James F. Gennaro applauded the passage of a bill he put forward that would spare city drivers the stress and inconvenience associated with fighting a parking ticket issued while they are retrieving their muni meter receipt. Currently, if a person shows a valid muni meter receipt to a Traffic Enforcement Agent who has issued a ticket, […]
Documentary Produced On Queens Film Festival Fraud
It all began with an unpaid bill in 2007. Filmmakers Dan Nuxoll and Martha Shane have tracked down and interviewed alleged con artist Marie Castaldo, who pled guilty to fraud and animal abuse in September of 2011. Nuxoll, a Queens native, and Shane have been working on a documentary about Castaldo for the past two years and are now seeking […]