Democrat Congressmember Carolyn Maloney (Queens/Manhattan) found President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address “magnificent”, but Republican colleague Bob Turner (Queens/Brooklyn) criticized it as “more rhetoric than realistic policy”. Maloney praised the president, saying his economic policies are working, we had the largest private sector job gains since 2005, and we’re creating manufacturing jobs here again. Turner noted that the […]
Ceaseless Change Dominates Our Dynamic Planet
Nothing about Earth history is static or unchanging. That’s particularly true of climate, and thereon hangs more than one interesting tale including recent news of a scientific advance in understanding how past climate has changed. It wasn’t too long ago by my standards – about the 1830s – that naturalists started to seriously think the globe has undergone revolutions in […]
Drawing New District Lines Starts Albany Brawl
Assembly Democrats and state senate Republicans issued their new district maps for this year’s congressional and state legislative elections and they’re everything most reformers expected—self-serving exercises tailored to get most incumbents re-elected and keep the Assembly under Democratic control and enhance the Republicans’ chances of capturing the senate again. Governor Andrew Cuomo, who predicted (like many others that this would […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Calendar compiled by Annette Hanze Alberts. To be considered for the Calendar listing, event info must be received at least two weeks prior to publication. 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. […]
Flushing Town Hall Celebrates Lunar New Year
Celebration of the Lunar New Year at Flushing Town Hall (FTH), 137-35 Northern Blvd., began with a press conference on Wednesday morning, January 25. This is the Year of the Dragon, which comes once every 12 years; and is also a Year of the Water Dragon, which occurs once in 60 years. The Year of the Water Dragon celebration calls […]
Internet In Bloom For The Layperson
President Obama taught constitutional law at University of Chicago Law School and thus one would expect him to be a seasoned public speaker as, evidenced at his recent, well written, State of the Union Address. To read transcripts of over 100 of the President’s speeches visit Obamaspeeches.com. Compared to other political sites that contain the President’s speeches, it has less […]
Fine Food Benefit Being Held By QCP
Queens Centers for Progress will be hosting their annual Evening of Fine Food Event, honoring “Chefs of the Year”. Linda De Sabato, president, Vallo Transportation, and Hon. Martha Taylor, attorney and community leader, on Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 pm, at Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th St., Flushing Meadows, Corona. An Evening of Fine Food provides an informal setting for […]
Former Resident’s New Novel Released
Neal Gillen, a Boulevard Gardens resident from 1937 to 1961, has published Lonely No More, which is partially set in “J” Building. Gillen’s mother, Rose, was an original tenant who resided in “G” building at the time of her death in 1997. Gillen’s latest novel deals with a man trying to come to grips with a life of aimless drinking […]