Taking A Stand To The Editor: On behalf of all the residents and businesses on Steinway Street between 25th and 28th Avenues, we would like to show our appreciation and thanks after we took up a major petition against the hookah café Glow Bar. The bar was serving under-aged patrons either booze or hookah causing major problems on our block […]
Vallone, Vacca Hearing Targets High Number Of Traffic Fatalities
From 2000 to 2009, more New Yorkers died at the hands of reckless or speeding drivers than gunfire, prompting city lawmakers to question the NYPD’s traffic accident response, investigations and enforcement of traffic rules. The surprising data provided by the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene led Councilmembers Peter Vallone Jr. (D–Astoria) and James Vacca to convene a joint […]
Teachers, Students, Parents Protest ‘Turnaround’ Plan
Although an agreement reached last week on the state level concerning the evaluation process for teachers has settled a dispute between the city and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) over appeals, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made it clear the city intends to move forward with the “turnaround” model he introduced in January. “Nothing prevents [the city] from moving forward with […]
Students Encouraged To Participate In Earth Day Competition
In celebration of Earth Day, state Senator Michael Gianaris is inviting elementary school students in his Western Queens district to participate in the Earth Day Competition 2012. This poster contest gives children the opportunity to illustrate the importance of improving the environment. The theme for this year’s Earth Day contest is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. “As we continue to recognize our […]
Leap Year Birthday Wish For Garden Interns
Queens Botanical Garden Executive Director Susan Lacerte will celebrate an extraordinary birthday in extraordinary fashion. The garden will hold a fundraising luncheon in honor of Lacerte’s 14th leap year QBG birthday and her goal of raising more than $50,000 to support seasonal interns and QBG volunteer groups. Lacerte hopes the fundraising campaign will help provide promising young people with exposure […]
New New York Leaders Initiative Launched By Gov Cuomo
Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched the New New York Leaders Initiative, a two-party program that will recruit talented young professionals and college students to serve in state government. The two-part initiative will be comprised of the Empire State Fellows Program, aimed at “an elite group of professionals” to work in the executive branch in policy making rolls, and the Student […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
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. Post 118 89-02 91st St., Woodhaven, […]
After Cuomo’s Teacher Evaluation Triumph, What’s Next?
‘Where next will Governor Andrew Cuomo strike? The most imminent state problem to be fixed is redistricting, and it looks like there’s nothing for the governor to do—a federal judge most likely will get the state legislature off the case, and put a courtappointed master in charge of drawing new election district lines. The details of this switch is explained […]
