Report For Spring Training!
One of the greatest cities in the world was once abandoned! New York City, in the late 1950s was left without a National League baseball team; the former Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants deserted their city for the West Coast, leaving thousands of baseball fans heartbroken. That is, until a man named Bill Shea founded a brand new […]
Fed ‘Master’ To Draw Up New Congress Lines By Mar. 12
Bypassing the New York state legislature, on Monday a federal judge in Brooklyn was selected to draw new congressional lines for the state to be used in next November’s elections. Pursuant to an order from the Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Magistrate Roanne Mann was designated as a special master to draw up the new congressional district […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Saints’ Church:•Tuesdays, 6 pm: rehearsals of the Sunnyside DrumCorps Marching Band, boys/girls ages 7-17 invited, nofee, no auditions, Lower Level, 43-12 46th St.,Sunnyside. For schedule changes, call 718.786.4141.****Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin MaryUkrainian Catholic:•Sunday Mass, 9 am: English; 10:30 am Ukrainian,171-21 Underhill Ave., Fresh Meadows, 718.463.5943.****Ascension […]
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 Holiday Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance ($65/ $50m/spouses) The Community House, 15 Borage Pl., Forest Hills Gardens. Checks payable in adv. to Chip Smith, 20 Beechknoll Rd., Forest Hills, […]
Update: New Parking Ticket Rules
City cops and traffic agents were recently ordered to immediately begin writing tickets for vehicles on streets where parking rules have been changed – despite a five-day grace period at the changed spots and notes on new parking signs indicating when the changes take effect, law enforcement sources said. Department of Transportation officials have sent crews to the streets to […]
DOT Booting Program Goes Hi-Tech
Booting scofflaw vehicles is about to go hi-tech throughout Queens and the other boroughs. City transportation officials are preparing to launch a pilot program that will allow city marshals and the Sheriff’s Department to boot vehicles with $350 in unpaid parking tickets, rather than towing the vehicles to a city pound. After booting the vehicle, agents will adhere a form […]
Amazin’ Plea For Mets Clubhouse Manager
Ex-Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels dodged prison time last week after pleading guilty to stealing team memorabilia valued at more than $2.3 million. Prosecutors said Samuels, 55, of Arverne, Queens, swiped autographed and unsigned collectibles for resale on the souvenir market, including 507 signed jerseys, 828 bats, 304 caps, 22 batting helmets and 10 equipment bags that he stashed away […]
114th Precinct Crime Watch
Teen Busted In Assault Detectives at the 114th Precinct last week arrested an Astoria teenager who allegedly tried to swipe a woman’s purse last month. Cops said Demetrios Polychronopoulos, 17, crept up behind the 28-year-old victim as she was walking on 36th Street and Broadway at about 12:30 a.m. on January 28. The victim told police she sensed something was […]
Deadly Intersection Claims Another Victim
A 22-year-old Queens woman chatting on her cellphone was struck and killed by a city bus on February 22, as she crossed one of the borough’s most deadly intersections. Melan Jin was diagonally crossing Northern Boulevard at Union Street in Flushing at about 8 a.m., when a Q44 bus made a wide right turn and struck her, police said. After […]