•Send info to qgazette@aol.com, or 42- 16 34th Ave, Astoria, 11101 • TWO FULL WEEKS prior to the event • Dates & times are subject to change • Recurring events are online only. COMMUNITY MEETINGS CLUBS Bayside-Whitestone Lions Club SecondAnnual Scholarship Dinner Verdi’s, 149-58Cross Island Parkway, Whitestone May 9, 6 pmFlushing Camera ClubFlushing Hospital, Auditorium, 146-01 45 Ave(enter Burling St), […]
Koslowitz’ Small Business Bill Of Rights Passed
Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently passed Councilmember Karen Koslowitz’ newer version of the Small Business Bill of Rights bill into law, which now requires all Consumer Affairs inspectors to hand out a physical copy of the owners’ rights prior or following each inspection—the previous version did not specifically make this mandatory.The new addition came as a result of complaints from several […]
Weprin Launches New PreMed Program For Van Buren
Councilmember Mark S. Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) joined community members and local elected officials on April 26 to launch a unique collaboration between Martin Van Buren H.S. in Jamaica and North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ). “Principal Sam Sochet has made amazing strides, and this is a great step toward making Van Buren a destination high school,” said Weprin. The […]
LaGuardia Hires Men’s And Women’s Basketball Coaches
In a major step toward launching its Intercollegiate Athletics program, LaGuardia Community College has hired two accomplished basketball coaches for its men’s and women’s teams that will begin their seasons this fall.Coaching the women’s basketball team will be Anthony Alfaro, a seasoned veteran who has been coaching high school and college basketball since 1996; and Ben Chobhaphand, a winning high […]
Goldfeder To Chair Subcommittee On Autism Retention
Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) announced that he was recently appointed, and will serve as, the chairman of the influential Assembly Mental Health Subcommittee on Autism Retention.“I am excited that my first Assembly chairmanship relates to such an important issue facing so many of our families,” said Goldfeder. “Serving as the chairman for the Subcommittee on Autism Retention will allow […]
DA Observes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on April 24 that his office observed National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by hosting a community awareness program at the Queens Criminal Courthouse in Kew Gardens. Among the attendees was Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which annually honors and supports victims of crime and pays tribute to those who […]
Campaign For Children Rally To Restore Program Cuts
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, flanked by members of the City Council, including (l. to r.); Peter Vallone Jr., Donovan Richards and Karen Koslowitz, joined with the Campaign for Children and youngsters to rally outside Borough Hall, Wednesday, April 24 against proposed budget cuts that would affect more than 47,000 children in child care and after school programs. Marshall characterized […]
Young Dems Meet In Sunnyside
The Anorac Young Democrats’ clubhouse at 45-23 47th St. in Sunnyside has photographs on its walls from the 1920s through the era of Congressmember Tom Manton a half-century and more later, so it gives the impression of having been around for awhile but also of living on memories in recent years. An anecdote by a speaker at its recruitment meeting […]
LICP Holds Breakfast
This year’s annual real estate breakfast meeting of the Long Island City Partnership had a panel of four developers and a newspaper reporter. All who spoke were somewhat bullish on Long Island City’s development so far and its prospects for more. All again proclaimed that transportation facilities were marvelous, to the point where one of them countered that there were […]
Addabbo’s Vet Jobs Bill Approved By Vets Committee
State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (D-Queens) announced that legislation he is sponsoring (S.4402) to help employment-seeking veterans and potential employers to better communicate about job skills earned in the military, was recently approved by the state senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs. “Often, veterans who are looking for jobs, as well as the employers interviewing them, are […]