Queens families enjoyed a free day of fun while focusing on health and exercise at the annual Community Health Fair, held on June 2, and sponsored by Mount Sinai Queens and the United Community Civic Association (UCCA). It was a festive atmosphere on the spacious lawn of the Lexington School and Center for the Deaf in Jackson Heights, where the […]
Vallone Leads Hundreds Of Hogs On Breast Cancer Ride
On June 2, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. led a procession of over 300 motorcyclists as the Grand Marshal of the New York City Harley Owners Group’s (HOG) 20th annual Bikers Against Breast Cancer Ride. The ride lasted for 55 miles – beginning in Long Island City and ending in Forest Park – and raised thousands of dollars for SHAREing […]
Gianaris, Simotas Praise Schumer’s Immigration Amendment
New York’s senior Senator Charles Schumer was a key architect and supporter of the major reform immigration bill, which advanced in the U.S. Senate recently. But inclusion of a key Schumer amendment in the bill was singled out for praise by state Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblymember Aravella Simotas last week. The Democratic lawmakers, who both represent Astoria, with its […]
Keeping Hope Alive
With the miraculous recovery of the three young women who had disappeared 10 years ago from Cleveland, Ohio, Amanda Berry, Georgina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, our thoughts turn to every parent’s worst nightmare—the disappearance of their child. Once upon a time, it was an unthinkable crime, nearly unheard-of until the disappearance of Etan Patz, whose case brought this hideous crime […]
Letters to the Editor
Armenians In Syria To The Editor: The article, “The Forgotten Genocide: Why It Matters Today”, By Raymond Ibrahim. Is excellent and factual. His statement, “Now that war has come to Syria—with the U.S. supporting the jihadis and terrorists— the Christians there are on the run for their lives,” has been told to me by my friend, Madeline, who has Armenian […]
Beg Pardon
In our May 29, 2013 issue, page 23, the Gazette incorrectly listed two scholarships on the St. John’s Preparatory School’s congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2013. Scholarship winners Deanna Danke and Ina Kodra each received scholarships from the Kiwanis Club of Astoria/LIC in addition to the Astoria Civic Association’s scholarship. Those two awards were incorrectly combined by us into […]
114th Precinct Honors P.O. Gigante For Graffiti Arrest
Graffiti has long been a quality of life issue in Astoria but Police Officer Nicholas Gigante put a stop to one graffiti vandal last month. “We’re really trying to tackle that issue,” said Commanding Officer of the 114th Precinct Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi at the May 28 meeting of the precinct community council held at Riccardo’s. Cirabisi presented Gigante with […]
Crime Discussed At 108th Police Precinct CC Meeting
The new commander of the 108th Police Precinct, Captain Brian Hennessy, began May’s community council meeting with a crime report that discussed another Queens Boulevard nightclub with problems; the adventures of a traveling carjacker; and a burglary duo who get into houses by pretending they’re from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). There was a Cop of the Month ceremony, […]
Edward Jones Rated One Of Best Companies To Work For
The New York state Society for Human Resource Management State Council teamed up with the Best Companies Group of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to rank the state’s best employers. Fifty companies were named Best Companies to Work for in New York for 2013. For six consecutive years, Edward Jones has ranked in the top two Best Companies to Work for in New […]