Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Charles Rangel (NY-13) and Gregory Meeks (NY-5) stood in solidarity with students and members of higher education advocacy groups near Hunter College on June 29 to demand that Congress act immediately to stem the doubling of student loan interest rates. “On Monday, July 1, millions of hopeful, young Americans will find themselves between a rock and […]
Local-Express
Local Express will be a question and answer interview column in the Queens Gazette. The name implies a duality of sorts. The emphasis of course is local as in the Queens Gazette coverage area…the local people of Queens. And Express is a play on expressing a local view and obviously faster transport to where we are going…our local destination. Thus […]
APAC Celebrates End Of A Successful Season
Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) held their End of Season Celebration and fundraiser at Five Napkin Burger on June 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30pm. For a small donation, guests enjoyed drinks, sliders and a fun photo booth. Boro Magazine, We Heart Astoria and Kaufman Astoria Studios partnered with APAC to make the evening possible, while the theater company took […]
Corfu Grill & Bar
Corfu Grill offers casual Greek dining in a sliver of Forest Hills. Nestled on the upper level of the popular shopping center on Austin Street, Corfu Grill welcomes couples, families and friends to their petite dining room furnished with charming antique lanterns, barrels, and lovely seaside paintings mounted on classic Grecian blue walls. In this balmy weather, you can opt […]
Independence Day Celebrations Around The World
Independence and national days are special moments of great glory meant to highlight a country’s achievements. Though many of us celebrate the Fourth of July, we also identify with other countries as sources of nationalistic pride. We reflect on other international independence stories. Here are some other countries and how they celebrate their independence. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela declared […]
CEC Ecohouse Comes To Queens Botanical Garden
The Community Environmental Center (CEC) and Queens Botanical Garden, two Queens nonprofit organizations committed to sustainability, have announced that they will co-host the Community Environmental Center EcoHouse at the Garden. The EcoHouse, a mobile, interactive, environmental education center, will be open to visitors from July 3 through August 30. The QBG Parking Garden, where the exhibit will be housed, is […]
Weiner Still Confounding The Opposition
In an amazing bit of campaigning, Anthony Weiner—just a month after returning to the political wars after being hounded and resigning in shame from Congress—surged to the top of the Democratic mayoral primary field, displacing the former frontrunner, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Then the following day, it was reported that the previous day’s poll results were no fluke as […]
Changes At CDEC 30
Three incumbents and five newly elected members of Community District Education Council 30 were introduced at the last meeting of the 2012-2013 school year finalizing the results of the recent spring election. On July 1, all 32 Community Education Councils began new two-year terms and current re-elected CDEC 30 members Valerie Lamour, Michelle Noris and Jennifer Harper are now joined […]
Gianaris, Simotas Endorse Paul Vallone For City Council
Paul Vallone, Democratic candidate for the 19th City Council seat, received the endorsements of state Senator Mike Gianaris and Assemblymember Aravella Simotas on June 25. Gianaris said, “I have known Paul Vallone for many years and am confident he is the right person to serve in the city council. Paul has represented the people of Queens as a lawyer and […]