Join Remember Me Run For 9/11 Victims’ Descendants
More than 50 participants ran a two-mile lap around St. Michael’s Cemetery grounds in the inaugural “Remember Me Run” on Sept. 8, 2012 in order to raise money and awareness for the Christopher Santora Scholarship Fund, which helps support the children and descendants of men and women lost at the World Trade Center. St. Michael’s Cemetery, together with the Christopher […]
Gazette Primary Endorsements 2013
For the past several months, hopeful political office seekers have been campaigning with all their might, from those seeking citywide offices to those running for City Council seats. Next Tuesday, September 10, voters will go to the polls to render decisions that will permit some to continue their quest for public office. Herewith the Gazette announces its endorsements in the […]
GOP Candidates Switch From Cats To Lhota
As Joe Lhota, John Catsimatidis and George McDonald end their campaigns and prepare for next Tuesday’s election for the Republican nomination for mayor, two candidates for the City Council switched their loyalties from Catsimatidis to Lhota. Dennis Safran, who’s seeking the 19th Council District seat in Northeast Queens, issued a statement saying: “As this campaign has progressed, it has become […]
De Blasio Looks Like Democrats’ Pick For Mayor
With the Democratic Party primary to choose the organization’s candidate for New York City mayor just a week away, Bill de Blasio streaked to comfortable leads in three new polls last week, creating the possibility the public advocate can win a clear victory with no need for a runoff primary. As de Blasio surged to the top, candidate Christine Quinn, […]
Comic Book Heaven To Close
As appeared July 24, 2013After being in business for 26 years, Comic Book Heaven’s owner Joe Leisner is closing down his store. After years of owning a profitable business, it seems that the demand for comic books by today’s youth is losing out to the demand for more technologically advanced mediums. Leisner, who was an aspiring salesman, got into selling comic books in his […]
Quinn, Gennaro Distribute Food For Rosh Hashana
City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn joined Councilmembers Karen Koslowitz, James F. Gennaro and several other elected officials to mark the coming of Rosh Hashana by distributing food for delivery to New Yorkers in need at Tomchei Shabbos, an organization that has served the Queens community for more than 30 years. With the support of the City Council, Tomchei Shabbos […]
Progress In Fighting Wheat Rust
Scientists have been hard at work in recent years combating a significant disease of wheat. Stem rust is caused by a group of nasty fungal organisms that can infect wheat plants and devastate yields. In some cases, up to 100 percent of the crop can be lost. The battle between stem rust and agricultural researchers isn’t new. Sometimes the tide […]
Local-Express
Gerald J. CaliendoGerald Caliendo was born and raised in Woodside. He attended Msgr. McClancy H.S. and then went to New York Institute of Technology where he received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree. He then secured a position in the interior architecture firm of Soo Kim Associates in Manhattan, where he worked for 10 years, starting as a beginning draftsman and moving up […]
ARMONDO’S
For more than 40 years Armondo’s Italian Restaurant has been the place to go for a romantic dinner for two, a special family meal, or a business lunch or dinner. Here you’ll find superior Italian cuisine made fresh on the spot, and daily, seasonal specials prepared and served at their peak of freshness. Best of all, you’ll find Jerry Crisci, […]