• Dates & times are subject to change • Recurring events are online only (scroll down) • To list your event, send info to qgazette@aol.com, or 42-16 34th Ave, Astoria 11101, two weeks prior to the event. COMMUNITY MEETINGS CLUBS Bella Italia Mia Christ the King HS, 3rd Fl,door 10, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave, MiddleVillage, 718.426.1240.-Long Island Italian Americans: History,Heritage & […]
Queens Food Vendors Win Top Vendy Award
A couple of months ago, Maria Crespo and her daughter received an e-mail that they were a finalist in the 2013 Vendy food truck awards in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Maria, an Ecuadorian who has sold empanadas, espumilla and more at Roosevelt Avenue and Junction Boulevard for the last 26 years did not know what to think of this invitation to […]
Ignorance And The Progress Of Science
“Knowledge is a big subject. Ignorance is bigger. And it is more interesting.” So begins Stuart Firestein’s book, Ignorance: How It Drives Science. Part of the core message in the book about how science should work is wrapped up in a brief story about a physicist named Isidor Isaac Rabi. When Rabi came home from school each day his immigrant […]
Amazing Maze Coming To Queens County Farm Museum
The Queens County Farm Museum will be unveiling The Amazing Maize Maze sponsored by Con Edison on Saturdays and Sundays, from September 21 through October 27, and Monday, October 14, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Enjoy getting lost in a three-acre interactive cornfield in New York City. The adventure begins with a Stalk Talk to prepare you for the […]
Blaze Hits Middle Village
A massive five-alarm fire destroyed several row houses along 68th Avenue in Middle Village.The fire started at around 8 p.m. on September 9 and involved 200 firefighters, 11 of whom suffered minor injuries. The blaze took several hours to subdue.Everyone was able to escape the fire unharmed, but now seven families from the six buildings destroyed by the blaze are […]
Social Security: Questions And Answers
GeneralQuestion: I need proof of my Social Security income. Can I get verification online?Answer: Yes! And the best way to get a benefit verification letter is by using a my Social Security account. Your personal my Social Security account is a convenient and secure way for you to check your benefit and payment information, change your address, phone number, and […]
Vallone, Principal Cut Ribbon On LICHS Renovated Field
On September 3, Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated athletic field at Long Island City H.S. Vallone was joined at the rededication ceremony by Long Island City H.S. Principal Vivian P. Selenikas, as well as teachers and students from the school.The councilmember’s father, former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., helped establish and fund […]
Thompson, Squadron, Katz Join Peralta’s Gifting Event
Former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, state Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Michael DenDekker and former Councilmember Melinda Katz joined state Senator Jose Peralta in giving out free book bags and school supplies in Corona on August 31.More than 1,300 book bags, including 1,000 backpacks stuffed with school supplies such as notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers and calculators, were distributed to the approximately […]
104th Civilian Patrol Presents Crowley With Sign
On August 29, members of the Glendale/104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol presented Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley with a custom street sign to thank the councilmember for the funding she allocated in the 2014 budget and her commitment to public safety. (L. to r.); Thomas Bruno, John Wilczynski, Camille Venezia, Crowley, Ronnie Roth, Kurt Burger, and Krydus Krzysztof.
Goldfeder Visits Seniors At New Home In Howard Beach
Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) visited the Howard Beach Senior Center at their new location in the recently developed Senior Housing building, formerly known as the Bernard Fineson Center. Goldfeder gave a special thank you to Monsignor LoPinto and the staff at Catholic Charities for all their hard work. Despite the damage left by Superstorm Sandy, their doors continued to […]