The timing for Rob Astorino’s appearance tonight before a major Queens Republican organization couldn’t be better. Astorino, the only announced Republican gubernatorial candidate against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, is riding a wave of exciting publicity while Cuomo is in the doghouse, some of it attributable directly to Astorino, some of it because of the governor cutting the legs off the […]
New Grand Buffet
New Grand Buffet has everything you could want in delicious Chinese and American dishes, as well as fresh sushi. The New Grand Buffet is located in the shopping center on 48th Street just off Northern Boulevard. with plenty of rooftop parking. The spacious dining room allows for dining for two as well as for large groups of families and friends. […]
St. Nicholas Basketball Triumphs In Three Out Of Four
On March 15, the community of St. Nicholas, Flushing, won three out of four Metropolitan Greek Orthodox Basketball League (MGOBL) championships for the Greek Orthodox Youth of America (GOYA) 2013-2014 season. The final playoff round, semi-finals and finals, took place at Townsend Harris H.S. The first game pitted the St. Nicholas Junior Girls “A” Team vs. the St. Demetrios of […]
Citi Field Hosts Annual Spartan Race
Citi Field was transformed into a massive obstacle course on April 12, when thousands came to compete in the annual Spartan Race, an annual worldwide event that features rigorous forms of physical competition. An estimated 20,000 competitors from around the tri-state area came out to take part in the three-mile-long obstacle course that included a high jump, a stadium stair […]
Columbia University Holds Arts MFA Thesis Event
Columbia University’s School of the Visual Arts will hold their 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition for graduating (second-year) art students. The opening reception is on Sunday, April 27 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition will remain open until May 19. It is curated by Ruba Katrib at the Fisher Landau Center for Art at 38-27 30th St., Long Island […]
Two New Plazas For Sunnyside Announced
City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District announced Sunnyside will receive two new public plazas as a part of the city Department of Transportation’s NYC Plaza Program. Last year, Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District submitted applications to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) program and Van Bramer supported the applications. In early April, they were […]
Astoria Man Shoots Daughter
Neighbors along a quiet, tree-lined street in Astoria this week are thanking local police for taking swift action that ended a bloody siege by an 86 year old homeowner who fatally shot his daughter and injured her dog, before turning his shotgun on the cops. A sergeant and a police officer at the 114th Police Precinct raced to the bloody […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Dates & times are subject to change. 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 CLUBSCultural Assn. of the Molise Region ItalianClasses (10 sessions, $275) all levels. 31-16 36Ave, LIC, www.camr.org – Weds, 6:30-8:30pm, To Jun 4COMMUNITY BOARDS, EDUC. & PCT.110th Precinct Community Cncl. Mtg.Guest: Cng […]
Goldfeder Asks Cuomo To Block Deep-Water Liquid Gas Port
Citing the damage inflicted on the Rockaway shoreline by Hurricane Sandy, Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder has appealed to Governor Cuomo to “strongly oppose” another possible man-made water-based menace threatening the shorefront community—a liquefied natural gas facility just 19 miles from the beachfront. “We have worked too hard on our Sandy recovery only to see our community put at risk with this […]
How To Fight Age Discrimination
Dear Savvy Senior, What constitutes age discrimination in the workplace, and where can I turn to for help if I think I’ve got a case? Demoted at 64 Dear Demoted, Age discrimination has become a much more frequent complaint in recent years as more and more people are working into their retirement years. But, you need to be aware that […]