The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition’s (CALDC) Waterfront Concert Series invites everyone to come out and enjoy a night of music from the Motown era with Motor City Revue. On Thursday, July 31, admirers who love “The Motown Sound” can come together at the Astoria Park Waterfront to witness why an encore performance has been requested. Listen to a style […]
Citi Field Fourth On PETA’s Top Ten Veg-Friendly Parks
Baseball season is in full swing, and that means it’s time for PETA’s ranking of the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Major League Ballparks. This brings good news for Mets fans: Citi Field has grabbed the number four spot in the nation. “With its uniquely New York and vegan twist on ballpark favorites, such as pizza, burgers and hot dogs, Citi Field […]
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Rober t Ostr omRobert Ostrom is the author of The Youngest Butcher in Illinois (YesYes Books, 2012) and two chapbooks, To Show the Living (The New York Center for Book Arts) and Nether and Qualms (Projective Industries). His poems have most recently appeared in Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, Gulf Coast, and Cut Bank. He lives in Queens and teaches creative […]
Greek Family Kitchen
Greek Family Kitchen is your kitchen too. Opened in February, on Union Turnpike, Greek Family Kitchen re-creates an authentic Greek dining experience, even down to the “kitchen” tools that adorn the walls, including copper pots and utensils. The corner location is so convenient, just off both the Grand Central Parkway, and Clearview Expressway with easy street parking and some outdoor […]
Original On The Road Featured Queens Roots
In 1951, Jack Kerouac obsessively wrote out the first draft of On The Road in three weeks on just a single huge roll of paper in a feverish rush of spontaneous literary prose. The paper itself, contrary to legend, was not a roll of Teletype paper but a series of large sheets of tracing paper that Kerouac cut to fit […]
Why Being There Matters
Lt. j.g. Leon Pinheiro, from Woodside, plots fire boundaries on a damage control chart during a fire drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twentytwo nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel have been participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 26 […]
CB 1 Rejects Astoria Cove…For Now
When Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his Housing New York plan in May, his stated goal was to protect and expand affordable housing throughout the five boroughs. The Astoria Cove project was rejected by a unanimous vote of Community Board 1 in June with “conditions”, among them—the number of affordable housing units. At a July 17 public hearing held by […]
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 CLUBS Bella Italia Mia ($5m/ $7nm) Christ the King HS, 3rd Floor, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave, Middle Village -Magnanini Winery Trip ($80 incl. 6- course meal, dancing, wine tasting) Newburgh NY. Deposit […]
