Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. BVM Help of Christians:Thursdays, 9:30 am-noon: Food Pantry opento those in need. Donations being acceptedall other times. 70-31 48 Ave, Woodside, info718.672.4848 ext. 11.****Church of the Resurrection:Last two Saturdays of the month: SeniorLunch Programs (free). All Saints Church inWoodhaven is having their lunches atResurrection (the last Saturday) […]
Former CB 2 District Manager Rizzotto Passes Away
Dolores Rizzotto, the former district manager for Community Board 2 lost her fight against cancer and sadly passed away on September 11 with her son, Robert, and her companion, Daniel Grayson, at her side. Rizzotto served the City of New York in many capacities, but none so important as her role as district manager of CB 2, which covers Sunnyside […]
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/INFO CLUBS Angelo Graci Republican ClubMtg. w/ Guest Michael Conigliarocandidate for Senate Dist. 15. ChristLutheran Church Parish Ctr, 101 Ave& 86 St, Ozone Park, info718.738.3736.Sept 23, 8 pmBella Italia Mia Video: BringingHome […]
Washington Monthly: Queens College No. 2 In Nation
For the second consecutive year, Queens College has been recognized by Washington Monthly as the No. 2 college in America for doing “the best job of helping non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices”. The magazine analyzed 1,540 U.S. colleges and selected 386 that delivered the “Best Bang for the Buck”. “I couldn’t be more pleased and proud that […]
Boro-Wide Blotter
Virus Warning State officials this week are urging the public, especially parents, to be extra vigilant about a new virus that has sent dozens of young people to the hospital with serious respiratory symptoms. No specific treatment or vaccination is available for the virus, dubbed EV-268, which displays symptoms including fever, runny nose, sneezing, coughing and body aches. The virus […]
Resorts World Casino To Host International Fight Night
Resorts World Casino New York City will host its second annual “International Fight Night”, in partnership with New Legend Boxing. Professionals will spar with local, upand coming boxers in a 10-bout card match on September 20, at 7 p.m. (doors will open at 6 p.m.). Brooklyn native Frank Galarza will fight in the night’s main event. Galarza, the 2013 New […]
Poppenhusen Celebrates Oktoberfest
More than a century ago, College Point and the neighborhoods of the borough’s North Shore, possessed a peculiar claim to fame.The area featured more beer gardens and saloons than any place else in the entire country.Names like Stimmel’s, Flessel’s, Wenzel’s, Duer’s and North Beach were the main local attractions. The latter once occupied the entire area where LaGuardia Airport is […]
Goldfeder To Ease School Overcrowding In City
To address overcrowding classrooms in Southern Queens and Rockaway and across the rest of the city, Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder announced that legislation requiring the city School Construction Authority (SCA) and the Department of Education to factor in future population growth when developing their five year educational facilities capital plan, was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo.“As a parent of […]
Historic Buildings At Fort Totten To Be Restored
The historic military buildings at Fort Totten in Bayside are in line for an upgrade. The city Department of Parks and Recreation (DOP) announced on August 8 that the Commanding Officer’s House and the chapel are set to be revitalized. The agency oversees both structures, and also confirmed that it is accepting bids for a contractor to do the work.The […]