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 Bella Italia Mia: Dominick Sabatino,“Live Opera of Puccini and Verdi”($15m/ $17nm; Cheese, soda, coffee,cookies, wine) Christ the King HS, 3rdFloor, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave, MiddleVillage – Nov 16, noonCALDC Holiday Tree […]
Alert: NYPD Never Solicits Money Over The Phone
Detective Thomas Bell of the 104th Precinct Community Affairs in Ridgewood issued a community alert. Bell’s statement said, “Just another reminder with the upcoming holidays, there are a lot of phone scams that you should be aware of, but one particular scam picks up around this time. “This scam involves someone calling your home stating that they are from the […]
Riding The Midnight Express With Billy Hayes
When Billy Hayes left his home in Babylon, Long Island bound for Istanbul, Turkey in the fall of 1970 he figured his trip would have just the right amount of adventure and danger that marked his two previous journeys to that country. Hayes had been traveling to Turkey since the late 1960s where he would smuggle hashish back to America […]
Vallone Holds Participatory Budgeting Assemblies
The residents of Northeast Queens have been diligently working with Councilmember Paul Vallone’s office to decide how $1 million of discretionary funds will be spent within the community. Participatory budgeting, which can now be found in 24 of 51 City Council districts is a great opportunity for all residents as young as 16, especially those new to civic life, to […]
Simanowitz, Chamber Announce Veterans Discounts
Surrounded by veterans in front of the VFW Post in College Point, Assemblymember Michael Simanowitz and the Queens Chamber of Commerce announced the creation of the Queens Veterans Discount Program. Vendors from around the borough have decided to offer discounts to veterans, and will receive a decal identifying them as a participant. To receive these deals, veterans will be given […]
Vallone’s Bill To Combat Female Veteran Homelessness
One of the focal points of a joint hearing of the Veterans and General Welfare Committees on November 10 was Councilmember Paul Vallone’s resolution calling on the state to pass legislation which would require the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs to conduct a study regarding homeless female veterans, and eventually all homeless veterans, in New York. Homelessness and […]
Van Bramer Rallies Community To Find Violent Muggers
On November 4, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Captain Brian Hennessy of the 108th Police Precinct and William Eichhorn, the 81-year-old man who was violently mugged, were joined by community leaders outside the Chase Bank branch in Sunnyside to call on the public to assist in finding the two suspects who are on the loose after robbing the […]
CB2 Talks Hunters Point Library
At November’s Community Board 2 meeting, there was supposed to be a presentation by two speakers about the Hunters Point Library, that great building by the river which thus far is only a castle in the air—but they sent their regrets and the topic had to be postponed at least until December, though that didn’t stop one local resident from […]
Cops Offer $2G For Suspects In Blind ATM-Rob
Queens police officials this week are continuing their search for two heartless thugs who bashed a blind, 81-year-old Sunnyside man outside a bank ATM machine on October 26 and made off with his cash and debit card.Cart. Brian Hennessey, commanding officer of the 108th Precinct, joined City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, local leaders, the victim and the victim’s family members […]
Cops Offer $2G For Suspects In Blind ATM-Rob
Queens police officials this week are continuing their search for two heartless thugs who bashed a blind, 81-year-old Sunnyside man outside a bank ATM machine on October 26 and made off with his cash and debit card.Cart. Brian Hennessey, commanding officer of the 108th Precinct, joined City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, local leaders, the victim and the victim’s family members […]