Lady Armstrong, a stage play about the life of Lucille Armstrong, wife of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong will debut on Saturday, March 7 and 14, at 7 p.m. at Langston Hughes Library and Cultural Center located at 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona. Additional performances are Saturday, March 21 and 28 at 1 p.m. at the James Varrick Community Center located at 151 […]
A New Rizzo’s Pizza Opens In Manhattan
Rizzo’s Pizza, an Astoria landmark on Steinway Street, recently opened a new sitdown pizza restaurant and a separate take-out store at 17 Clinton Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. That makes two Rizzo’s in neighboring Manhattan. The other location is on Lexington Avenue, near 93rd Street on the Upper East Side. It is always encouraging to see a 55-year-plus local […]
DQ Comes To Queens!
DQ has finally opened in Queens! This is amazing news, considering it is the first DQ to open in Queens. The home of the Blizzard, DQ Cakes and Orange Julius has opened at 37- 39 Junction Blvd. in Corona, and to celebrate, they are having TWO Fan Appreciation Days – TODAY, January 21 and Saturday, January 24 – in which […]
Thalia Spanish Theatre Presents Tango 5 Senses
Thalia Spanish Theatre of Sunnyside presents Tango 5 Senses, with music composed, arranged and directed by Latin Grammy winner Raul Jaurena; produced, designed, and directed by Angel Gil Orrios. Indulge in this performance and allow your senses to immerse in one of Latin America’s most dynamic, playful and romantic music genres. It’s tango like you’ve never heard, seen, felt, tasted […]
No Name Comedy/Variety Show Comes To QED Astoria
No Name Comedy Variety brings their multicultural mix of music, comedy and fun back to Queens on Saturday, January 31 for their second visit to Q.E.D. Astoria. No Name producer / host Eric Vetter brings comedy talents Carole Montgomery (Nick at Nite’s “Funniest Mom in America”), Kevin Bartini (Comical Radio), Miguel Dalmau (FOX-TV’s Good Day New York), Grant Cooper (Morrison […]
STIX
The Western Queens Gazette proudly welcomes STIX Mediterranean Grill to Astoria. Following the uber-success of two STIX restaurants in Manhattan’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, Stathis Antonakoupoulos and partners came back to their roots and brought the STIX message with them. Simply Good Food on a Stick is local, organic, and sustainable authentic Greek and Mediterranean cuisine made from the highest quality […]
Local-Express
Michael PerlmanThis column was originated in July 2013 by Nicollette Barsamian At 32, Michael H. Perlman is a fourth generation Forest Hills resident who was raised in a historic section alongside Rego Park. His pride is evident in his first book, Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park, which will be published on Mar. 2, 2015 by Arcadia Publishing. Perlman […]
Full Service On 7 Line This Lunar New Year
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (DFlushing), Assemblymember Ron Kim (DFlushing), Councilmember Peter Koo (DFlushing), Executive Director of the Flushing Chinese Business Association Peter Tu and Vice President of the Korean American Association of Queens J.D. Kim commended the MTA on January 16 for accommodating the Lunar New Year and running the 7 line at full capacity during the weekend holiday. […]
Town Hall To Decide Jackson Heights Building’s Future
State Senator Jose Peralta arranged a Town Hall for a discussion about the future of the Bruson Building. The Bruson Building in Jackson Heights suffered extensive damage from a multiple-alarm fire nearly a year ago. Located on 37th Avenue, between 74th and 75th Streets, the Bruson was home to community anchors such as Plaza College and Frank’s Pharmacy. As repairs […]