Centers Plan For Healthy Living Opens In Flushing
At a Grand Opening celebration on Tuesday August 18, Centers Plan for Healthy Living (CPHL) cut the ribbon on its new office in Flushing. CPHL is a Centers Health Care company offering managed long-term care in the New York area. “The need for culturally sensitive, managed long-term care in this area was first brought to our attention by several of […]
Trump Stirs The Pot
Many years ago we personally interviewed Donald Trump, who has a lifelong connection to Queens, as he was born here and lived near St. John’s University in Jamaica Estates. He was one of our first celebrity interviews (“Close-Up” with former Gazette Editor, Jim Mahoney). From that interview a million years ago, we realized long before his TV shows and celebrity […]
Comprehensive Traffic Safety Around Astoria Park
Op-Ed:As Astoria residents, we know that the streets surrounding Astoria Park can be unsafe for pedestrians. This danger was recently made too clear on the night of June 27, when our friend and family member, Betty Jean DiBiaso, passed away after being hit by a careless driver. Unfortunately, this recent crash is not unique. There have been three fatalities and […]
Letters to the Editor
Austin Book Shop To The Editor: My name is Barbara Titowsky Krysko, and my father was Bernard Titowsky of the Austin Book Shop. I recently came across Jason Antos’ article about my dad’s store (“60 Years And Counting,” November 19, 2014). I wanted to thank him for doing such a wonderful job, and actually getting the majority of the facts […]
Atlantic Bank Celebrates New Location On Steinway
Steinway Street welcomes a new location for Atlantic Bank now at 30-75 Steinway Street. The bank was formerly located at 30-18 Steinway Street. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Tuesday, August 25 to commence the Grand Opening celebrations, which continue through August 29. Prior to the official ribbon cutting, V. Reverend Archimandrite Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Dean of Saint Demetrios Cathedral of […]
Louis Armstrong House Celebrates Queens Jazz Heritage
On Saturday, August 29, at 2 pm, Dennis Lichtman and his Queensboro Six will perform a concert celebrating the rich jazz heritage of the borough of Queens. The free event will feature music associated with famous jazz pioneers who resided in Queens, as well as original compositions by Lichtman. The program is supported in part by a grant from the […]
Dromm Secures IDNYC Registration Site At Library
Residents will be able to apply for the city’s municipal ID cards next month in Jackson Heights. The city is setting up an IDNYC pop-up shop in the Jackson Heights library, located at 35-51 81st Street, from September 3 through September 18, according to a spokeswoman with the Mayor’s office. An IDNYC card provides identification for city residents – including […]
District 26 Is Leader In ELA And Math Scores
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO Queens Community School District 26 leads the borough in proficiency on the 2015 grades three through eight English Language Arts (ELA) and math tests. The northeastern Queens district had 59 percent of its students demonstrating proficiency in ELA and 70 percent in math. Scores at Level 3 and Level 4 are required for proficiency on the exams. […]
PS 111 On State’s ‘Most Dangerous Schools’ List
New York State education officials have included PS 111 in Long Island City on their 2015-16 list of persistently dangerous schools for the second consecutive year, a dubious distinction. State Department of Education (DOE) officials determine which schools will be placed on the list based on a series of criteria, including the number of violent and disruptive incidents reported to […]