An Assistant Principal at Bryant High School was booted from her job recently after an allegation surfaced about her alleged affair with a female student. A representative for Richard Condon, Special Commissioner of Investigations for city schools told the Gazette that an investigation is ongoing based on allegations that Assistant Principal, Pelagin Papoutsis, 33, was booted from her job just […]
Firefighters Rescue Pup From All-Hands Blaze
Firefighters who battled a smoky, allhands blaze at a Long Island City apartment building on September 15 were met with applause by neighbors when they walked to the street cuddling a small dog that was trapped in a second-floor bathroom. The blaze started in the second floor apartment at 36-52 35th Street at about 11:10 a.m. and quickly spread to […]
DenDekker Hosts Mobile Care Clinic
In the weeks leading up to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is observed each October, Assemblyman Michael DenDekker partnered with Congressman Joseph Crowley and the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to host a Mobile Care Clinic in Jackson Heights. The van provided no-cost digital mammograms and clinical breast exams to women in the neighborhood. “Breast cancer screenings are a vital part of […]
Low Enrollment At Most Precious Blood Pre-K
Board of Education officials faced with a low turnout of students registered at the Most Precious Blood Pre-K program opened just two classrooms for 16 youngsters on September 9 – a far cry from the anticipated enrollment of 270 students, school officials said. Department of Education (DOE) officials realized in August that enrollment for Universal Pre-K classes at the former […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
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CityParks Senior Fitness
City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness. The Fall 2015 season of Seniors Fitness programs will begin the week of September 21, and will offer free tennis lessons, yoga instruction and fitness walking in 15 parks across the five boroughs, until October 30. In Queens, the program will offer free yoga […]
Kew Gardens Community Arts Day
Kew Gardens celebrates the diversity of Queens artists on Sunday, September 27. If you are looking for a large, commercial art show, then this is not the event for you. But if you prefer a full day of art experiences that celebrate the rich diversity of Queens, then mark your calendar and come to the urban village of Kew Gardens […]
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