Variety Boys & Girls Club Playground Makeover
As part of National Painting Week, 10 Sherwin-Williams volunteers and Palette Pro Painting & Renovation will brighten up the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens by repainting the concrete floor and painting a rainbow on the wall by the playground. The Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens is the largest after-school program in Western Queens. The mission of […]
It’s Not The Guns, It’s The Volley, An Explanation
Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade Association Information Sheet: The Gun “Salute” explained We’ve all become all too familiar with the sight of uniformed rifle bearers at military funerals, firing three volleys over the grave of the fallen. Most people have also heard the expression “a 21-gun salute.” But the two actually have almost nothing to do with each other. Since […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Pleasecall event sponsors to confirm. To list yourevent, send info to qgazette@aol.com, or42-16 34th Ave, Astoria 11101, TWO weeksprior to the event for proper coverage. Astoria Adventist Church:Fridays, 7 pm: Small group video seminar,More About Jesus, with Christian writers andspeakers Maurice Venden and Lee Venden.Saturdays, 3 pm: Bible Study and PrayerGroup. 30-89 32nd […]
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 MTGS, EVENTS: 108th Community Council Mtg SunnysideCommunity Services, 43-31 39th St, GroundFl. May 31, 7 pmCatholic War Veterans Memorial DayParade St. Sebastian’s School Yard,Woodside Ave & 57th St. Info 718.476.8539.- May 30, […]
Shooting At Aces Reported During CB 1 Meeting
The 114th Precinct is six square miles in area and has, within their boundary of policing responsibility, nine gentlemen’s clubs. Deputy Inspector Peter Fortune reported a shooting incident that occurred at Aces, one of the nine clubs, at the May 17 meeting of Community Board 1 at the Astoria World Manor. A man was shot in the foot when a […]
Civics Praise Fortune In Club Purlieu Closing
With police at the 114th Precinct and Community Board 1 (CB1) leading the battle, the city’s “ABC” agencies closed Club Purlieu earlier this month, putting an end to the raging outbursts and gun violence that spilled from the illegal strip joint into the nearby neighborhood. Deputy Inspector Peter Fortune, Commanding Officer of the 114th Precinct, said following a near-fatal shooting […]
Phipps Houses Construction Site Draws Crowd At Sunnyside Meeting
The proposed development of the property at 50-25 Barnett Ave. by the Phipps Houses group got another hearing a week ago. The meeting, held at Sunnyside Community Services on 39th Street proved to be a twin to the meeting held in late October at Phipps Garden Apartments of Sunnyside, on 39th Avenue between 50th and 52nd Streets, backing on Barnett […]