Saluting Labor And Students
Though mired in controversy – from its mysterious federal founder, to Grover Cleveland’s hurried designation of holiday status after the bloody Pullman Strike of 1894 – Labor Day, the country’s unofficial end-of-summer benchmark, has since been transformed into a jovial day of celebration, both for the American workforce and for students before the long grind of the upcoming fall and […]
Earthquake Tragedy In Italy
We at the Queens Gazette are grieving over the horrible tragedy currently affecting the people in and around Amatrice, Italy. In addition to nearly 250 lives lost and innumerable hundreds critically injured, the magnitude 6.2 quake destroyed much of the town’s vital architectural history. The town center, with buildings dating back to the Middle Ages, was completely destroyed. In addition […]
Letters to the Editor
No Excuses To The Editor: Labor Day is a national toast to the American worker. It’s a time to relax with family and friends as we say cheers to another year of hard work and goodbye to another summer. Many Americans will come together this weekend over a well-earned beer, and as always, we’ll be encouraging drinkers to celebrate responsibly. […]
Save Astoria Park’s Historic Diving Pool
Hundreds of Astoria residents are petitioning to save and restore the historic, Art Deco style diving pool in Astoria Park, for the purpose of diving as it was was used for decades by generations of Astoria residents and other New Yorkers. It has a historic legacy as it was used during the 1936, 1952 and 1964 Summer Olympic trials which […]
UCCA’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Commemoration
The United Community Civic Association, Inc. (UCCA), along with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York City Department of Corrections, 114th and 115th Precincts of the New York City Police Department, New York City Fire Department, elected officials, religious and community leaders, will host its annual September 11th memorial commemoration at McManus Memorial Park to […]
Crucial Debates Almost Here
Presidential debates, which can destroy a candidate with one wrong answer, are less than a month away, with the first of three scheduled to be held on Monday, September 26th, at Hofstra University on Long Island. But because the candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, must be satisfied with the moderator or there will be problems that could […]
Queens Democratic Party Primary Elections
Queens Democrats will hold Primary Elections on Tuesday, September 9 to select the party’s candidates for 2 state senate and 4 state Assembly seats that will be on the ballot for the November 8 elections, seeking seats for the 2017-18 term. There will also be elections on the September 9 ballot for Queens Democratic Party male and female district leaders’ […]
NYSE Morning Bell Commemorates Women’s Equality
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), joined by New York Stock Exchange Chief Operating Officer Stacey Cunningham and New York women leaders from the public and private sectors, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in honor of Women’s Equality Day 2016, a day designated to commemorate the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution 96 years […]
Astoria Park One Of Five Anchor Parks To Share $150M
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver announced on August 18 that the City will fund $150 million in major improvements at five large parks under the new Anchor Parks initiative. More than 750,000 New Yorkers live within walking distance of the five Anchor Parks, and the new investment will fuel the […]