“Public art is an integral part of New York City’s urban landscape. It encourages new ideas, conversation, and changes the perception of our city,” said Majority Leader and Cultural Affairs and Library Committee Chair Jimmy Van Bramer. “The Percent for Art Program represents our city’s commitment to public art. My legislation would strengthen the public’s involvement in commissioning art paid […]
Sal, Kris and Charlie’s Deli
“THE SANDWICH KINGS OF ASTORIA”In this day and age, so few things stand the test of time. Well, there’s living proof right on 23rd Avenue in Astoria at Sal, Kris and Charlie’s Deli. For 76 years, this family-owned deli has been offering pretty much one thing and one thing only; the best hero sandwich in NYC, according to many of the regulars. Though Sal […]
Local Express
Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based comedian and writer hailed as “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today,” by The New York Times, and an “inventive and groundbreaking comedian,” by the AV Club. Mainstream American Comic, his chart-topping new stand up album, was recorded live, and on it, Hari makes a strong case for why race, gender and […]
“The Clancys of Queens”
What do you get when you pair the indomitable voice of a working-class, Irish-Italian New Yorker with often biting, but always clever humor? You get “The Clancys of Queens,” a memoir beautifully and colorfully written by Tara Clancy, contributor to The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine and The Rumpus. Artfully told, her breakout memoir tells the story […]
No Tricks, Just Treats At Great Neck Plaza Celebration
The Village of Great Neck Plaza and Great Neck Plaza Business Improvement District (BID) announce the Annual Halloween Celebration and Parade will take place on Bond Street between North Station Plaza and Grace Avenue on Sunday, October 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children are invited to parade as ghosts, princesses, their favorite superheroes or other imaginative characters, and […]
Queens Collects: 60 Years At The GTM At Queens College
The Godwin-Ternbach Museum (GTM) at Queens College will mark a milestone in housing the borough’s only collection of art and artifacts that date from ancient to modern times with its new exhibition, Queens Collects: 60 Years at the GTM. On view from October 22 through December 17, the exhibition will showcase donations from the past decade and the best of […]
It’s Fall in Sunnyside
It’s Fall in Sunnyside! Sunnyside Shines BID has brought in new plaza plantings and more seating. The latest fall planting in Bliss and Lowery Plazas, features mums, cabbages and other decorative plants to bring color and vitality to the neighborhood’s public spaces. The Horticulture Society of New York’s Green Team updates the planters throughout the year with colorful and healthy […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. To list your event, send info to qgazette@aol.com, or 42-16 34th Ave, Astoria 11101, TWO weeks prior 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 […]