The owner of a parcel at 25-28 Broadway in Astoria has filed plans to develop a seven-story residential building at the site.Plans show the 19-unit building will rise 74-feet above street level and will feature 13,371-square-feet of residential space and 2,365-square-feet of ground floor retail space.The development will also feature a recreation space on the second floor, a laundry room […]
Hunt Thieves In Astoria Jewelry Store Heist
Police are searching for two brazen thieves who made off with two rings worth a total of $7G from an Astoria jewelry store on November 28.Cops said the suspects, a male and a female, posed as shoppers when they entered Almaz Brothers Jewelers at 35-13 30th Avenue at about 5:40 p.m. on November 28.The pair walked up to a counter […]
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Santa
Just who is Santa Claus? Why, he’s the proprietor of the North Pole Toy Workshop, someone beloved by people of all shapes and sizes. He’s an animal lover – and he has a better record of on-time deliveries than the U.S. Post Office.There is no record of Santa’s birth, but he is believed to be approximately 1,551-years-old or as he […]
CALDC’s Joyous Tree Lighting
The Central Astoria LDC’s “4th Annual Holiday Festival & Tree Lighting Celebration,” held Saturday, December 3rd, on the Great Lawn at Astoria Park brought out hundreds of families despite the frigid weather. The three-hour event featured non stop fun, such as train rides around the Great Lawn, facepainting and cotton candy; a children’s theater performance by Mainstages heralding the holidays […]
Tree Lights Up McManus Park!
The First Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at McManus Memorial Park was held on December 4 under clear evening skies. More than 60 people attended the event at 81st Street and Grand Central Service Road hosted by United Community Civic Association (UCCA) President Rose Marie Poveromo, and sponsored by Congressman Joseph Crowley. “We are so very pleased that this, our […]
Van Bramer Announces 7th Annual Food Drive
Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer announced his 7th Annual Food Drive to provide food for homeless and hungry New Yorkers during the holiday season. People are encouraged to donate canned foods, infant formula, pasta, rice, grains, peanut butter, and other nonperishable items at community drop-off sites throughout the 26th Council District. According to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, […]
Queens: A Bountiful Shopping Opportunity
Queens offers a treasure trove of wonderful things to celebrate all year round, but especially in December with all the big holidays – Chanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa – as you can see in this Gazette Holiday Portfolio issue. The awesome variety of places to live, shop, work, dine and have fun in our home borough are at one’s doorstep. We […]
Letters to the Editor
Designated Drivers To The Editor: From office parties to neighborhood gatherings, it’s the most wonderful time of the year to spend time with co-workers, family and friends. With the season of celebrations well under way, it’s also a time to remember that the best celebrations start and end responsibly. Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser once again encourage adults to enjoy the great […]
Dromm, Stavisky Host Tree Lighting, Children’s Reading
On the evening of December 1st, Council Member Daniel Dromm (DElmhurst, Jackson Heights), state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Queens), students from PS 13, PS 102, IS 5, youth leaders from Asian Americans for Equality, Representatives from Community Board 4 Queens, the Newtown Civic Association and others gathered at CC Moore Homestead Playground on Broadway between 82nd Street and 45th venue […]