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 writersand speakers Maurice Venden and LeeVenden.•Saturdays, 3 pm: Bible Study and […]
NYSUM Tenants Plan Lawsuit To Halt Mass Eviction
Soon-to-be evicted tenants at a dormitory operated by the New York School of Urban Ministry (NYSUM) in Astoria are about to lay down the gauntlet in their battle to remain in their homes. Attorneys at the Queens office of the Legal Aid Society are about to file a lawsuit against NYSUM to prevent the nonprofit ministry from evicting the remaining […]
Teen Subway Arsonist Arrested
Piotr Olszewski, a 30-year-old Brooklyn man, said he wondered why a teenager was staring at him as he headed home on a Queens Bound G train early on January 20 – until he awoke to find the teen standing over him, grinning and watching him burn. Officers said Christopher Jackson, 18, was the only other passenger on the train when […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
Dates & times are subject to change. SEND INFO TWO WEEKS PRIOR to the event (this is a WEEKLY paper) to qgazette@aol.com, or 42-16 34th Ave, Astoria 11101. ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT/ SPORTS: MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC,-Night at the Museum ($15) RSVP onFacebook. Jan 27, 8 pm-midnightFlushing Town Hall 137-35 NorthernBlvd. visit flushingtownhall.org for a fulllist of events.-Chinese New Year […]
Dromm Joins Hundreds In Queens LGBT Winter Pride Celebration
Council Member Daniel Dromm joined Queens Pride, the organizers of the Queens Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival at their annual Winter Pride fundraiser at Astoria World Manor. Each January at Winter Pride, the Queens Pride board honors a number of individuals who have contributed to the borough’s LGBT rights movement. This year’s honorees were […]
Vallone Recognizes Long Time Bayside Business Owner
The Dinette & Furniture Center Inc., owned and operated by David Yousefzadeh since 1978, has been a fixture in the Bayside community. After nearly 40 years in business, the store will be closing by the end of January. Joined by David’s family, Council Member Paul Vallone’s office presented him with a commemorative citation in recognition of its decades of excellence […]
Queensbridge Celebration Of Peace Anniversary
On Thursday, January 19th, Assembly Member Catherine Nolan joined the 696 Build Queensbridge Crisis Management Team, Jacob Riis Settlement House and many others for the one-year anniversary Celebration of Peace at Queensbridge Houses. “It was an honor to participate in this wonderful ceremony to commemorate a one-year anniversary of peace in Queensbridge Houses,” Nolan said. “A big thanks to all […]
City Council Passes First- Ever Cultural Package
The New York City Council passed its first-ever package of cultural legislation since the establishment of the Department of Cultural Affairs in 1976, as well as the largest set of reforms to the Percent for Art program since it was initiated 1982. The six bills passed by the City Council on January 18 work to create more feedback from the […]