A meal at La Vigna Italian Restaurant is a treat that shouldn’t be missed. Located on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills, where parking is easy, La Vigna has been serving homemade, regional Italian cuisine made with love and pride by Chef Giuseppe Vitale for the last 15 years. Everyone who visits La Vigna is enveloped by warmth and the sensation […]
Die-Hard Fans Come To Astoria To Meet The Mets
It was a day to meet the Mets…and their fans too. Faithful fans of the NY Mets came to Katch in Astoria for the third annual Queens Baseball Convention (QBC) on January 28th. Visitors were treated to appearances by famous players of the franchise’s glory days, including second baseman Tim Teufel and former Manager Bobby Valentine, as well as a […]
Local Express
Shekar KrishnanShekar Krishnan is a community activist in Jackson Heights. He leads a number of neighborhood initiatives and is the President of the New Visions Democratic Club, founded by Council Member Daniel Dromm. Since the presidential election last fall, the club has helped organize large grassroots actions in the neighborhood to bring residents together in solidarity, and connect them with local […]
Singer/Songwriter Rose Cousins
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Rose Cousins’ new video for her single, “Chains” premieres at Billboard. Cousins’ new album, Natural Conclusion, has just come out, and has been receiving some great press. Listed as one of the top “10 Americana albums to look forward to 2017” in The Guardian, which said, “her voice draws you in until you realize you are at the […]
The Neustadt Collection Receives Tiffany Glass Donation
The Tiffany School opened last fall on the former site of the Tiffany Studios facility in Corona, which had been owned and operated by famed American artist Louis C. Tiffany (1848–1933). Public Art for Public Schools (PAPS) commissioned a site-specific permanent artwork for the school lobby by visual artist Rita McBride made from the glass shards found on the site. […]
Van Bramer Denounces ‘ICE’ Scammers At Woodside Rally
New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, alongside representatives from Make the Road New York, the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, Catholic Migration Services, as well as Deputy Commissioner at the Dept. of Consumer Affairs Amit Bagga, Denise Keehan-Smith from Community Board 2, and other community advocates held a rally on February 14th denouncing scammers dressed as ICE officers […]
Brown, O’Neill Urge Immigrants To Report Threats, Extortion
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill joined forces last week to assure Queens residents that they are committed to protecting the rights of all New Yorkers – regardless of immigration status, nationality or language barriers. Brown cited recent reports of individuals impersonating ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents in Queens County, demanding money from […]
Gianaris And Barnwell Legislation To Reform Affordable Housing
Senator Michael Gianaris and Assembly Member Brian Barnwell, have introduced legislation (S4458/A5505) that would reform the current area median income (AMI) formula used to determine affordability for housing projects. The bill would require the state to calculate affordability for housing projects, such as 421a, using the area median income from the zip code where the building is located, as opposed […]
Kenny Kasman, 63
Long time Queens Gazette friend, Kenny Kasman passed away on Monday, February 20th. He was approximately 63 years old. Kenny, who I first met in the early 1980s, worked for me in Forest Hills at The Dollar Saver, The Gazette News Printing and the Queens Gazette. He handled many of our Super Sale Days outside of Astoria, as our lead […]