City Councilman Peter Koo joined with the Coalition For Queens (C4Q) on June 1 to announce open registrations for its C4Q Access Code Program, an initiative that teaches coding and professional skills to talented adults from diverse and low-income backgrounds. Graduates from these courses have gone from making $18,000 to over $85,000 a year on average upon securing a tech […]
UCCA Hosts Health Fair In Astoria
On June 3, the United Community Civic Association (UCCA) joined with Mount Sinai Hospital Queens and the New York City Correction Department to host a community-wide health fair at the Kaufman Studios in Astoria. UCCA President Rose Marie Poveromo was the brains behind this event that has served the community for more than two decades. Caryn Schwab, Mount Sinai Queens […]
WCS’s Queens Zoo Helps Howler Monkeys Thrive in Belize
Recent WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Queens Zoo surveys of black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra), translocated to Belize’s Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 25 years ago reveal that the effort has been a great success, with monkeys now thriving throughout the reserve after going locally extinct 40 years ago. The surveys conducted by WCS’s Queens Zoo in collaboration with the Belize Audubon […]
Meng Honors Firefighter Tolley In Congress
On May 2, Congresswoman Grace Meng read into the Congressional Record of the 115th Congress a statement honoring the life of FDNY Firefighter William Tolley, who lost his life when his company responded to a fire in Glendale. The statement Meng read follows: To Honor The Life Of FDNY Firefighter William Tolley Congresswoman Grace Meng: I rise today, along with […]
At 35, A Voice To Be Reckoned With
The Queens Gazette:There is a message in the survival of the Queens Gazette, a message for naysayers and skeptics that doubted the newspaper would survive when it first debuted in January 1982: “Never Say Never.” The once-small Queens weekly, rooted in community unity and determined to meet the challenges of a hometown newspaper, is very much alive and thriving, 35 years later. […]
15th Annual Small Business & Procurement EXPO
Join LaGuardia Community College Business Services and over 60 exhibitors and hundreds of attendees at the 15th Annual Small Business & Procurement EXPO where you can: Network with government agencies, prime contractors, and small businesses, Meet with government procurement representatives, Meet MWBEs, 8(a)s, Hub Zone, WOSBs, EDWOSBs, and DBEs, Meet Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and […]
Coping With Ringing In Your Ears
Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any new treatments you know of that can help with constant ear ringing syndrome known as tinnitus? I’ve had it for years but it’s gotten worse the older I get. Ringing Louder at 62 Dear Ringing, Tinnitus is a common condition that affects around 45 million Americans, but is usually more prevalent in the 60-and-older […]
Half A Lifetime At The Gazette
I suppose I am a veteran of the Queens Gazette, having been here nearly 19 years. I started at 19 years old. My Father, being a regular reader of his local newspaper, would pick it up every week to read about all the local news in his community. I glanced one day at the help wanted ads looking for a […]