Astoria Bookshop selected some highlights of their events and top reading picks. They said, “November is the month of family and community. Also, it’s NaNoWriMo for all of you aspiring authors and recreational writers – Good luck! Thanksgiving is coming up, and while we will be spending November 23 with our families, we love to see all of our favorite […]
Street Co-Namings Pass City Council
The New York City Council passed on October 31 two street co-naming bills, introduced and sponsored by Council Member Elizabeth Crowley.Firefighter William Tolley was a 14-year veteran of the FDNY, assigned to Ladder 135, Glendale’s “Myrtle Turtles.” He was tragically killed in the line of duty while helping contain an apartment fire in Ridgewood. His loss was felt from the […]
Borough President And ‘Uncle Floyd’ Celebrate Italian American Heritage
Floyd Vivino (l.), who hosted the beloved TV comedy/variety series “The Uncle Floyd Show,” was the featured entertainer at the Italian Heritage & Culture Month Celebration that Borough President Katz and the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of New York hosted at Marillac Hall on the Jamaica campus of St. John’s University on October 24. The event celebrated Italian Americans […]
Police Athletic League Lights On Afterschool Celebration Honors NYPD Officer
The Police Athletic League’s (PAL) Goldie Maple Beacon program joined on October 26 the 18th annual Lights On Afterschool rally, a nationwide series of rallies for afterschools organized by the Afterschool Alliance. During this event, activities that highlighted the achievements of afterschool students and drew attention to the need for more afterschool programs took place to help serve the millions […]
Queens Honors Those Who Serve With Veterans Day Parade
The Queens Veterans Day Parade, presented by the Middle Village Veterans Day Parade Committee, was held on Sunday, November 5. Commencing on 80th Street, the parade moved along Metropolitan Avenue and concluded with a commemorative ceremony at Christ the King Regional High School. The Veterans Day Ceremony was hosted by Master of Ceremonies Tony Barsamian, publisher of the Queens Gazette. […]
Pheffer Amato Speaks at Local School
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) spoke to tenth graders at Scholars’ Academy this past week about government, community concerns, and the importance of voting. Pheffer Amato is a former PA President at Scholars’ Academy, and has taken a keen interest in education as both a legislative and community issue.“Throughout all the schools in my district, we have incredible teachers, […]
UCCA’s Annual Children’s Halloween Costume Party
The United Community Civic Association held their famous annual Children’s Halloween Costume Party on Tuesday, October 31, at Central Restaurant/Lounge (20-30 Steinway Street in Astoria). The event was a smashing success. Little goblins, ghouls, gremlins, ghosts, ogres, superheroes, monsters, and grownups dressed in costumes and enjoyed the fun, food, dancing, singing, entertainment all free. UCCA President Rose Marie Poveromo said, […]
Accessibility Upgrade Exclusion Protested
Hearts Across Queens, MOMally and UP-STAND organized a demonstration for Astoria families and their allies on Saturday, November 4 at the Astoria Boulevard Station’s Columbus Triangle. Protestors gathered to draw attention to the exclusion of accessibility upgrades during station renovations on the N/W line, and severely delayed elevator installation at the Astoria Boulevard station. Despite closures planned for eight months […]
Rockaway’s Fort Tilden Still Defends City After A Century
Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean on the Rockaway Peninsula, Fort Tilden was designed to protect New York City: First, during World War I and World War II with artillery and anti-aircraft installations, and later with Nike Missiles during the Cold War. Today, Fort Tilden continues to protect New York City as the NYPD training site for its Counterterrorism Bureau […]
UCCA Emergency Meeting
United Community Civic Association President Rose Marie Poveromo called an emergency meeting between the Port Authority and residents of upper Ditmars and the Port Authority to address the most recent proposal by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) regarding the Marine Air Terminal egress which will negatively impact the community, especially residents of Astoria. On Thursday, […]