The United Community Civic Association (UCCA) held its second annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in McManus Memorial Park on 81st Street in East Elmhurst. Many neighborhood residents came to the December 4 event to enjoy holiday refreshments of hot chocolate and delicious cookies provided by the Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Co., and enjoyed beautiful Christmas carols sung by the choir […]
The Greater Astoria Historical Society presents pages from The Long Island Star Journal
COMPILED BY DAN MCDONALD Welcome To December 1884! Out in the town of Reserve, New Mexico, the air was pierced with the sound of gunshots as an Old West gunfight erupted when a group of unruly cowboys opened fire on a local lawman who had arrested one of their drunken friends. After a 36-hour siege that became known as the […]
Holiday Entertaining Excellence
Savory appetizers, gifts and moreFrom savory appetizers to delicious holiday gifts, cheese is a must-have holiday ingredient. These recipes from Chef George Duran, host of TLC’s “Ultimate Cake Off” and Food Network’s “Ham on the Street,” make it easy to elevate your cheeseboard, serve up delightfully delicate puffed pastries or make glass canning jar gifts to give away to guests. Each dish features Jarlsberg […]
Magical Afternoon With Santa On Steinway Street
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow lined up on Steinway Street as Santa pulled his sleigh up to Sol Dance Center on Sunday, December 3. Santa came bearing his “HO! HO! HO!” enthusiasm, as well as special gifts for all the children who came out to have their pictures taken with him. The children delighted in telling Santa what […]
Namesake Of McGoldrick Library Honored
Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott hosted an unveiling ceremony of a bronze plaque commemorating Father Edward F. McGoldrick that will be mounted in the McGoldrick Library branch on Tuesday, November 28, at 3 p.m. There was also a benediction by Rev. Joseph T. Holcomb, the 6th pastor of St. Andrew Avellino Parish, remarks by local officials, music by […]
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: Flushing Town Hall 137-35 NorthernBlvd. visit flushingtownhall.org for afull list of events.-Monthly Jazz Jam with SaxophonistCarol Sudhalter ($10/free for members,students, and jamming musicians). Dec6, 7-10 pm.-The Brubeck Brothers Quartet($16/$10 […]
Gunman Faces Life, In Ravenswood Revenge Murder
Nineteen-year-old Javyn McNish alleges that he was seeking revenge for a friend when he shot and killed Jerell Lewis, 20, on 12th Street in Long Island City on December 2. McNish, who lives in the Queensbridge Houses and Lewis, who lived in the Ravenswood Houses, were rival gang members, a law enforcement source said. Lewis got into a fistfight with […]
Gunman Faces Life, In Ravenswood Revenge Murder
Nineteen-year-old Javyn McNish alleges that he was seeking revenge for a friend when he shot and killed Jerell Lewis, 20, on 12th Street in Long Island City on December 2. McNish, who lives in the Queensbridge Houses and Lewis, who lived in the Ravenswood Houses, were rival gang members, a law enforcement source said. Lewis got into a fistfight with […]