Council Members Costa Constantinides and Ritchie Torres celebrated the fact that their bill INT. 1465 was to come up for a vote by the City Council. The bill calls for cleaner power generation by requiring that power plant operators end the use of dirty fuel oils, which will decrease hazardous emissions and pollution from power plants. The Council voted on […]
Have A Holly Jolly Christmas!
It’s finally here! After all the hustle and bustle, preparations, decorations, party planning, recipe sifting and ingredient shopping, not to mention present-hunting for all the loved ones. It can all get to be a bit much, but if we are reasonable with expectations of ourselves, we can remember the reason for the season – to celebrate the birth of Christ, […]
Letters to the Editor
Shut Down Show Palace A copy of this letter was received at theoffices of the Queens Gazette.December 13, 2017Richard A. BrownDistrict AttorneyOffice of the Queens County District Attorney125-01 Queens BoulevardKew Gardens, New York 11415Dear Judge Brown, I write regarding the nightclub, Show Palace, that is negatively affecting our community. Located at 42-50 21st Street in Long Island City, Show Palace […]
Shootings Down Amid House Passage Of Reciprocity Act
There have been 51 fewer murders, 212 fewer shooting incidents and 247 fewer shooting victims citywide in 2017 through December 10, according to the latest NYPD CompStat numbers. “New York State, as a whole, has stronger gun safety laws than the rest of the country,” said Adam Skaggs, Chief Counsel for the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, in an […]
Former Rep. Ackerman Donates His Papers To Queens College
Former U.S. Congress Member and Queens College alumnus Gary Ackerman announced the donation of his personal papers to the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library at Queens College at a December 1 alumni reception in Washington, D.C. The papers and material will be arranged and described by Queens College archivists and made available to researchers as one of the school’s growing number […]
Maloney Discusses The Anable Basin Rezoning
Congress Member Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement on on the Anable Basin Rezoning in Long Island City: “For decades New York City turned its back on its waterfront – pushing industrial uses to the East River, while building residential communities farther inland. This left New York City with some of the most polluted waterways in the nation […]
Dutch Kills Civic Closes Out 2017
The Dutch Kills Civic Association’s (DKCA) December meeting was its last of the year until February. As usual in the last month of the year, there was the attempt to run a brief meeting and then to enjoy a holiday season party. Tony Benetatos moderated the meeting in the absence of President George Stamatiades. The 114th Police Precinct Commander Captain […]
Man Charged In Police Car Hit-Run
Police last week arrested an armed, 22-year-old Rockaway man who slammed his black BMW into the side of a police car in Long Island City on December 13, and then fled the scene. Police said the officer was driving on Northern Boulevard and 39th Street (Steinway Street) at about 8:50 a.m. on December 13, when Kevin Giraldo-Cuesta struck the police […]
Christmas: A Sprig Of Mistletoe For The Occasion
The holiday known as Christmas arose in the fourth century A.D. as the Christian religion, still in its infancy, struggled for supremacy with the official Roman state religion, Mithraism. Over the centuries, customs and traditions from many different cultures came together eventually to result in the familiar holiday season. The date of the birth of Christ is still unknown. In […]
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Blue JuneBlue June is a highly intuitive reader, witch and business owner who conveys genuine compassion to her clients while still maintaining a no-nonsense style of counsel. She first began studies with Courtney Weber, author of “Tarot For One: The Art of Reading For Yourself” and has been a professional reader for five years. She now teaches two tarot courses, yet […]