Star Journal Begins 1892 With Spotlight On Major Figures And Events Both Past And Present Out in Oklahoma Territory, Mine Number 11 at the Osage Coal and Mining Company was rocked by a large explosion on January 7. The tragedy claimed the lives of 100 miners, mostly poor, unskilled Russian and Italian immigrants. Back east, January was a month of […]
‘We Must Live Together As Brothers’
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize winner and perhaps our most venerated civil rights leader, would have turned 89 years old this Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Fifty years ago, when he was only 39 years of age, he was taken from us. It is astonishing what he accomplished in those brief years. During his lifetime […]
Letters to the Editor
Extension Wishful Thinking To The Editor: Extension of the NYC Transit 1 subway line from the Rector Street Downtown, Manhattan station to Red Hook, Brooklyn for $3.5 billion (a tunnel and three new stations) as proposed in 2016 by Chris Ward, Senior Vice President of AECOM, an engineering firm, and now supported by Governor Andrew Cuomo in his 2018 State […]
When Will Medicaid Pay For Nursing Home Care?
Dear Savvy Senior, What are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage for nursing home care? Caregiving Daughter Dear Caregiving, The rules and requirements for Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care are complicated and will vary according to the state where your parent lives. With that said, here’s a general, simplified rundown of what it takes to qualify. Medicaid Eligibility […]
Rebuilding Of St. Nicholas At WTC Site Comes To A Halt
The rebuilding of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan has been suspended after Skanska USA Building Inc., the site’s main contractor, told subcontractors to withdraw after its contract with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America was terminated effective December 5, 2017 due to payment defaults. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese […]
Remembering Dr. King Jr.: An Advocate Of Civil Rights
Both hailed as a civil rights leader who achieved his ends by nonviolent means and vilified as a traitor to the cause of black equality, Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister from Atlanta Georgia, was born on Jan 15, 1929 at the home of his parents. In 1986, 18 years after he was assassinated on a motel balcony in […]
RAFINA
Rafina offers refined Greek dining, live music, and the emotive singing of owner, Dennis Spilios. Dennis came from Delphi, Greece in 1970 and grew up on 46th Street, just steps from Rafina. After owning two successful restaurants in Manhattan, Dennis decided to get back in the game. I was surprised and delighted to know that Dennis is a famous singer […]
Local-Express
Victoria HristoffVictoria Hristoff is a “raging intersectional feminist, Aquarius, and Queens native,” who was born and raised in Bayside. During her 23 years of life she’s moved from Queens to various neighborhoods of Manhattan (Murray Hill, Gramercy, Chinatown/LES), Rome for six months, and now Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She is bilingual, speaking Greek and English. Victoria received her BFA from the School […]
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 Northern Blvd.visit flushingtownhall.org for a full list ofevents.-LIC Arts Open 44-02 23 St, #321, LIC.More info at licartsopen.org-Open Call: Exposure. Apply online.Exhibition opens Jan 11 […]
