Music legend Art Garfunkel was born and raised in Queens—and he’s proud of it. “I grew up near Jewel Avenue and Main Street, the middle child of three boys,” Garfunkel reminisced. “Halfway between Jamaica and Forest Hills High Schools, the houses were semi-attached, with driveways between and garages in back, next to 10 x 30 grass yards.” The singer/songwriter who […]
Remembering Religious, Ethnic Holiday; Honoring Principal Kromidas
“God signed the Freedom of Greece and He will not take back his signature.”—Theodore Kolokotronis St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at 43-15 196 St., Flushing, NY 11358 had crowds to the doorway on March 25, 800-plus people filling the church. March 25 this year marked the ending of a historic education era of a humble person: Mrs. Athena Tsokou-Kromidas. The […]
I On Politics
KUSHNER CO. ACCUSED OF LYING TO REMOVE RENT-CONTROL TENANTS: Council Member Costa Constantinides said, “Falsifying records in order to increase profits while taking advantage of hardworking Astorians is despicable. Our rent regulation laws protect New Yorkers from tenant harassment and intimidation, including exorbitant rent increases. Kushner Companies’ blatant disregard for our regulations simply to make a profit demonstrates disrespect of […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. To list your event, send info to qgazette@aol.com, or 42-16 34th Ave, Astoria 11101, TWO weeks prior to the event for proper coverage. ASTORIA ADVENTIST CHURCH:Fridays, 7 pm: Small group video seminar,More About Jesus, with Christian writers andspeakers Maurice Venden and Lee Venden.Saturdays, 3 pm: Bible Study […]
Trashman Bashes Three Cars
A city sanitation worker set off a chain reaction crash in Elmhurst on Saturday morning when he decided to move a vehicle blocking his route, police said. Police said James McGuiness, 50, was collecting trash along Hampton Street in Elmhurst at about 11:30 am on March 24th when he and his partner were blocked by an empty van parked on […]
Sentenced 25-To-Life For Vicious Stabbing Death Of Jackson Heights Woman
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced that a Queens man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the heinous slashing and stabbing death of a 28-year-old woman, whose nearly decapitated and disemboweled body was found in Kissena Corridor Park in October 2015. District Attorney Brown said, “This was a senseless and brutal slaying. A young […]
Commemorate 107th Anniversary Of Tragic Factory Fire
Hundreds of workers gathered in the heart of Greenwich Village on March 23 outside of what was once the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The factory employed scores of young women and had been the site of labor unrest following demands for safer conditions, better wages, and shorter work days. On March 25, 1911, a terrible fire, and what would become known […]
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 a fulllist of events.-Cleopatra’s Needle. Carol Sudhalter 8 tomidnight Mar. 31-Flushing Town Hall Monthly Jazz Jam. 7-10 pm Apr. 4-Joan Soriano […]