Since the holidays are coming up, Astoria Bookshop is collecting their favorite reads of the year to help satiate even the most ravenous young reader. Here are some of their beloved children’s books of the year (and they’ve all been published in 2018). Give the gift of reading this season! Visit Astoriabookshop.com for the calendar and more. Astoria Bookshop’s staff […]
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, 11 […]
ADA Posthumously Honored With Prestigious Dewey Award
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced that the recipient for this year’s prestigious Thomas E. Dewey Medal was awarded to the late Queens Assistant District Attorney James W. Evangelou. The Thomas E. Dewey Medal is awarded each year by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York to an outstanding assistant district attorney in each of […]
Sister Flora Marinelli
Sister Flora Marinelli, a woman of deep faith, enduring love and exceptional kindness, was a sister of St. Joseph for 57 years. At last evening’s vigil prayer, we heard Jesus proclaim the greatest commandment: “You shall love the lord your God, with your whole heart, with your whole soul, and with your whole mind.” And the second is like it: […]
Remains Of Little Neck Matinecock Returns Home
On a cold fall evening, Chief Harry Wallace of the Unkechaug Indian Nation hosted a burial ceremony in which the remains of a Matinecock Native American were re-interred at the Zion Cemetery in Douglaston. The burial comes weeks after the burial site was renovated and rededicated by Aidan Decker for his Eagle Scout Service Project. The remains were discovered in […]
Gazette Calendar Of Events
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Central Astoria Holiday Festival & Tree Lighting Celebration Rocks
Despite the threat of rain, the weather held up beautifully to deliver on the promise of the Central Astoria (CALDC) Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting Celebration in Astoria Park on December 1. Local residents got to come together with family, friends and neighbors to enjoy a festive time. Children happily waited with eager anticipation for train rides. Voices could be […]
A Great Christmas Light Display In Whitestone
After taking a year off, the Lynch family home in Whitestone, located at 166-04 23rd Avenue, is back with its larger-than-life display of lights. For the last 20 years Kevin Lynch, a retired firefighter, has adorned his house in an amazing display of lights and figurines – including a projection of Santa Claus in the top floor window. The Lynch […]
St. Joseph’s Nativity Scene
On Sunday, December 9, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, located at 43-19 30th Avenue in Astoria, held their outdoor tree lighting and blessing of the crèche and memorial trees by Fr. Vincent Miceli.
Raging Fire In Sunnyside Consumes Six Businesses
A fire broke out after 2 am on Thursday, December 13 in Sunnyside on Queens Boulevard, between 45th and 46th Streets, directly across from the 7 train. The five-alarm blaze spread rapidly through several businesses, but incredibly no one was killed. Twelve injuries have been initially reported among firefighters and civilians who have been hospitalized, with one person listed in […]