The New York “Mary from Dungloe” Irish Gala Dance: Selection and Crowning of 2019 and 2020 New York “Marys,” is being held on Saturday evening, April 27, 7:30 pm to 12:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Academy Auditorium (28-46 44th Street in Astoria; just blocks from Steinway Street). This year’s MC will be Ann Marie Moloney, the 1984 NY/International Mary […]
Annual Film Festival Explores North African Identities
The 5th annual New York Forum of Amazigh Film (NYFAF) festival, nyfaf.com, will be presented over two days at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10. The festival is free and open to the public. This year’s theme, “Navigating Plural Identities,” reflects a central element of life in North Africa, […]
A Movable Feast
Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of Nicaea decided that it should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox of Mar. […]
Triumph Of Freedom
Passover, the Festival of Freedom, is by far the most popular Jewish holiday and is probably observed more scrupulously than the Holy Days. One of the reasons for Passover’s universal interest is its home character. Members of Jewish families travel great distances to be together at the Seder table with their kin. The desire to participate in a Seder, no […]
Passover Traditions
Passover bears several names in the Hebrew Bible. It is variously called hag ha-pesah (the Festival of the Passover offering), hag ha-matzot (the Festival of Matzoh) or hag ha-aviv (the Spring Festival). In rabbinic tradition, Passover is known as zeman hayrutaynu, the season of our freedom. Each name alludes to one aspect or symbol of this multi-faceted festival: the Paschal […]
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, MoreAbout Jesus, with Christian writers and speakers Maurice Venden and Lee Venden.• Saturdays, […]
Frank Carrado, ‘Mayor Of Long Island City’ Was 89
Unofficially known by the community as the “Mayor of Long Island City,” Frank Carrado has passed away at the age of 89. He is seen here as star of Plaxall Gallery, with his exhibit.
To Be Free Again, A Poem
As Passover arrives,Gloriously we think of how we were enslaved and tyrannized,Denied our liberty.Ah the miracles that God performed forus truly were grand,We were finally let loose from enslavement in Egypt’s land.To think how God parted the sea,What a miraculous victory.Ah freedom, we treasure youWith elation, and gratitude to Godthrough and through.For freedom is cherished in such a divine way,That […]
Neighborhood Development News
Ditmars Apartment Building Permits have been filed for the development of a three-story apartment building at 69-03 Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, as reported by New York YIMBY. The proposed 31-foot-tall building will feature 13,403 square feet of residential space with 13 likely rental apartments, along with an enclosed cellar and nine enclosed parking spaces, according to YIMBY. Located between Hazen […]
Man Charged In Jackson Heights Murder
A 49-year-old Queens man was charged last week in an alleged drug- and gang-related murder inside a Jackson Heights apartment building, police said. Nestor Londono has been charged with manslaughter, weapons possession and drug possession in the April 8 killing of Jeffrey Arroyo, 31. Londono allegedly shot Arroyo in the chest during a dispute inside a third floor apartment at […]