Immigration Advocacy Services announced their upcoming 30th anniversary, and plans for their first-ever Dinner Dance / Gala Celebration, to celebrate this accomplishment. “It should be a wonderful and seminal event, and with your participation it will be,” said Immigration Advocacy Services Executive Director Antonio Meloni and Director Debra Gilmore. “Unless you’re living in a cave you’re constantly seeing immigration issues […]
$24M NYS Pavilion Reconstruction To Begin Soon
In 2014, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz dedicated $14.25 million in city funds to restore the New York State Pavilion, and with additional money from New York City Council and mayoral funds to total nearly $24.1 million, we are now seeing the first phase of this work begin. According to the New York City Parks Department website, construction will start […]
Conference Room Dedicated To Community Leader
Mount Sinai Queens formally dedicated the fourth floor conference room in the Mount Sinai Queens Ambulatory Pavilion (25-20 30th Avenue in Astoria) to community leader RoseMarie Poveromo in a ceremony attended by elected officials, hospital leadership, and family and friends on Friday, September 20. The dedication was made possible by an anonymous donor. “We are delighted to be able to […]
Visit Germany At St. Mike’s!
Recently, the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts held an exhibit and lecture by historian Kathy Jolowicz at St. Ignatius in Manhattan with 36 panels and artifacts. We’ll be fortunate to have this rare and unique cultural exchange right here in our own neighborhood, so book your calendar for November 9 and make sure to be there! Mark […]
Pastor James Klockau Named Distinguished Pastor Of The Year
Pastor James Klockau, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church and Astoria Lutheran School in Astoria, has been selected as the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association’s (ELEA) 2019 Distinguished Pastor of the Year. This is an exciting award established and given by ELEA, the national membership association of private secondary, elementary and early childhood schools throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), […]
St. Andrew Avellino’s 5th Annual Welcome Back BBQ
Over 300 people attended this year’s Welcome Back BBQ at St. Andrew Avellino, and had a great time. Grace’s Marketplace and Deborah Dilello gave generous donations of food and desserts, for which the St. Andrew community was very grateful.
DP Riverside Grill
DP Riverside Grill in Whitestone offers residents of Northeastern Queens and beyond a truly unique dining experience. After enjoying years of success with their Italian restaurant at this very site, proud owners Joe Facchin and Nina Qureshi wanted to offer something new and different to their waterfront community, and so DP Riverside Grill opened four months ago and has been […]
Mets End Season On High Note
The New York Mets ended their 2019 season in dramatic fashion when Dominic Smith hit a walk-off three run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning against the Atlanta Braves to win 7-6. Smith, who plays first base, had been on the disabled list for two months, returning just in time for the final seasonal game at Citi Field […]
Hell Gate Blast & Riots In Queens Plaza In Fall Of ‘23
Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you’re likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news from its beginning in 1870 until it folded in 1968. Welcome to October 1923! Apathy was far from the situation in Astoria Village. Headlines blared “Hell Gate […]