The Astoria Knights Football Club announced its partnership with ULTRAIN soccer training platform. The club, based in Queens, now offers the members of its New York Knights Youth Academy the opportunity to take part in private training sessions featuring professional soccer players from New York Red Bulls (MLS) and New York City FC (MLS), among others. Astoria Knights FC General […]
The Ultimate Quiz III
As I See It:This has become one of my favorites. You know the routine – 5 points for each correct answer. A grade of 90 indicates that you are brilliant; anything below 60 is, well… Answers appear at the end. 1.What famous movie actor said in Rooster Cogburn: “Well I’ll be damned if she didn’t get the last word in again.” 2.Who keeps […]
Abbracciamento
In this week’s Gazette we venture over the border to Nassau County to visit the newly opened Abbracciamento Italian Restaurant. The legacy of Abbracciamento family restaurants covers boroughs and counties and has delighted thousands of patrons over the years and now the tradition continues in Lynbrook, NY. The Abbracciamento Family has its roots in East New York, Brooklyn where Salvatore […]
Local-Express
Yazmin BaptisteYazmin Baptiste is a Queens native who was awarded the 2019 IES Abroad Global Citizen of the Year for her support to refugee and immigrant communities in Rabat, Morocco, and Rome through volunteering and research. She got to study abroad through the IES Abroad program. Yazmin has since graduated from Lafayette College (Easton, PA), having studied anthropology and sociology, with […]
Urban Upbound To Celebrate Its 16th Anniversary
Urban Upbound will be celebrating its 16th Anniversary of breaking cycles of poverty in NYC public housing neighborhoods since 2004. Come (virtually) and celebrate the Relief and Recovery Virtual Benefit with Urban Upbound on October 21. There will be raffles, entertainment, and a showcase of their tremendous programs. The event opens at 6 pm, and the live program starts at […]
Roloson Ends Campaign, Endorses Cabán For Council District 22
On Monday, October 5, Nick Roloson announced he is ending his race for City Council District 22 and endorsing his former competitor Tiffany Cabán, “a public defender, organizer, activist, and queer Latina who reshaped the national discourse on reimagining public safety through her revolutionary campaign for Queens District Attorney last year,” according to her campaign. Roloson is the Chief of […]
The Pulpit
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Fr. Anastasiou Of Holy Cross Delivers City Council Invocation
Whitestone’s Rev. Fr. Anastasiou delivered the NYC Council Invocation. Councilman Paul Vallone said, “I was proud to welcome the spiritual leader of our beloved Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Whitestone, Reverend Fr. George Anastasiou, to deliver the invocation at Wednesday’s NYC Council Stated Meeting. Thank you my brother for giving us your blessing!”
Helping Seniors Recognize Fake News And Propaganda
Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any resources that you know of that can help seniors detect fake news? My 75-year-old mother shares a lot of misinformation with her family and friends that she sees on Facebook. I’ve talked to her about it, but for some reason she has a difficult time deciphering real news from fake news and propaganda. —Frustrated […]
Italian & Italian-American Studies
Italian Charities of America is offering a new interactive online learning program; Italian & Italian-American Studies. This 2020 Fall season they will be offering a two-part series that can be taken together or separately depending on your interest, each series will consist of six classes and the full program will be a total of twelve classes. Students will be expected […]