A pre-opening celebration went down at the newest Fogo de Chão location in Queens on Wednesday, November 30. The elegant steakhouse is located at 92-50 59th Avenue in Elmhurst and is opening its doors to the public. Patrons can expect delicious fire-roasted meats carved by Brazilian-trained gaucho chefs right in front of their very own eyes when visiting the fine […]
Strolling Carolers On Steinway Street BID!
The Steinway Astoria Partnership continues to bring joy to local and visiting shoppers during the holiday shopping season by inviting Christmas Matters Holiday Carolers back on Saturday, December 3rd to stroll the Steinway Street Business Improvement District from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Despite the rain, the carolers were well received and greeted by enthusiastic spectators who joined in the […]
Celebrate The Holiday Season With The Queens Chamber
Join the Queens Chamber of Commerce for their Member Holiday Reception on December 22, 12:30-3:30 pm at Lessing Café in the Bulova Corporate Center (75-20 Astoria Blvd, Jackson Heights. Access via Q47 or plenty of free parking). RSVP by Dec. 15 via email at mmccabe@queenschamber.org.
The Pulpit
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MSQ Doctor To Be Inducted Into Archons Of Ecumenical Patriarchate
After administering lifesaving care to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Dr. Georgios Syros, Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Director of Arrhythmia Services at Mount Sinai Queens, has been invited to Istanbul to be personally inducted into the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate by his All-Holiness himself. An Archon is an honoree by the Patriarch for outstanding service to the […]
Lennon Lives On
The following editorial is reprinted from the December 9, 2020 issue of the Queens Gazette. It’s hard to believe that December 8th, 1980, was 42 years ago [as of this printing]; the infamous, horrible day John Lennon was assassinated in Manhattan in front of his home, the Dakota building. While we are going through many moments of tragedy in the […]
St. Anastasia Knights Of Columbus 5911 Blood Drive 2022
St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council 5911 in Douglaston sponsored a blood drive for St. Anastasia Parish on Sunday, November 20th. Grand Knight Frederick Bedell and Co-Chair Guiseppe Petruso, with the help of Boy Scout Troop 153 ran a successful blood drive, collecting 46 pints of blood, which Bedell calls the Gift of Life. (L. to r.): Bedell, Daniel Garcia, […]
FDNY: Landlords Must Post Battery Blaze Warning
City landlords will be required to post an Emergency Safety Bulletin in their buildings, published by the FDNY, warning tenants to beware of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that power e-Bikes, authorities said. The Fire Department published the bulletin to alert shoppers of the dangers posed by the batteries as they purchase scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards as Christmas gifts, officials […]
Cops Search For Gunman In Astoria Shooting
Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire outside an Astoria restaurant / nightclub early on November 27th, striking a 23-year-old man multiple times. Cops said the victim and the gunman were arguing outside the Spyce Lounge at 42-18 31st Avenue in Astoria just after 4 a.m., when the suspect pulled a gun and fired at the man. A […]
Hunt Attackers In Astoria Teen Beating
Police are seeking help from the public to help identify and locate four suspects who brutally beat a teenager in Astoria in what investigators believe was a case of mistaken identity on November 28th. Cops said the four assailants confronted the 15-year-old victim as he was walking on 48th Street near Broadway at about 4:15 p.m. “They first asked the […]