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When visitors step off the elevator onto the fourth floor of the Quinn building for the Greater Astoria Historical Society, the exhibits begin before they even enter the showroom. The photos that line the walls in the hallway are large and inviting, encouraging passersby to stop to take a closer look. One exhibit that deserves […]

A retired music educator is hoping to hit the right note with a community orchestra in Queens. Long-time Jackson Heights resident and violinist Patricia Glunt, 58, is launching the Jackson Heights Orchestra, comprised of more than two-dozen local musicians. Auditions are slated for Sept. 11, 12 and 18. “Jackson Heights is growing as a cultural […]

NICHOLAS GAITANIS Nicholas Gaitanis, 75, of Ringwood, formerly of Montclair, died on Monday, Aug. 20. Born on Christmas day in the small village of Kefalas, Crete, Mr. Gaitanis survived the Nazi occupation of the island, and moved to New York with his parents and six siblings; they lived in Sunnyside, Queens. In 1972, Mr. Gaitanis […]

4:36 p.m. | Updated Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Actually, it’s a sign to promote a company that owns a lot of planes. JetBlue Airways plans to unveil on Wednesday evening a sign atop its headquarters in Long Island City. The sign, which sits on the roof of the […]

Faced with miles of empty aisles and bare shelves, managers slammed the door on the Long Island City Pathmark Supermarket on August 24–one day earlier than announced. “There was nothing left to sell, so we shut down the operation sooner than we expected,” a store manager told the Gazette. “It was time to shut the […]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A chaotic ruckus punctuated the sentencing of an MTA Bridges and Tunnels police officer and his wife Tuesday morning on charges the Tottenville residents regularly sold drugs in front of their three young sons. Family members of Thomas Bianco, 40, and his wife, Jennifer, 38, scuffled both inside and outside a […]

At the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues in Brooklyn, dozens of men and women in hard hats are scurrying about each day, hanging this and attaching that, preparing the Barclays Center for its opening, which is now just a few weeks away. The lights have come on inside, some treetops are visible along the […]

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Culinary Travel, Cultural Immersion, Featured Posts, Museums, Northeast, Restaurants, Travel News, USA, Women’s Travel — <!–By PeterGreenberg.com–> on August 28, 2012 8:11 am When it comes to New York boroughs, they say that Brooklyn is the new Manhattan. Does this mean the pecking order — at least in perception — has changed? Does this mean […]

At the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues in Brooklyn, dozens of men and women in hard hats are scurrying about each day, hanging this and attaching that, preparing the Barclays Center for its opening, which is now just a few weeks away. The lights have come on inside, some treetops are visible along the […]