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JetBlue Appoints Jeff Martin SVP
Home / Citybiznews / People / We Recommend… NEW YORK – JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today names the following new Leaders for the value airline: Jeff Martin has been named Senior Vice President – Operations for JetBlue, reporting to Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster, and will be responsible for the safe, efficient and productive operation [...]
Brokerage, Coffee Spot Link Space
By LAURA KUSISTO A couple of Long Island City mainstays are expanding to Williamsburg, as the two waterfront neighborhoods continue to vie for singles and young families seeking more affordable apartments. Modern Spaces, a residential brokerage that started just two months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., is opening its first office outside [...]
Simotas On DOE’s Turnaround Plan For Bryant HS
Assemblymember Aravella Simotas released the following statement after the New York City Department of Education announced it would continue to seek the Turnaround intervention model for Long Island City’s William Cullen Bryant H.S. “The Department of Education has once again ignored the voices of Western Queens students, parents and community leaders by moving forward with [...]
Van Bramer Presides At Annual Black History Awards
Councilmembers Jimmy Van Bramer and Letitia James with Black History Month essay contest winners form P.S. 111, I.S. 204, William Cullen Bryant H.S. and the Jacob A. Riis After School Program. The second annual Black History Month Celebration and Awards Night was held at Jacob Riis Settlement House in Queensbridge Houses, Long Island City on [...]
Barry Diller-Backed Aereo Faces Legal Fight with TV Broadcasters
João-Pierre S. Ruth3/7/12Leave a CommentFollow @jpruth Outraged by Long Island City-based Aereo’s attempts to exploit a supposed loophole regarding the transmission of television shows, broadcasters have sued the startup to keep its service from launching on March 14. Experts say the broadcasters may have a legitimate case. If so, the litigation could jeopardize Aereo’s plan to offer [...]
Mayor Bloomberg says restaurant letter grades are preventing food poisoning
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Those letter grades in restaurant windows are making a big difference, Mayor Bloomberg says. View full sizeAssociated PressHealth Commissioner Thomas Farley post the first “A” grade award for sanitary conditions on the window of Spark’s Deli in Long Island City in 2010. Salmonella infections, which are considered an important indicator of [...]
Cyclists push for more bike lanes in Queens
Cyclists could soon see more bike lanes, bike parking and sharing programs in western Queens — if the city rolls with their suggestions. About 40 avid bicyclists met with city officials and local leaders recently to brainstorm ways to make Community Board 2, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and swaths of Long Island City, more bike-friendly. [...]
Fax Representative Maloney what you think
Tell Carolyn Maloney what you think. Send her a fax for free.
Free & Cheap in New York: Wed., March 7
WHAT’S ‘GREY’ AND READ ALL OVER? Award-winning author Kevin Young will read from “The Grey Album,” his new collection of lyrical essays on African-American music, storytelling and literature, at the powerHouse Arena. 7 p.m. Free. 37 Main St., Brooklyn. (718) 666-3049. REEL-LIFE STORIES. Le Poisson Rouge hosts “Vol. 1 Brooklyn Presents: The Greatest 3-Minute Movie [...]
Songza Makes Music Streaming More User-Personalized
Image via CrunchBase Following the footsteps of music-content streaming giants such as Pandora and Spotify, Long Island City startup Songza plans to cater to the shift away from downloads, but also hopes to bring something more to the table. What sets their application apart is a feature called music concierge, which compiles lists of songs [...]
Last year’s PS1 Warm Up recycling theme
You see the threadbare pieces around. Lasted a bit longer one supposes. Look aight, as they say on the streets.
Forever Cheese Sets The Bar For Carbonfund.org’s Earth Day 2012 Promotion
by Forever Cheese Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 3:17PM EST Bethesda, MD and Long Island City, NY – The Carbonfund.org Foundation is proud to announce Forever Cheese as the launch partner for our Earth Day 2012 Promotion. With Carbonfund.org’s plant two-get one free tree planting promotion, 7,500 trees have already been planted. Earth Day [...]