By amol on April 18, 2012
Associated Press NEW YORK — Police say the wife of Sudan’s consul general was struck by gunfire while with her two young children in New York City. The 31-year-old mother was hospitalized in stable condition. Her children were unhurt. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says it appears that the woman was caught in gunfire between two [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
SEE MORE PHOTOS LONG ISLAND CITY — The NYPD is looking to take a bit out of terrorism, with a new dog training facility on Northern Boulevard. The state-of-the-art facility, which will house the dogs as well as provide training facilities, is taking aim at threats against the city’s mass transit system, Police Commissioner Ray [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
IRENE NICKOLAI Prudential Douglas Elliman announce that the boutique real estate firm Stratus Realty Group has joined the company as the Nickolai Group. The team, led by Irene Nickolai, will be based out of Elliman’s 1995 Broadway Office. “The Nickolai Group has a powerful international reach,” says Prudential Douglas Elliman President and CEO Dottie Herman. [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly arrive at Citi Field for Mets opening day on April 5, 2012. (DNAinfo/Ben Fractenberg) By Tuan Nguyen, Jill Colvin and Mary Johnson DNAinfo Staff QUEENS — Despite speculation that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly will add his name to the list of potential candidates for the 2013 mayoral [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
Students dressed in blue and white, Long Island City High School’s colors, chant at the school’s closure hearing Tuesday. The feeling at two Queens high schools Tuesday evening was as much pep rally as protest during public hearings about the city’s plans to close the schools in June. The city wants to close and reopen [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — With 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Citi Team USA Flag Tour made its fifth stop today at Citi’s site in Long Island City. U.S. Olympian Cullen Jones (swimming) and Paralympian Kari Miller (sitting volleyball), both members of Team Citi through Citi’s Team USA sponsorship, [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
Wine tasting event at Court Square Wine coming up April 25th. Be part of it.
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By amol on April 18, 2012
The Titanic departing Queenstown. The County Cork Association of New York will host a commemorative and fundraising event at the Cork Hall/ Bantry Bay Publick House, 33-01 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City on Sunday, April 29. The objectives of the event, according to the association, are to memorialize those passengers – lost and survivors – [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
By Liana Grey New York has seen the start of a tech boom in recent years, with Google opening an office in Chelsea, Yahoo leasing space near Times Square, and Facebook moving some of its engineering operations to Midtown East. The city’s transformation into Silicon Valley East has brought an influx of entry-level hires straight [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
The following statement was made by Democratic District Leader Costa Constantinides on Department of Education’s plan to close Long Island City H.S. The Department of Education’s plan to close Long Island City H.S. is a mistake that will harm our community. Long Island City H.S. is an important Astoria institution that has served generations of [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
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By amol on April 18, 2012
Total gem. Just off the E/M train stop at Court Square. Amazing food and now more than breakfast and lunch — happy hour!
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By amol on April 18, 2012
The report, which was commissioned by the GVSHP and conducted by Gambit Consulting, collected data over the last three months. It analyzed the impact of the proposed NYU expansion in the Village and compared it to alternative locations like the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City. The researchers found that though it would [...]
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By amol on April 18, 2012
New York Woodwind and Brass 168 West 48th Street New York, NY 10036 In his dimly lit basement domain on 48th Street, wearing a hat graced with two menacing rattlesnake heads, Rod Baltimore hammers gently at a saxophone, while hundreds of wounded instruments hang from hooks on the wall eagerly awaiting repair. Putting down the [...]
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