An Art Project That Makes Taking Long Walks on the Beach Less Cheesy
The Long Island City-based artist collective Flux Factory has teamed up with The Walk Exchange for artist Dillon de Give‘s latest work, Long Walks on the Beach, to give you a chance to live out the ultimate cliche with a stranger. The public project will pair volunteers at random to take a long walk on Rockaway Beach […]
New Principals At Five Queens High Schools
Despite a recent court ruling that shot down Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to restructure 24 ailing city schools, new principals will greet students at five Queens high schools when the bell rings on opening day.Principals at Long Island City H.S., Flushing, August Martin, Richmond Hill and John Adams High Schools have rejected offers to return […]
The xx Perform on Staten Island, Debut "Chained"
On Monday, the British band The xx played Snug Harbor on Staten Island. Not classically as much of a hub of indie music as the Lower East Side, Brooklyn or even Long Island City, Staten’s musical legacy is instead one rooted in hip-hop — consider the Wu-Tang Clan, who to this day rep Staten as […]