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Inside East of East – first showings were this week
Now you can see inside. You can also visit eastofeast.com to make arrangements to see the place. East of East is renting these babies out! Photographs of the Lofts – Long Island City Lofts – East of East.
Forum Seeks Safety For Bike Riders
Forum Seeks Safety For Bike Riders By Jason Pafundi With gas prices increasing by the day and bike use among residents of the City increasing as well, it would seem as though communities would have gotten together with the Dept. of Transportation to talk about bicycling in the City. On March 3, the DOT met […]
Silent Barn looking for space, holds panel
The Silent Barn in Ridgewood used to be a place to go if you wanted to hear music or see something strange, but not spend a ton of money. Now, the people who ran (and lived in) the space are looking to make it something much more than that. Last Friday, the people behind Silent […]
Boro Prez says yes to JetBlue sign
After getting a thumbs up from Community Board 1 and a thumbs down from Community Board 2, the JetBlue sign that the company would like to see sitting atop its new headquarters in Long Island City got the okay from Borough President Helen Marshall late last month, according to her office. The airline, in a […]
Turnaround proposals submitted for eight Queens high schools
Elected officials are refusing to “turn” the other cheek on the city’s plan to overhaul a number of high schools throughout the borough. The Department of Education (DOE) has submitted proposals to Turnaround eight high schools – Flushing, William Cullen Bryant, Long Island City, Newtown, Grover Cleveland, August Martin, Richmond Hill and John Adams – […]
Critics slam plan to close schools
After hundreds of Queens students, parents, educators and legislators begged Mayor Bloomberg to not close eight schools in the borough, the city has gone ahead and filed the paperwork necessary to move ahead with shuttering the institutions and reopening them this summer with half the staff replaced. The city on Monday night published its final […]
FedEx plant coming to LI City in 2013
Plans by FedEx to relocate its ground operations from western Maspeth to Long Island City are being warmly received in the borough. The international shipping giant will be moving from its site off Grand Avenue and 47th Street to a new distribution center that will be built on Borden Avenue in LIC by spring 2013. […]
Anjelica Huston’s latest show is a smash
ANJELICA Huston is being swept into a new chapter of fame, writes Geoff Shearer. Anjelica Huston has nothing to be embarrassed about. A respected figure among screen acting’s elite, she is being swept into a new chapter of fame – possibly her biggest yet – thanks to a big-budget Steven Spielberg-driven TV show about Broadway, […]
Queens to get about 3000 new classroom seats
Queens schools may become a little less overcrowded this fall — but critics say there still aren’t enough new seats to meet the rising demand. Four new schools and a building addition are slated to open in the borough in September. When the schools reach capacity, they will offer an additional 3,000 seats, city officials […]
DOE to shut down 2 boro high schools
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend The city Department of Education has announced plans to close two struggling Queens high schools, and more of the same was expected for the borough’s other six lowest performing high schools. At a meeting in Brooklyn, the controversial city Panel for […]
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 […]