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Inner City Roof Farming
The idea of bringing a farm to the inner city seems to be an inherent contradiction. Nonetheless, the idea of roof farming is springing up in places like the boros of New York City. Brooklyn Grange is a roof farm located on the rooftop of a building on Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. […]
Aerosol Cans To Run Dry: 5 Pointz Out of Time, Space to Go With It
5 Pointz. (The Flooz) As the above-ground train rolls past the Court Square stop on the 7 line, a stone’s throw into the heart of Long Island City, passengers are awakened by a defiant cacophony of shapes and colors against a backdrop of the graying and decrepit Queens skyline. There, a red-brick warehouse stands proud, […]
Horse Meat on Menu Raises Eyebrows
Horse meat is not something New Yorkers are accustomed to eating, but it will soon be added to the menu at the M. Wells Diner in Queens. “It doesn’t sound appetizing to me, but that’s their prerogative,” remarked neighbor Dave Nellhaus. M. Wells opens Thursday inside the MoMA P.S. 1 Museum in Long Island […]
Check out the new Steve Holl-designed library for Hunters Point
The NEW Queens Library at Hunters Point Is on Its Way! Join us, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, New York State Assembly Member Catherine Nolan, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Library President and CEO Tom Galante, community leaders, and neighbors for the official dedication of the future library site. When: Friday, October 5 […]
Father of 2 Killed in Hit-Run on Birthday
NBC 4 New York A union electrician staying with family in Queens was struck and killed by a driver while riding his bicycle in Queens Tuesday, his 37th birthday. Pei-Sze Cheng has more. Father of 3 Killed in Hit-Run on Birthday Copy Close Link to this video http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Father-of-3-Killed-in-Hit-Run-on-Birthday/171279111 Copy Close Embed this video Replay A […]
Stray bullet hits teen doing her homework
Eyewitness News LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — A teenager is recovering in the hospital after she was struck by a stray bullet while doing her homework in Long Island City. It was a quiet Sunday morning when 15-year-old Amy Sanchez was trying to take advantage of the peace and do her homework near a window […]
This Week’s Cover: Tina Fey on her career in comedy and saying goodbye to ’30 …
After seven seasons, 10 Emmys, and countless catchphrases — Blerg! I want to go to there! High-fiving a million angels! — 30 Rock will wrap up its illustrious and delightfully bizarre run early next year. To help us cope with the loss, we sat down with Rock‘s creator and star, Tina Fey, for a wide-ranging […]
Spa Offers Speedy Lunchtime Treatments With a Meal on the Side Updated …
LONG ISLAND CITY — Would you like a massage with that? Stressed-out office workers looking for a little RR along with their lunch are lining up for an offering of mini-facials, reflexology and other treatments while their food is prepared as part of “lunchtime treat[ment]s,” the brainchild of two Long Island City businesses. “When they […]
Resurrected M. Wells Diner Opens at MOMA PS1 Tomorrow
September 26, 2012, 10:40 am The beloved post- (or pre-) MoMA PS1 and SculptureCenter Long Island City diner M. Wells will reopen tomorrow inside the former contemporary art institution, right on schedule and just in time for this year’s one-week-earlier New York Art Book Fair, which runs September 28-30 and is sure to give the […]
Kiwanis Celebrates 25 Years, Honors Past Presidents
(L. to r.); Honoree Linda Perno, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas, Honoree Paul Vallone, Ed Babor, Honorees Mark Salerno and Edward Boladian, Club President Donna Furey, Honorees Antonio Meloni, Will Dionisio, Anthony Siano, Paul Halvatzis, Jerry Kril and Rose Anne Alafogiannis and attendee Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. at the Kiwanis Club of Astoria-Long Island City 25th Anniversary […]
Union Endorses Constantinides For City Council
UFCW Local 1500, the largest supermarket union in New York, held a press conference on September 21 to announce their endorsement of District Leader Costa Constantinides for City Council, District 22, which represents Astoria, and parts of Long Island City and Woodside. “Many elected officials talk the talk but few will walk the walk as […]
LIC Spa Offers Speedy Lunchtime Treatments With a Side of Food
LONG ISLAND CITY — Would you like a massage with that? Stressed-out office workers looking for a little RR along with their lunch are lining up for an offering of mini-facials, reflexology and other treatments while their food is prepared as part of “lunchtime treat[ment]s,” the brainchild of two Long Island City businesses. “When they […]
Dad killed on ‘Boulevard of Death’
A father of two biking to work in Queens died on his birthday yesterday after smashing into a truck, police said. Alexander Martinez, who had just turned 37, was on his usual commute from Jamaica to Long Island City at about 6 a.m., when he collided with the truck merging onto Queens Boulevard from the […]
Father of 3 Killed in Hit-Run on Birthday
NBC 4 New York Alex Martinez A father of three was struck and killed by a driver while riding his bicycle in Queens Tuesday, his 37th birthday. Alex Martinez was cycling on Queens Boulevard toward Long Island City when he was struck by a vehicle near Hoover Avenue in Kew Gardens, police said. The driver sped […]
Baseball’s new star witness is an old face
LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY, N.Y. — Kirk Radomski clutches the steering wheel of the white Lexus sedan, his bulging biceps stretching the seams of his black knit shirt, cursing at the driving rainstorm and the motorists clogging the highway. Radomski is meeting with the owners of fitness and body-building stores in the New York City area. […]
City to replace possibly toxic PCB lights at IS 204 within two months
The city has agreed to accelerate the timeline to replace potentially toxic lights at a Long Island City middle school after a PCB leak was found in the building earlier this month. The city Department of Education plans to finish changing all of the light fixtures at Intermediate School 204 within two months, agency officials […]
Queens community colleges fight CUNY changes
The English departments at two Queens community colleges are fighting CUNY’s efforts to reduce their four-hour introductory writing classes to three hours. The English Department at LaGuardia Community College, in Long Island City, passed a resolution on Wednesday rejecting CUNY’s plan to cut the hours of the school’s composition classes. The resolution also supported the […]
M. Wells Returning to Long Island City With MoMA Flavor
LONG ISLAND CITY — A long-awaited foodie hotspot is returning to Long Island City. The gourmet favorite, M. Wells Dinette, featuring a new menu inspired by French and Japanese cuisines, is opening on Thursday at MoMA PS1. The owners, chef Hugue Dufour and his wife, Sarah Obraitis, who ran their previous restaurant, M. Wells, in […]
Cute little community garden
Open every day from about 9-7. Even has some Ikea furniture. 49th ave near 5th st. Next to Shady Park.
GPS Standards Sought After Misdirected Trucks Ram Low Bridges
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. should write standards for GPS-connected devices used by truck and bus drivers to stop them from hitting low bridges after driving onto restricted roads, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said. Truckers following faulty directions by global positioning systems devices have hit bridges in New York City, Long Island and Westchester […]