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Scofflaw Patrol Van Sighted in LIC
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/06/scofflaw-patrol-vans-out-in-force-in-… Maybe just a night time thing. No scofflaws up in here.
Hoping to Lure Riders With Lovely Commutes
Titania Inglis, a 33-year-old fashion designer who wears her own flouncy avant-garde creations, likes to take the East River Ferry from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where she keeps her work samples, to the East 34th Street slip in Manhattan and then bicycle to the garment center. Indeed, Ms. Inglis, who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, can wax rhapsodic […]
Forever Cheese Inc. announces recall due to possible listeria contamination
DENVER — Forever Cheese Inc. is recalling Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand cheese with the lot number T9425 and production code 441202 due to possible listeria contamination. Colorado health department officials said Tuesday that 14 reported illnesses in 11 states, including one in Colorado, may be linked to the cheese. Forever Cheese, based in Long Island […]
Queens Non-Profit Offers Grants to Local Artists
LONG ISLAND CITY — It will be the green period for Queens artists. The Queens Council on the Arts is offering thousands of dollars in grants (the Queens Arts Fund) to to the borough’s residents to sponsor their projects. “This money is for artists and art organizations living and working in Queens,” said Katie Tuss, […]
Long Island City girls soccer team beats Forest Hills, 1-0, as three players …
Long Island City girls soccer coach Mark Skorupski ran on the field nearly as much as his players during Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Forest Hills. With three LIC players injured during the game, including junior forward Alison Dowdle, last season’s division-leading scorer, Skorupski was constantly tending to his players on the field, something he’s grown […]
Nas: NYE in NYC
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT NOON Following the release of his best-selling #1 new album Life Is Good, and a standout performance on this year’s Rock the Bells tour, hip-hop’s most influential MC has announced an exclusive show at Radio City Music Hall on New Year’s Eve. Fans can purchase tickets beginning […]
Self-Storage Operator Storage Deluxe Acquires Vacant Land in Queens, NY, for … – Inside Self
Self-storage operator Storage Deluxe recently acquired vacant land in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y., for $5.75 million. The company plans to develop a 110,000-square-foot facility with 2,000 storage units at the location. Construction will commence in October. The property, 30-25 Northern Blvd., was purchased from Margaret and Terence P. Toal. The vacant lot is currently […]
Garden City PTA: district reminders
Announcements from the Garden City PTA: Homestead Picture Day is Wednesday September 12th! There is one position available left on the Curriculum Committee. Please fill out the following form if you are interested: http://www.gardencitypta.org/forms/volunteer_form Stewart Picture Day is Tuesday, September 11th! A quick reminder about Picture Day for all parents regarding multiple child ordering. Island […]
Honoring Our Past by Serving for Our Future
Eleven years ago today, I received a note from the main office at my school in Los Angeles, California. When I arrived at the office, I was told to return a phone call from a family friend who was watching my sister and me while my mother was away at a wedding. She was scheduled […]
Historic Millstones in Queens Plaza Will Get Signage
LONG ISLAND CITY — Two centuries-old millstones that were embedded in Queens Plaza may have gotten lost in the shuffle, but the city’s Parks Department is looking to get them out from under foot — adding signage that would explain their historical significance to passersby. The stones currently sit in the newly-opened Dutch Kills Green, […]
LIC Living Room Meets Make-Over TV
See on Scoop.it – Long Island City Tonight on HGTV Home By Novogratz the husband and wife team transform a plain Long Island City living room into an amazing space for the family. See on www.huliq.com
Pop up library: Uni Library Coming to Hunters Point 9/22
FRIENDS OF HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY AND UNI PROJECT PARTNER ON POP UP LIBRARY IN HUNTERS POINT 9/22/12 Pop Up Will Precede Site Dedication for Library Building The Friends of Hunters Point Library and the Uni Project are partnering to bring Uni’s pop-up library to Gantry State Park at Center Boulevard and 48th Avenue in Long […]
La Grande Bouffe
Join M. Wells’s Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis, in conversation with Adam Gopnik, for a one-night-only multi-course meal with wine. Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis opened the Quebeco-American diner M. Wells, in Long Island City, in 2010. The restaurant was named one of the top new restaurants of 2011 by the Times and Bon Appetit, […]
10 Surprising Facts About NYCHA, New York’s ‘Shadow City’
In this week’s New York magazine, Mark Jacobson takes on a doozy of a task: examining the city’s public housing projects and why they are what they are today, “a shadow city within the city.” NYCHA, or Nychaland to Jacobson, is the last system of giant housing projects in the country. Once touted as modern […]
Long Island City Lunchtime Dance Party Goes Bulgarian
LONG ISLAND CITY — Summer may be ending, but that doesn’t mean the party’s over. Lunch Beat LIC — the lunchtime dance fest that gives office workers the chance to bust a move during their midday break — is returning to Long Island City with a new spot and a new DJ. Bulgarian-born Joro-Boro will […]
LICNYC supports the Sugary Drink Ban –> NYT ‘Soda Ban Explained’
‘Soda Ban Explained’ – NYTimes.com.
Pudding on the Ritz: Local business owners bet old school dessert will be next …
Stephen Barcelo For New York Daily News David Smith, Christopher DeMark and Lonnie Fortuna, the co-founders of New York Natural Pudding Co. It’s smooth and creamy – and attracting New York-area businesses eager to turn a tasty profit. Greek yogurt? Superpremium ice cream? No, try pudding. A small, but growing number of local entrepreneurs are […]
Van Bramer distributes $638K to district’s nonprofits
Photo courtesy Jimmy Van Bramer Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer throws the first pitch for the Long Island City YMCA’s Youth Basketball League. The councilman gave $50,714 to the YMCA of Greater New York for its sport programs through his discretionary funding. Photo courtesy Van Bramer By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer […]
LICs proud architectural legacy
Not. Check out this beauty just north of Queens Plaza. Not the tower going up. The combo auto repair shop and vinyl Victorian. Yikes. Recalls the Ghosbusters house in midtown from the cartoon series. Remember it?
John Lane of Monroe, age 80
POMPTON LAKES – Services were held for John C. Lane, 80, of Monroe, formerly of this borough, who died on Friday, August 31, 2012. Born in Long Island City, New York, the son of John F. and Edith (Tienken) Lane, he lived in Pompton Lakes, moving to Monroe 10 years ago. An Air Force veteran […]