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World War II Comes Home To Queens
Welcome to September 1944! It had been three months since Allied troops set foot on mainland Europe, the first waves of men wading ashore at Normandy under murderous Nazi gunfire. Slowly but relentlessly, they gained a beachhead and pushed inland at a heavy price. By September, American and British troops had crossed into Luxembourg and […]
Luxury Long Island City Waterfront High-Rise Nears Completion
HUNTERS POINT — It’s the height of luxury. The sprawling TF Cornerstone complex on the Hunters Point waterfront, which offers sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline, has just topped out at 41 stories — the latest in a series of high-rise developments in the area, the developer announced. The skyscraper, at 4545 Center Blvd., is […]
Ethiopian Food and Boozy Cupcakes Coming to LIC Pop-Up Market
HUNTERS POINT — Long Island City foodies are getting a taste of Ethiopia in their neighborhood for the first time, if only for a few hours. Bunna Café, a vegan Ethiopian eatery without a permanent home, has been hosting a “secret dinner series” in different Bushwick lofts. But it’s about to take a stand in […]
Seven Queens schools slated for closure re-open this week
Anthony DelMundo/for New York Daily News Most staff members at Long Island City High School will return to work this week after a court ruled the city could not shut it down along with six other Queens high schools. The staff include (l. to r., back row) social worker Sandra Neznamy, paraprofessional Dana Shearn, teacher […]
State puts 16 borough schools on new poor-performing list
Photo by Christina Santucci The state recently named 16 borough schools, including Flushing High School, to its list of poor-performing schools. By Rich Bockmann TimesLedger Newspapers Under a new assessment system, the state Education Department last week identified 16 Queens schools that were failing to help disadvantaged students make progress on state exams. The schools […]
Lunch Trays Got Too Lean in City’s Fight Against Fat
Worried that children were losing the war on obesity, New York City began to slim down its school lunch offerings several years ago, replacing fries with baked potato strips and introducing nonfat chocolate milk, whole grain pasta and salad bars, among other tweaks. In the process, the city also cut calories. So much so, city […]
NYC Cab Riders Upset Over 17 Percent Fare Hike, But Are They Justified?
A taxi cab SUV (credit: Philip J. Victor, CBSNewYork.com) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Commuters are saying, “hail no!” to a fare increase for New York City’s yellow cabs that went up 17 percent at noon Tuesday. CBS 2’s Don Dahler found out more on where the money is going, and why. WCBS 880′s Mike Xirinachs reports […]
In City Fight Against Fat, Lunch Trays Got Too Lean
Worried that children were losing the war on obesity, New York City began to slim down its school lunch offerings several years ago, replacing fries with baked potato strips and introducing nonfat chocolate milk, whole grain pasta and salad bars, among other tweaks. In the process, the city also cut calories. So much so, city […]
Tennis is on. Manhattanites invade 7
Luckily they don’t get off
LIC Startup Shoutout: Songza
Super VC Fred Wilson loves Songza, the LIC music startup. (So does LICNYC.) http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/08/feature-friday-concierge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AVc+%28A+VC%29
Spend This Saturday at SculptureCenter’s LIC Block Party!
Yes, Labor Day has come and gone, but there are still about three more weeks until summer is officially over. So, dear readers, it would be wise to make the next few weekends count. Why not start with this Saturday, September 8 for Long Island City’s first-ever, all-ages, totally free Block Party? Meet us […]
In Taking Fat Out of School Lunches, City Left Students Too Few Calories
Worried that children were losing the war on obesity, New York City began to slim down its school lunch offerings several years ago, replacing fries with baked potato strips and introducing nonfat chocolate milk, whole grain pasta and salad bars, among other tweaks. In the process, the city also cut calories. So much so, city […]
DONT miss an unmissable set this Saturday night at PS1: Thom Yorke, Flea — Atoms for Peace
Awesome. Supergroup AOP will be in LIC on Saturday. Probably your only chance to see Thom Yorke from tomato-distance in Queens and certainly the only appearance noted in this area since Randalls Island 1995 Lollapalooza.
Tuesday, September 4: Filming Locations in Toronto, Wilmington, New York …
Here’s a look at what’s filming on location Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012: If you have any scoop about where a movie or TV show is filming, let us know about it at [email protected] or at Twitter.com/olv! We depend on your tips to keep the site going, all of our info comes from our amazing readers! […]
Mega Urban
The LIC waterfront has come a long way since 1990 when the first two towers were getting going. Now there are about 10 buildings of 500 apartments each, and another 10 to come. Urbanization has its benefits the world over — more efficient everything. And in this case, it looks pretty good too. Plus this […]
LIC PT: trainer and therapy
Here on 48th Ave. Who knew?
Malu artisanal ice cream and kid magnet
They have story time and all kinds of amusements virtually every afternoon. Story time is Thursdays at 4. Jackson Ave just off 11th. A far better choice than going ghetto Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins, though those guys have the higher profile location on Vernon.
More Hotel Beds Than Ever, and They’re Usually Filled
The law of supply and demand states that as a sought-after good becomes more available, its price will eventually decline. Hotel beds seem to be bucking this law. This summer, more people paid more money to overnight in the city, even as hotels has added thousands of new hotel beds. “Some developers have joked to […]
Au revoir Little Ovens
They are moving to Tokyo. Bummer for food artisanship in LIC 🙁 Good luck guys!
Garden City Middle School: sports questions answered
Starting this fall, the Garden City Middle School will be using the Athletic Webpage (middleschool.gardencity.k12.ny.us/) and extension 478-3072 to inform parents about cancellations that may arise due to weather, early dismissals, conflicts, etc. We invite all parents to please feel free to either check the webpage or listen to the recording after 3:00 p.m. on […]