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Astoria Pool Snack Bar Looking to Operate Year Round
ASTORIA — The owners of a new snack bar that opened at Astoria Park Pool in June want to operate year-round. “At this point there is no other concession stand in the park,” said Lisa Rois, one of the owners of Surf Shack Cafe. “And we are limited to serving pool-goers only.” Rois also said […]
Staten Islanders Play Key Roles in Human Typewriter
STATEN ISLAND — A public art project on Staten Island is allowing people to really tap into their inner poet, one well-chosen letter at a time. The Staten Island Museum in St. George will give people the chance to play a one-letter key among many others in a collaborative poem written by a “human typewriter.” […]
Nun helps moms in prison move past their mistakes
Queens, New York (CNN) — Kellie Phelan doesn’t mince words when she looks back at herself five years ago. “I was basically a crackhead,” Phelan said. “I literally was getting arrested every other week. I got pregnant by a drug dealer. … I was seven months pregnant, and I was still smoking crack.” When she […]
Colin Hamell, Pat Kinevane, Ciaran O’Reilly Set for 1st Irish 2012
Ciaran O’Reilly (© Carol Rosegg) Programming has been announced for the fifth annual 1st Irish, dedicated to Irish playwrights, which will run September 3-October 1. The month-long theater festival is coordinated by the New York-based Origin Theatre Company, with mainstage shows presented at the Irish Rep, 59E59 Theaters, Irish Arts Center, The Cell and The […]
LIC Real Estate Selling For Manhattan Prices
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Jackson Ave pedestrian advisory poems
Where else in the city have these been spotted?
Sidewalk Dining Scene Booming in Astoria Updated August 9, 2012 7:32am
ASTORIA — Dozens of sidewalk cafes dot the streets of Astoria these days, attracting locals and visitors from around the city. But while the crowds enjoy sipping their coffee and eating food al fresco, some residents say their increasing numbers are hard to swallow. Outdoor seating started arriving in the area about two decades ago, […]
Local Chefs Are Stirring Up Business on Main Street
Out of all the restaurants on Main Street, no one would guess that some of the most talented chefs and bakers are secretly using one kitchen to cook up their personal specialities. Newly opened, A Taste of Long Island, allows local small food business owners to rent their commercial kitchen and sell their goods at […]
Nun helps moms in prison move past their mistakes
Queens, New York (CNN) — Kellie Phelan doesn’t mince words when she looks back at herself five years ago. “I was basically a crackhead,” Phelan said. “I literally was getting arrested every other week. I got pregnant by a drug dealer. … I was seven months pregnant, and I was still smoking crack.” When she […]
NYBC: Construction Among Institutions, Especially Schools, Slows
New York City’s higher learning institutions as well as its public schools have recently seen a sharp decline in new construction projects, according to a report released Thursday by the New York Building Congress. The report, based on NYBC’s analysis of McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge data, charts a 41 percent decline in projects undertaken by public […]
City Council Candidate Wants to Improve Astoria’s Schools
ASTORIA — Costa Constantinides, a life-long Astoria resident and activist, got hooked on politics when he was a kid. Now, with Peter Vallone Jr.’s term-limited seat up for grabs, he wants to try his luck in the race to represent his neighborhood in the City Council. Politics, he said, played an important role in his […]
Did You Know Dept: Our local Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden
LICNYC did not know these guys existed. Wow. Sounds like a cool event at a rad venue. The Voelker Orth Museum Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden 149-19 38th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354 www.vomuseum.org Jewelry Making Workshop Friday, August 24, 2012 1:00-2:30PM The Voelker Orth Museum is offering a jewelry-making workshop on Friday, August 24th from […]
Tech Boom Moves To Queens
Gantry cranes in Gantry Plaza State Park on the Long Island City waterfront (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Steep rents in Manhattan’s tech-oriented Chelsea, SoHo, and Flatiron have already pushed the startup scene into parts of Brooklyn, and now effort’s are underway to turn Long Island City, Queens, into the new “silicon silver.” Mayor Bloomberg has already […]
FADER/MoMA PS1 Warm Up Mixes: Shlohmo
Every Saturday every summer, MoMA PS1 presents Warm Up, a event series taking place in their enormous courtyard. The museum—MoMA’s longstanding sister site in Long Island City, Queens—is a lightning rod for new and exciting artists, and each week’s performers inhabit a similar space in the music world. To ensure a great, current and diverse […]
Sidewalk Dining Scene Booming in Astoria Updated 4 hrs ago
ASTORIA — Dozens of sidewalk cafes dot the streets of Astoria these days, attracting locals and visitors from around the city. But while the crowds enjoy sipping their coffee and eating food al fresco, some residents say their increasing numbers are hard to swallow. Outdoor seating started arriving in the area about two decades ago, […]
Teen indicted in diplomat’s wife’s shooting
Photo by Rebecca Henely Mawahib Elbahi, the wife of a Sudanese diplomat, was shot in the shoulder on this street. Her alleged shooter, Miguel Mata, faces murder charges. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers A young Jamaica man who allegedly fired at some other teenagers earlier this year on a block not far from Long Island […]
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 […]
Dining Calendar
A nose-to-tail pork dinner will accompany flights of Stoudts beers on Thursday at Alobar, 46-42 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens. Reservations are available from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The five-course dinner, with each course paired with a different beer, is $50; a flight of the beers alone is $10. Tax and tip are extra. […]