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Caretaker offered high school student ‘as much money as she wanted’ to let him …
Maintenance man got violent when girl refused toe-sucking offer Issue raises concerns about city’s efforts to allow private companies to hire maintenance staff By Phil Vinter PUBLISHED: 10:44 EST, 6 August 2012 | UPDATED: 12:24 EST, 6 August 2012 A perverse high school caretaker has been sacked after he opened his wallet and offered a […]
Pol Aims to Make New York’s Gun Laws Toughest in the Country
ASTORIA — Amid the latest spike in crime around New York and following the mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, Astoria state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) is introducing a series of bills to strengthen the state’s gun control laws, aiming to make New York the toughest state on guns. The number of shootings in the […]
ICYMI: Off-Beat Business
You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked. Proposed Nerd Bus Could Mean Tech ConnectionsA new bus line could serve New York’s tech companies if Senator Chuck Schumer has his way, according […]
Queens School Supply Drive Aims to Help Kids in Need
LONG ISLAND CITY — Starting this week, Queens residents can drop off school supplies at five Queens Library branches and at Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s district office in an effort to help children from poor families get the necessary supplies for the upcoming school year. This is the third time the councilman has conducted the […]
New boro coalition holds second tech meetup in LIC
Photo by Rebecca Henely Participants in the second Queens Tech Meetup in Long Island City participate in a tug-of-war. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers The nonprofit Coalition for Queens once sought to bring an applied sciences campus to the borough. Now it is teaching people about the technology already here. Queens Tech Meetup, the coalition’s […]
New division of LI PR firm to focus on NYC restaurants
Get the latest news and trends on Long Island companies and the people behind them. Long Island PR guru Steve Haweeli is packaging his company’s expertise and making it more affordable to restaurateurs in New York City. Haweeli’s East Hampton company, WordHampton Public Relations, is launching a new division called Metro Restaurant Marketing, the company […]
Janitor Offers Teen $100 To Suck Her Toes, Gets Fired
Harley Joseph (pictured) has been canned from his job as a high school janitor after allegedly offering a high school student “as much money as she wanted” to suck on her toes, the New York Daily News reports. The 29-year-old maintenance man at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, was canned in February. […]
Left Bank charm in LIC at Crankys
This little cafe and bar has grown into a Parisian personality champ, complete with great French coffee (La Colombe Torrefaction – au revoir acidic Stumptown), Piaf and Brel on the sound system, a sweet francophone staff, Belgian ales on tap, movie night (Ze Artist on Thursday night!!) and an excellent vibe overall. It has come […]
College Janitor Fired After Repeated Attempts to Suck High School Girl’s Toes
The 29-year-old maintenance man first tried to get a lunch date with a girl from a high school on LaGuardia Community College‘s campus in Long Island City, Queens. The girl declined, but investigators said Harley Joseph persisted earlier this year when he approached the girl and told her she had “nice feet,” and then offered […]
Aerial Yoga Brings Workout Enthusiasts to New Heights
ASTORIA — It’s downward-facing dog — only up in the air. Aerial yoga, which features students contorting their bodies in fabric hammocks while dangling above the ground, is gaining popularity among yoga practitioners in the city, enthusiasts said. “The interest is growing, and people really like it,” said Kristina Santos, manager at OM Factory, a […]
Free and Cheap in New York City for August 5, 2012
AROUND AND AROUND WE GO . Bring the kids to “Children’s Day at the Carousel” at the Staten Island Greenbelt. Featuring free games and entertainment. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. $1.50/ride. 2 Eton Place, Staten Island. (718) 477-0605. SKATE YOUR GROOVE THING . Dust off your John Travolta-esque suit and head down to the Brooklyn Lyceum for […]
The Jonah Lehrer scandal makes us question journalistic ethics in a mash-up …
Listen Now [22 min 37 sec] Thos Robinson/Getty Images Science writer and contributer to Radio Lab, Jonah Lehrer attends the “You and Your Irrational Brain” panel discussion at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City in conjunction with the World Science Festival on May 29, 2008 in New York City. Best selling author and journalist […]
Dianna Cohen, Daniel Irom
Dianna Sue Cohen and Daniel Jacob Irom are to be married Sunday at the Foundry, an events center in Long Island City, Queens. Rabbi Robert Muhlbauer is to officiate. The bride, 29, works at American Express in New York, as a senior manager in consumer travel in the marketing department. She graduated cum laude from […]
College janitor booted in foot fetish
Ken Murray/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Fired LaGuarida Community College janitor Harley Joseph. A colege janitor offered a high school student “as much money as she wanted” to allow him to suck her toes — a perverse incident that led to his firing, city investigators said. Harley Joseph, a 29-year-old maintenance man at LaGuardia Community College […]
What are Staten Island’s Must-Try Restaurants?
Friday, August 3, 2012, by Greg Morabito [Joe Pat’s, a venerable Staten Island institution. Photo: Bess Adler]For this week’s Open Thread, Eater wants to hear about the must-try restaurants on Staten Island, a borough that doesn’t get written about on this site very much. Of course, there are tons of delicious things to eat out […]
Queens Teen With Olympic Dreams Represents NY at National Athletics Event
ASTORIA — When Jeshley Jimenez, a 14-year old from Astoria, watches the Olympics on TV, she can’t stop dreaming that she will be one of the athletes representing the U.S. in 2016 in Brazil. But for now, the slim, shy teen is focusing on another challenge — competing in the Hershey’s North American Track Field […]
‘Nerd Bus’ Proposed to Connect Tech Hubs Around New York
LONG ISLAND CITY — Hipsters have the Rockabus to shuttle them from Brooklyn to the Rockaways and now nerds might have a bus all of their own. With new tech hubs developing around the city, Sen. Charles Schumer wants the MTA to create a “nerd bus” that would connect them. The new bus would drive […]
KSW Reports Second Quarter Results – SYS
By Marketwire . Article Rating: August 3, 2012 08:00 AM EDT LONG ISLAND CITY, NY — (Marketwire) — 08/03/12 — KSW, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSW) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $619,000, or $.10 per share (basic and diluted), compared […]
Long Island City’s 21st Century Transformation
“For decades, everyone said Long Island City has enormous potential,” said Dan Miner, SVP of Business Services for Long Island City Partnership. “After years of effort on the part of the business community and the Bloomberg Administration, it’s clear that Long Island City has finally arrived.” PK Metals is an active member of the Long […]
Marriage equality embodied
The big day arrived last Saturday for City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), above center, and Dan Hendrick, spokesman for the New York League of Conservation Voters and a former Queens Chronicle editor-in-chief. After more than 13 years together, the couple was married at Studio Square in Long Island City. The ceremony was performed by […]