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Astoria Park Pool
Insanely huge pool from the 1930s in…Astoria
Well they moved the fireworks West to NJ.
http://queens.about.com/od/holidays/p/july4.htm We will post what you can see from LIC tonight.
West Nile Virus Prevention Efforts Outlined
Efforts at prevention of West Nile Virus in Queens by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) are under way. Larviciding at standing water sites began in June and will take place again from July 9 through 11. A third larviciding is scheduled for August 7 through 9. Last year, larvicides […]
Wrecking Ball Looms For 5 Pointz Building
Queens, rear of five pointz. Original uploader was Vinniebar at en.wikipedia A popular urban canvas may soon be erased from the Long Island City landscape under plans to develop two high-rise residential towers at the site. The graffiti covered 5 Pointz building at 45-46 Davis St. will soon face a wrecking ball under a proposal […]
The Trains Stopped Running Here 50 Years Ago
BY GREGORY BRESIGER Part three Glossy color postcard of Long Island railroad depot, 5th Avenue Station, Rockaway Park, New York. Published by S. Hirshberg, Rockaway Beach, before 1914; postmarked August 2, 1913. Image public domain “The greatest project envisioned by Austin Corbin was the plan to turn Fort Pond Bay at Montauk into a transoceanic […]
Click Here for an Offbeat Experience
A NEW generation of travel-sharing Web sites matches travelers with knowledgeable locals for offbeat, authentic and mostly very economical experiences — across the globe or across town. Witness, for example, Kieren Wuest, a business analyst from Sydney, Australia, who was in San Francisco not long ago for work. On his one morning off, Mr. Wuest, […]
School closings put on hold
Photo by Christina Santucci An arbitrator has put the breaks on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to close seven high schools in Queens, including Long Island City High School. By Rich Bockmann TimesLedger Newspapers An arbitrator ruled last week that Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial plan to close seven Queens high schools was in violation of the […]
Early Addition: 1 in 4 Teens Has Sent A Nude Text Or E-Mail
Want Gothamist’s suggestions on what shows to check out, where to eat, what to buy, where to go for a quick trip? We’ll be bringing you some exclusive tips and ideas via email every day! And don’t worry—you’ll still get a list of our top stories. Sign up for Gothamist Daily, which will deliver useful […]
Con Ed Talks to Resume Thursday as Union Pickets
Unionized workers with Consolidated Edison in the city were picketing outside the utility’s Manhattan headquarters Monday, as both sides planned to resume negotiations on Thursday, following failed contract talks and a lockout. About 200 union members were outside Con Ed’s Manhattan headquarters, eliciting cheers, whistles and honks from drivers passing by. Many union members wore T-shirts reading, […]
Downtown Waters Open for Swimming, Kayaking and Cruising this Summer …
LOWER MANHATTAN — As summer heats up in the city, the fastest way to cool off is to leave land behind and hop in the water. Nowhere is that easier than in Lower Manhattan, which offers aspiring seafarers ample opportunity to sail, cruise, row, kayak and even swim out into New York Harbor and beyond. “It’s […]
Firefighters Rescue Man Left Dangling After Scaffold Collapses in Queens
QUEENS — Firefighters rescued a construction worker left dangling five storeys high after a scaffold collapsed outside a Sunnyside building Monday, officials said. Stalyn Suauzhanay, 27, was doing facade work on a scaffold at 41-15 45th Street about 11 a.m. when the motor mechanism that supports the lift apparently malfunctioned. That’s when the scaffold collapsed, […]
Locked-out Con Ed workers to call on Feds for help
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK – Unionized workers with Consolidated Edison in New York City picketed outside their company headquarters Monday as their leadership plots their next move following failed contract talks and a lockout. According to CBS New York, about 200 union workers gathered in Union Sqare, some wearing T-shirts with the phrase, “If we go […]
Waste Management’s Long Island City facility to expand, move garbage by rail
Some western Queens residents are turning their noses at a plan that they say will increase the number of foul-smelling freight trains rumbling through their neighborhood. Waste Management of New York, which operates the waste transfer station on Review Ave. in Long Island City, received state approval last month to expand the facility and more […]
One way trip to Jackson Heights
Worth it! If only for the groceries. Court Square to Roosevelt Ave by E.
Bummer: The Palms Will Not Be Back This Summer
One of the surprise highlights of the summer of 2011 was the debut of The Palms, a retro art deco homage to the ’50s Florida nightclub scene, located in a defunct Bank of America branch in Long Island City. Popping up out of nowhere last August, The Palms was one hell of a unique party: […]
Union plots next move as NY utility talks collapse
FILE- In this Aug, 20, 2989 file photo, a Consolidated Edison crew works to repair a steam pipe that had exploded in New York City. Consolidated Edison and its unionized workers are facing a midnight, July 1, 2012, deadline as their contract negotiations continue. (AP Photo/David A. Cantor, File David A. Cantor — AP NEW […]
Few hard details about 24 schools as city prepares legal action
Mayor Bloomberg speaks at a press conference this afternoon in Union Square. The city canceled meetings with the teachers and principals unions today as its lawyers prepare to seek a restraining order against a ruling that reverses thousands of hiring decisions at 24 struggling schools. Both the United Federation of Teachers and the Council of […]
Graffiti Mecca 5Pointz to be Replaced by Two High-Rises
LONG ISLAND CITY — The owners of the famed, graffiti-covered 5Pointz warehouse are looking to replace the iconic building, used by artists for almost two decades, with a pair of residential towers. David Wolkoff said he expected the so-called graffiti mecca — on Davis Street and Jackson Avenue, right next to the Court Square subway […]
Union plots next move as NY utility talks collapse
By VERENA DOBNIK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Unionized workers with Consolidated Edison in New York City will be picketing as their leadership plots their next move following failed contract talks and a lockout. FILE- In this July 24, 2006 file photo, a Consolidated Edison crew checks a service box in the Queens borough […]