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Long Island City Becomes Tourist Hotspot After Hotel Building Boom Updated May …
LONG ISLAND CITY — When it comes to cheap hotels in New York, Queens is king. A surge in construction over the past several years has brought both budget-friendly and upscale lodgings to Long Island City with several more on the way, enticing tourists and businessmen alike with their proximity to Manhattan, comparatively lower prices […]
The show will go on at controversial Long Island City strip club
Even without a liquor license, the show will go on at a controversial Long Island City strip club. Show Palace, formerly known as Gypsy Rose, is slated to open May 31 as a gentleman’s club and restaurant. A message sent out on the club’s Twitter account touts it as “the newest, largest, most upscale FULL […]
The show will go on at controversial Long Island City strip club
Even without a liquor license, the show will go on at a controversial Long Island City strip club. Show Palace, formerly known as Gypsy Rose, is slated to open May 31 as a gentleman’s club and restaurant. A message sent out on the club’s Twitter account touts it as “the newest, largest, most upscale FULL […]
Company owners apply for education
Many small business owners filled the conference room at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City on Monday to glean some much needed tips and fill out some back-to-school applications. However, these were not applications for traditional courses. About 40 business men and women want to enroll in the 10,000 Small Businesses program, a joint […]
Stars compete in LIC comedy festival
The exposed brick, narrow cavern of Laughing Devil Comedy Club in Long Island City was filled to the brim on Friday night — for the club’s pre-festival event. The festival began the following Saturday and will run until May 20. During the week-long stint, 100 comedians will compete in 22 shows for the winner-takes-all prize […]
CUNY Law School Ready For LIC Move
By JASON PAFUNDI In just another example of the continued rebirth of Long Island City, the nearly 30-year-old CUNY School of Law will open in its new, state-of-the-art building in Court Square in June. The move, which was announced in 2009, gives the school an additional 70,000-square-feet of space and puts it in a central […]
Citi bike program comes to Queens
A bike share program will come to Queens this year after all. The banking giant Citi, also known as Citigroup or Citibank, will install 10,000 bikes and 600 dock stations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island City. The bikes in the “Citi Bike” fleet will be branded with the bank’s name. Mayor Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner […]
Long Island City Becomes Tourist Hotspot After Hotel Building Boom Updated 3 …
LONG ISLAND CITY — When it comes to cheap hotels in New York, Queens is king. A surge in construction over the past several years has brought both budget-friendly and upscale lodgings to Long Island City with several more on the way, enticing tourists and businessmen alike with their proximity to Manhattan, comparatively lower prices […]
PSAL Class A softball playoff roundup: InTech run-rules Forest Hills in first …
InTech Academy is in its second straight second round in as many years at the ‘A’ level. Alexes Bernier went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored and Gisselle Herrera Lopez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored for No. 19 InTech in a 12-2, six-inning over No. 14 Forest Hills in […]
INSIDE SOFTBALL: Wildcats not Bowne’d for playoffs after bracket change …
Bruce Bitterman left Long Island City with a smile on his face Saturday morning. It’s been six years since his John Bowne squad had made the playoffs, dating back to when it won the PSAL Class B title in 2006. Not a single player on his current team had experienced a postseason game. But a […]
Judge urges city, unions into arbitration in turnaround dispute
The first court appearance in the union lawsuit to halt hiring decisions at 24 turnaround schools ended with the judge telling the city and unions to resolve their dispute out of court. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Joan Lobis urged the city and teachers and principals unions to resolve their contractual disputes through arbitration, rather than […]
CUNY Law is in Court Square
Summer session
SFI Names David Nelson as Executive Producer
Category: People on the MoveOptions: Publicity Release Posted: May 16, 2012 16:30:00 ESTLong Island City, NY , May 16, 2012 | SHOOT Publicity Wire | — Commercial production house SFI (Simpson Films), headed by founder/director Jerry Simpson, has hired David Nelson to serve as executive producer. Recent projects from SFI have included producing spots for […]
Magnificent Obsession
When listening to great music we always appreciate the performers playing the instruments but seldom consider the artists who build them. At the Steinway Sons piano factory in Long Island City, many employees wear T-shirts with the following printed on the back: “I build the world’s best piano.” Visiting the Steinway piano factory is to […]
A Chat With the Mets’ Mike Baxter, Stuck in Traffic on the Way to the Ballpark
The 2012 Mets have had a remarkable run of six-consecutive weeks in the imaginary playoffs. Among the many quirky, lovable gentlemen in the team’s clubhouse is Mike Baxter, a Whitestone, Queens, kid who grew up rooting for New York’s National League club. Yes, Baxter has hit the big time, but he’s still not immune to […]
New York Tech Sector Booms, But City’s Jobless Rate Still Rises
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday the launch of a website mapping Internet startups in New York City that are hiring. Speaking at Internet Week New York in SoHo, Bloomberg unveiled the Made in NY Digital Map as he touted the city’s fast-growing technology industry for providing New York with a vital economic […]
Cidadão Global To Celebrate One Year Anniversary In Long Island City
Cidadão Global, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the Brazilian community in the tri-state area, will be celebrating its one-year anniversary of the opening of its new office in Long Island City in June. Founded in August of 2007 by Ramona Ortega of New York City, Cidadão Global provides essential services such as immigration assistance, […]
Hall of Fame Beverages Announces Product Placement & Corporate Direction
SOURCE: Hall of Fame Beverages, Inc DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire – May 16, 2012) – Hall of Fame Beverages, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HFBG) has placed more of its products, Grand Ma Ma’s Sweet Southern Tea Top Dogg Male Enhancement, in the Northeast and around Southern California. The Company’s Tea product was placed in 36 new locations around the […]
LIC’s Baccalaureate School Ranked Best In State
U.S. News World Report last week named the Baccalaureate School for Global Education the best high school in New York state.The school, located in a renovated factory at 34-12 36th Ave. in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City, offers classes in grades seven through 12.U.S. News World Report also ranked the Baccalaureate School […]
Funding Approved For Kaufman Astoria Studios Lot
Artistic renderings for proposed Kaufman gate. Officials at the National Parks Service last week approved construction plans for development of the city’s first outdoor studio lot at the Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS) in Long Island City. Approval of the federal funding paves the way for the studio to begin work on the project that includes […]