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M83, Mick Taylor and Regina Spektor Play New York City
SEE MORE PHOTOS By Daniel Jumpertz Special to DNAinfo Wednesday May 9Although born and raised in Michigan, Glenn Frey made his fame and fortune as a founding member of LA folk rockers the Eagles. As their guitarist and songwriter, Frey wrote or co-wrote (often with Don Henley) many of the group’s songs, and sang lead […]
KSW, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend – SYS
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY — (Marketwire) — 05/09/12 — KSW, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSW) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $.20 per share, payable on May 24, 2012 to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2012. About KSW KSW, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary KSW Mechanical Services, Inc., […]
Free and Cheap in NYC for Wednesday, May 9
‘HOME’ IS WHERE THE HEART IS. Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison discusses her new novel, “Home,” with author Russel Banks at Symphony Space. The book tells the story of a traumatized Korean War veteran struggling with his return home. 7:30 p.m. $25; 30 and under, $15. 2537 Broadway, at 95th St. (212) 864-5400. YOU HEARD […]
Fourth Car Crashes Off Troubled Bridge Exit Ramp
This time it wasn’t a Volkswagen. Another car sped off the troubled exit ramp on the Ed Koch-Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City on May 1, careening across three lanes of traffic, slamming into scaffolding in front of a row of shops on Queens Plaza South and nearly striking a pedestrian before it came to […]
Two Bronx City Council members ask delay on FreshDirect deal
The food fight over FreshDirect is still raging. Two months after the Bloomberg administration approved $82 million in subsidies for the company to move to the South Bronx, two City Council members have asked the Cuomo administration to halt the deal. Melissa Mark-Viverito and Maria del Carmen Arroyo want Albany to delay the move pending […]
Summer Jobs working for the city
Sounds pretty awful actually — an entry-level internship working FOR these entry-level bureaucrats? But they can’t all be like the Department of Buildings or Traffic Police or public schools…perhaps some are cool progressive hipsters like Parks or Environment. Worth a look! THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM The New York City Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) […]
Yes, LIC, you have a sculpture school
www.licsculptureschool.com
Greeny green rainy day LIC edition
No “linkage”. Just a pic 🙂
Seven Queens high schools to close
Some of the oldest high schools in Queens, including several that date back the turn of the 20th century, are slated to close their doors this summer. Educators said they worry the most successful programs from the seven struggling schools marked for closure will be lost when the city opens new schools in the same […]
Volleyball Preview: The Second Round of the PSAL Playoffs
The first round of the Public Schools Athletic League’s boys volleyball playoffs served up few surprises. However, the competition and possibility for upsets is sure to pick up in round two. Here’s a preview of some of the second-round games, which are scheduled for Thursday, May 10th. No. 1 American Studies vs. No. 17 Francis […]
PSAL baseball roundup: Bryant blanks LIC, wins fourth straight
William Bryant has finally hit its stride. Nick Alvarez went the distance, struck out nine and scattered six hits, John Diakogeorgios had two hits and two RBIs and Daniel Dorga scored twice as Bryant blanked Long Island City, 5-0, in Queens A West baseball on Tuesday. Chris Alvarez and Christian Aubry each scored once and […]
Former major league outfielder Rusty Torres arrested on sex abuse charges on …
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Another delay for East Side Access?
Another delay for East Side Access? Photo credit: Joseph Lhota addresses the MTA’s Permanent Citizen’s Advisory Committee Thursday (Craig Ruttle) MTA chairman Joseph Lhota acknowledged Tuesday that the long-plagued East Side Access mega-project may be another year behind schedule. The East Side Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road service to Grand Central […]
More Green Queens: The Low Line park takes shape below the 7
LICers unite! Get planting!
Green Queens school art competition
Hosted by LICs own fine Queens Paideia School at the LIC Art Center. Check these kids drawings from all around Queens.
Tanner Acquires City Sprint Safety & Supply
BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 8, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Tanner Fasteners Industrial Supplies is proud to announce it has acquired City Sprint Safety Supply of Long Island City, NY, an industrial fastener safety products distributor that specializes in offering express delivery of contractor supplies to job sites in NYC, New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester. Tanner […]
Pro-life centers to open in Queens and Manhattan
A group of clergy and anti-abortion activists from across the city are planning to open up pro-life centers in neighborhoods with high rates of abortions. The Leadership Coalition is slated to open the New Beginnings Center of Hope in Jamaica, Queens, by the end of the year. It will offer counseling, testing for sexually transmitted […]
Police Blotter Report:
To report a typo, correction or buy ad space, E-mail: [email protected] Last Update: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Police Blotter Report: Destiny M. Dingle, 21, of 21601 Floral Dr., Lot 37A, Watertown, was charged by Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies at 7:58 p.m. Monday with endangering the welfare of a child. Deputies allege […]
Watertown police allege man inhaled noxious fumes at Thompson Park
A city police officer patrolling Thompson Park Monday evening alleged finding a man inhaling fumes from a canned liquid cleaner. Vadim Lushchikov, 19, Long Island City, was cited with unlawful possession of a noxious material, and is summoned to appear in City Court. He was discovered at about 6 p.m. inhaling from a plastic bag […]
Queens High School At Head Of City’s Class
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