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Police: Boy In Subway Pic Is Not Missing Autistic Teen From Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A boy who was photographed on the subway is not a missing autistic teen from Queens, police said Thursday. The picture shows a young man on a subway train who bears a striking resemblance to 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo. A 13-year-old boy took the picture on Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. But police said […]
Avonte Oquendo search extends into 4th week
NEW YORK (WABC) — It’s now been more than four weeks since the disappearance of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo, who was last seen running out of his school in Long Island City, Queens, on October 4. Still, his family is standing by its vow to find him. Crews were out searching again Friday night. Since the […]
Police: Boy In Subway Pic Is Not Missing Autistic Teen From Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A boy who was photographed on the subway is not a missing autistic teen from Queens, police said Thursday. The picture shows a young man on a subway train who bears a striking resemblance to 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo. A 13-year-old boy took the picture on Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. But police said […]
Police: Boy In Subway Pic Is Not Missing Autistic Teen From Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A boy who was photographed on the subway is not a missing autistic teen from Queens, police said Thursday. The picture shows a young man on a subway train who bears a striking resemblance to 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo. A 13-year-old boy took the picture on Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. But police said […]
Banksy Finishes His NYC Residency With Bubble Letter Balloons in Long Island …
And it’s all over, folks. Banksy sends us off with one last tag, a bubble caps collection of balloons somewhere in Queens. Listening to the audio on Banksy’s homepage, it’s hard not feel just a little bit sad. The narrator assesses the impact of Better Out Than In, musing on art as a public good […]
Banksy Finishes His NYC Residency With Bubble Letter Balloons in Long Island …
And it’s all over, folks. Banksy sends us off with one last tag, a bubble caps collection of balloons somewhere in Queens. Listening to the audio on Banksy’s homepage, it’s hard not feel just a little bit sad. The narrator assesses the impact of Better Out Than In, musing on art as a public good […]
Search continues for missing autistic teen Avonte Oquendo
NEW YORK (WABC) — Four weeks ago, Avonte Oquendo vanished after leaving his school in Queens. There is still no sign of the missing teen. But the search continues in Long Island City Friday night. Avonte is 14-years-old and autistic. He was last seen leaving school October 4. Since the search began, police say they’re […]
Banksy Thieves Arested In Long Island City (VIDEOS)
A few hours after an inflatable Banksy piece appeared outside a building in Long Island City on Thursday, two would-be art thieves climbed a ladder in an attempt to steal the artist’s mylar signature, seen below: The two men–one of whom had already stolen a few Banksy pieces and bragged about it on his Instagram–managed […]
Check Out Jamestown’s Long Island City Project
With Long Island City quickly becoming a popular alternative to Manhattan, both for work and play, Jamestown Properties last year acquired the Falchi Building, a 640,000-square-foot office and manufacturing facility at 31-00 47th Avenue. Envisioned by Jamestown as a mixed-use property with retail, office and light manufacturing components, Mitch Arkin, executive directorat Cushman Wakefield, is […]
Hundreds of kids expected to attend LIC’s Halloween march
Oct. 30, By Christian Murray Long Island City is going to be the place to be for children this Halloween. A number of local businesses have organized the ‘Halloween Trick-or-Treat March’ that is expected to draw hundreds of children to Vernon Blvd tomorrow. The event begins at 4:15pm at Gantry State Park and goes up […]
PRESS RELEASE: Brookfield Financial Accepting Bids For Long Island City …
New York, NY – Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group New York is announcing it is currently accepting bids for the 27-21 44th Drive development site in the Court Square area of Long Island City, Queens. All bids are due by no later than the end of day, Thursday, November 14th. Brookfield Financial has been retained as […]
PRESS RELEASE: Brookfield Financial Accepting Bids for Long Island City …
NEW YORK, NY – Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group New York is announcing it is currently accepting bids for the 27-21 44th Drive development site in the Court Square area of Long Island City, Queens. All bids are due by no later than the end of day, Thursday, November 14th. Brookfield Financial has been retained […]
Brookfield Financial Accepting Bids for Long Island City Development Site …
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group New York is announcing it is currently accepting bids for the 27-21 44th Drive development site in the Court Square area of Long Island City, Queens. All bids are due by no later than the end of day, Thursday, November 14th. Brookfield Financial has […]
Brookfield Financial Accepting Bids for Long Island City Development Site …
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group New York is announcing it is currently accepting bids for the 27-21 44th Drive development site in the Court Square area of Long Island City, Queens. All bids are due by no later than the end of day, Thursday, November 14th. Brookfield Financial […]
In New York City, Pro-Reform Advocates Risk Arrest Outside Varick ST …
LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY NEWS RELEASES For Immediate Release: October 28, 2013 In New York City, Pro-Reform Advocates Risk Arrest Outside Varick ST. Detention Center WHAT: Civil disobedience action, organized by New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform WHEN: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Varick St. Detention Center, 201 Varick St, NY, […]
Weeklong Search Continues for a Boy With Autism
In that time there have been false hopes, police sweeps and increasingly frantic pleas from the boy’s family. Still, as of Thursday afternoon, he remained missing. The search has been complicated by the fact that Avonte has a severe form of autism, unable to verbally communicate and unable to care for himself. Whatever Avonte was […]
City Council to Decide Fate of Mecca for Graffiti Artists
The longtime owner of the warehouses, the Wolkoff family, is seeking to demolish the buildings to make way for two towers with a combined 1,000 apartments on a three-acre parcel near Citigroup Tower in Long Island City. Last week, the Wolkoffs agreed to set aside additional space for affordable housing and artists’ studios with the […]
City Council to Decide Fate of Mecca for Graffiti Artists
The longtime owner of the warehouses, the Wolkoff family, is seeking to demolish the buildings to make way for two towers with a combined 1,000 apartments on a three-acre parcel near Citigroup Tower in Long Island City. Last week, the Wolkoffs agreed to set aside additional space for affordable housing and artists’ studios with the […]
Keeping Hope Alive for Autistic Boy’s Safe Return
There are signs with pictures of him posted on tollbooths at the mouth of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and in languages from Russian to Bengali all over New York City. There have been loudspeaker announcements throughout the subway system, scent-sniffing bloodhounds, volunteer foot patrols and daily scans of rooftops by police helicopters. Several of them have […]
NYC police losing hope of finding teen with autism; mom says he is alive
By Julie Cannold and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN updated 8:33 PM EDT, Fri October 25, 2013 STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Boy is alive, mom says Three weeks of searching have left New York police with little hope of finding him Search has included sonar, sniffer dogs, video camera scans, search of sewer system Police have searched all […]