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Composting program kicks off in Long Island City
Drop off point June 3, By Christian Murray Hunters Point residents were able to drop off their food scraps next to the number 7 train station this morning as a new composting program took effect. BIG!Compost, a program of the Astoria-based Build It Green!NYC, set up a big tent next to the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue […]
‘NY Used Cars and Financing Available to All’ Announces Long Island City Auto …
LONG ISLAND, New York (PRWEB) June 02, 2013 NY used cars are increasing in not only quantity but in price as well as the demand for higher quality pre-owned models continues to increase. With this increase in price, it may be harder for shoppers to visit a dealership, find financing, and drive away with the […]
Nine Dead after Tornadoes, Violent Storms Hit Oklahoma City
National World News By Eric Anderson Published: June 01 2013 Over 100 people were injured during the storms. Nine people died and over 100 people were injured after a series of tornadoes and storms ravaged Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas on Friday. The area sustained heavy water damage when torrential downpours continued […]
Nine Dead after Tornadoes, Violent Storms Hit Oklahoma City
National World News By Eric Anderson Published: June 01 2013 Over 100 people were injured during the storms. Nine people died and over 100 people were injured after a series of tornadoes and storms ravaged Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas on Friday. The area sustained heavy water damage when torrential downpours continued […]
International Union of Elevator Constructors To Recruit Apprentices
International Union of Elevator Constructors To Recruit Apprentices (Long Island City, NY) – The International Union of Elevator Constructors JATC Local #1 will conduct a recruitment from June 3, 2013 through June 14, 2013 for 50 Elevator-Escalator Constructor and Modernizer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced today. Applications must be obtained and […]
DA charges three men with LIC kidnapping
Photo by Christina Santucci The Queens district attorney says Pedro Portugal was held in a warehouse on 43rd Avenue. By Steve Mosco TimesLedger Newspapers A man held captive in a Long Island City warehouse for more than a month was freed after his mother tipped off investigators to the kidnappers’ ransom demands, authorities said. Three […]
Police seek help in identifying No.7 train pervert
The police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was observed masturbating on the Queens bound No. 7 train. The suspect was seen masturbating on the No. 7 train by a 64-year-old female on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:45 pm. The suspect then exited the train at the Main Street […]
Prospective buyer bum – rushes door to new Long Isla . . .
OneMediaInteractive.com Five27 in Long Island City. Condos in Long Island City are so hot real estate companies may need to hire bouncers for upcoming building openings. A crazed buyer bum-rushed the door at the opening of Five27, a project in the popular Queens enclave where new construction condominiums are selling at neighborhood highs. The excited […]
5Pointz owner meets with criticism in building project
Photo by Christina Santucci Long Island City’s 5Pointz could face the bulldozer if the building’s owner gets his way. By Steve Mosco TimesLedger Newspapers The future of a graffiti-ridden warehouse in Long Island City does not seem like the type of project that warrants contentious meetings packed with raucous residents — unless that warehouse is […]
In Queens, the newest amenity is up on the roof
Courtesy TF Cornerstone In Long Island City, TF Cornerstone is building a recreation area as big as a football field. FORGET the deluxe apartment in the sky — now two luxury developments are building parks up there. The blockbuster projects — each costing more than $1 billion — are turning roof space into green amenities […]
Queens buildings feature parks in the sky
Courtesy TF Cornerstone In Long Island City, TF Cornerstone is building a recreation area as big as a football field. FORGET the deluxe apartment in the sky — now two luxury developments are building parks up there. The blockbuster projects — each costing more than $1 billion — are turning roof space into green amenities […]
Home Steam Showers Evolve with iSteam
The iSteam home steam shower control features swipe touch simplicity, as easy to use as a smart phone. (PRNewsFoto/Mr. Steam) LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Wouldn’t you feel good with a steam shower right in your own home? (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130529/CG21633) Mr. Steam, the Feel Good company, introduces iSteam, a home steam […]
SUMMER FUN: Bicyclists hit the road all across the borough
By Joe Anuta TimesLedger Newspapers ←→1/3 Cyclists ride through the borough during the annual Tour de Queens. ←→2/3 Tour de Queens marshal Steve Hsieh of Maspeth stops for a quick repair along Metropolitan Avenue. ←→3/3 Photo by Christina Santucci Richard Mendoza takes a break on a bench at Little Bay Park in Bayside during the […]
SUMMER FUN: Bicyclists hit the road all across the borough
By Joe Anuta TimesLedger Newspapers ←→1/3 Cyclists ride through the borough during the annual Tour de Queens. ←→2/3 Tour de Queens marshal Steve Hsieh of Maspeth stops for a quick repair along Metropolitan Avenue. ←→3/3 Photo by Christina Santucci Richard Mendoza takes a break on a bench at Little Bay Park in Bayside during the […]
Apollo Financial Group’s Rick Brava Voted to Long Island YMCA Board
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 27, 2013 Senior Partner of Wall Street based Apollo Financial Group, Rick Brava was voted onto the Long Island City YMCA Board of Managers as of May 24th, 2013. Distressed debt specialists at Apollo Financial Group have been helping investors find superior returns on ethical investments through a series of […]
Man Charged In Queens Kidnapping, Ransom Plot Claims He’s ‘Not A Criminal’
The warehouse on 43rd Avenue in Long Island City where prosecutors said a businessman was held and tortured for a month by a group of men looking for $3 million in ransom. (Photo: CBS 2) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A man charged in the brazen abduction and brutal captivity of a New York City businessman […]
Long Island ‘Hot Dog Hooker’ arrested again
EAST GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (WABC) — A Long Island woman accused of selling hot dogs and herself, was apparently at it again. 47-year-old Catherina Scalia, A.K.A. “Hot Dog Hooker”, allegedly visited a hotel in East Garden City in her hot dog vending truck. Police say while she was in the hotel, she massaged an undercover […]
The Boozy Long Island City Special at Sweetleaf
“Coffee and booze are two of the world’s oldest vices. So why would we not put them together,” muses Colin Bryson, bartender at the second outpost of Long Island City coffee shrine, Sweetleaf. Beyond serving impeccable frothy cappuccinos and New Orleans-style iced coffee, this new locale, hidden among the neighborhood’s swirl of glossy condos, offers […]
Police search for subway hoodlums
The police are looking for three males accused of attacking a person on an F train earlier this month. The suspects are believed to be in a subway dance troupe. The incident occurred on a Manhattan-bound F train on May 7th, according to police. A passenger got into a dispute with the three performers just […]
New luxury condo Five27 in Long Island City so hot that prospective buyer bum …
OneMediaInteractive.com Five27 in Long Island City. Condos in Long Island City are so hot real estate companies may need to hire bouncers for upcoming building openings. A crazed buyer bum-rushed the door at the opening of Five27, a project in the popular Queens enclave where new construction condominiums are selling at neighborhood highs. The excited […]