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NYC families say school bus routes still too long
New York — The New York City borough of Queens chapter of Parents to Improve School Transportation will be at the Office of Pupil Transportation at 44-36 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 — Halloween — to protest what PIST calls “scary” yellow school bus routes. This action is […]
LIC high expansion lets new school move in
Photo by Rebecca Henely City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott (fourth from l.) and state Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (c.) meet students from Middle College and International high schools in Long Island City. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Two high schools born in the shadow of Long Island City’s LaGuardia Community College will now operate together for […]
Borough hails 3-D printing
Photo by Rebecca Henely Mayor Michael Bloomberg (c.) cuts the ribbon for Shapeways, a 3-D printing factory to open in Long Island City. Shapeways CEO Peter Weijmarshausen (second from r.), COO Maureen Vogelaar (fifth from l.) and elected officials join him. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Manufacturing industries have become increasingly scarce in Queens and […]
Grace LoBrutto Rice
Grace LoBrutto Rice, Angelica, formerly of Farmingdale, Long Island, passed away at home on Oct. 24, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born in New York C on December 18, 1919 to Antonia and Ignazio LoBrutto. On Dec. 14, 1941 she married the love of her life George “Bud” Rice who predeceased her in […]
SculptureCenter Honors Paula Cooper, Will Expand in 2014
Cooper with Marclay. (Courtesy Patrick McMullan) SculptureCenter in Long Island City has started a $5 million campaign toward a major building expansion. The news comes from Mary Ceruti, SculptureCenter’s executive director, who made the announcement at the organization’s benefit gala last night at the Edison Ballroom. The center plans to break ground next year on […]
3D Printing Shapes Factory of the Future
Blogs CAD/CAM Corner Using a pair of 3D-printed scissors, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut the ribbon last week on Shapeways’ Factory of the Future, a 3D printing facility being built by in Long Island City, Queens. Shapeways, a marketplace and community that encourages the making and sharing of 3D-printed designs, plans to extend its […]
Queens of Comedy
Print Ted Alexandro isn’t a fan of the name “Mitt.” As the comedian paced the stage on a Friday night in mid-October, his riffs on Governor Romney, “La Bamba,” and aging went over well with the audience, a group of mostly 30-somethings that filled the venue to capacity. The scene was fairly typical for a […]
Obamacare funds bolster new LIC clinic
Photo by Phil Corso Rep. Carolyn Maloney (third from r.) holds a check for more than $920,000 addressed to The Floating Hospital in Long Island City alongside lawmakers and hospital officials. The money comes as the first of several installments made possible by the Affordable Care Act. By Phil Corso TimesLedger Newspapers U.S. Rep. Carolyn […]
Square deal
Think of it as a miniature Midtown Manhattan. In Court Square, the Long Island City neighborhood that encircles the Citibank tower in Queens, the buildings are tall and glassy. The streets are wide and swarming with cars, the subways abundant and the business district bustling. And that’s just the beginning. The next few years will […]
Principal resigns after city probes
Photo by Christina Santucci Nancy Casella, principal of Information Technology High School in Long Island City, was asked to resign after two investigations into misconduct. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers The principal of a Long Island City high school was booted after investigators found she made discriminatory remarks, rigged her school’s parent surveys and hid […]
114th Precinct Expected to Get More Cops Amid Crime Spike
ASTORIA — More police officers may be soon patrolling the streets of the 114th Precinct, which has lost half of its cops since 2001 and has been experiencing an uptick in crime in recent months, police officials said. Through September, crime in the area was up 11 percent compared to the same period last year. […]
LIC becoming attractive place for small start-ups
Is Long Island City becoming the city’s newest and hottest spot for start-ups? The western Queens neighborhood received a lot of attention last week for its burgeoning culture of small tech start-up companies, which are attracted to the neighborhood’s accessibility and cheap space. On Wednesday evening, the Coalition for Queens, a nonprofit organization dedicated to […]
Prime Number Productions To Present Tragicomedy, THE SUICIDE OF MARK …
Prime Number Productions is pleased to announce THE SUICIDE OF Mark Twain, a new tragicomedy written by Sean David DeMers, is being presented as part of Variations Theater Group’s Harvest Theater Festival. The production opens Friday November 7th at 7:00 pm, with additional performances Saturday, November 10th at 3pm, and Monday, November 12th at 9pm. […]
Shapeways’s New 3D-Printing Factory Brings Manufacturing Jobs Into The Tech …
“I used to think CEOs who didn’t know how many people worked for them were full of it,” says Shapeways CEO Peter Weijmarshausen when asked to name the number of people he employees. He thinks about it a second longer, adding up the employees in Shapeways’ Netherlands and New York City offices. “57.” If all […]
Is This Glassy 15-Story Tower Coming to Long Island City?
Wednesday, October 24, 2012, by Jessica Dailey Here’s something interesting: New York YIMBY spotted this somewhat mindboggling rendering for a 15-story glass tower that is supposedly destined for Queens Plaza South in Long Island City. Created by Raymond Chan Architects, the 415,400-square-foot project has a giant retail podium splattered with rectangular LED signs, and although […]
Nacho and Craft Beer Festival On Tap for Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — If you think the only thing that can make craft beer taste better is a plate of nachos, then the first Nacho and Craft Beer Festival — which will be held this Saturday in Hunters Points — is the place to be. “We love nachos and we love beer. So we […]
Courtney Love Hosts PS1 Costume Contest, Picasso Vandal Gets Solo Show …
– Klaus and Courtney to Judge PS1 Halloween Costume Competition: MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach and former Hole frontwoman Courtney Love will share MC duties at Sunday’s inaugural Artist’s Halloween Carnival and Parade at the Long Island City contemporary art center. The celebrations will begin with an artists’ costume workshop at 3pm in the Performance Dome — with aesthetic inspiration provided by creepy videos from Ryan […]
Top-Ranked CUNY Law School Opens In LIC
The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law held a ribbon-cutting celebration on October 22, to mark the opening of the law school’s new home at 2 Court Square in Long Island City. New York state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman delivered the keynote address. Chief Judge Lippman was confirmed as chief judge in […]
Funny Ladies to Take the Stage for LIC ‘She-Devil’ Comedy Festival
HUNTERS POINT — Move over, guys. Girls are in town to bust your gut. From Tina Fey to Sarah Silverman, comediennes are taking center stage. To acknowledge their growing popularity, a Long Island City club is organizing its first festival for funny ladies, the She-Devil Comedy Festival. Some 250 comedians from the U.S. and abroad, […]
Maloney Speaks At LIC/Astoria Chamber Luncheon
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney., running for her 11th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, was the speaker at the October luncheon meeting of the Long Island City/Astoria Chamber of Commerce, held at the Waterfront Crabhouse. She started off by praising Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as a man of vision and imagination and gave evidence to […]