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Pols Rally Against Greek Extremist Party’s Plan to Open Office in New York
ASTORIA — Local elected officials, community leaders and a group of residents gathered last week at an Astoria park to protest reported plans of a right-wing Greek party to open an office in the neighborhood. The Golden Dawn’s plan to branch out into Astoria — home to one of the biggest Greek communities in the […]
Bellator 83 to be held at Caesars Atlantic City
According to an Oct. 8 press release from Bellator FC, Bellator 83 will be held at Caesars Atlantic City on Dec. 7. The Season 7 lightweight tournament championship will be put on the line, and Jessica “Evil” Eye returns to action. After an incredible start to Bellator’s Seventh Season that saw New York’s own Lyman […]
Controversial LIC Strip Club Tries Again to Get Liquor License
LONG ISLAND CITY — Maybe third time’s a charm. A controversial strip club in Long Island City, which has been operating alcohol-free because its liquor license application has been denied twice, is trying again to get a permit to serve booze. Patrick O’Brien, Community Board 2 vice-chair, said he was told by the State Liquor […]
24 Hour ATM-Style Laundry Service Expands on UES
MANHATTAN — Around-the-clock laundry and dry cleaning services — without the hassle of having to wait for a person behind the counter — may be the way of the future on the Upper East Side. DashLocker launched its second “automat”-style spot in the neighborhood letting users in any time of day or night with a […]
Food stamp cuts could leave boro poor hungry
Photo by Christina Santucci Dania Peralta picks up bags of groceries for herself and her three kids at the Bread of Life Food Pantry in Long Island City. The Food Bank of New York City says potential cuts to the nation’s food stamp program could drive more people to pantries and soup kitchens. By Karen […]
Gruesome discovery found in Long Island backyard
Residents of a Long Island New York neighborhood never suspected the gruesome secret buried a mere three feet deep in Heather Kowalczik’s backyard. Long Island City – Police received a call on Wednesday requesting they check the welfare of Kowalczik’s autistic 6 year-old son, Alex. When police responded, they began interviewing Kowalczik about Alex and […]
Subway stations retain signs listing places and streets that no longer exist
They’re signs of the times — old times. On the A line in the Rockaways, the Beach 98th Street-Playland stop sits next to a high-rise housing development in an otherwise depressed neighborhood. There’s nothing playful about the area, where the roller coaster of the once-popular amusement park Rockaways’ Playland rumbled until the theme park shuttered […]
Subway stations retain signs of places and streets that no longer exist
They’re signs of the times — old times. On the A line in the Rockaways, the Beach 98th Street-Playland stop sits next to a high-rise housing development in an otherwise depressed neighborhood. There’s nothing playful about the area, where the roller coaster of the once-popular amusement park Rockaways’ Playland rumbled until the theme park shuttered […]
Bloomberg Pushes a Plan to Let Midtown Soar
London, Tokyo and other metropolises have created central business districts with forests of skyscrapers in recent years, seeking to meet the needs of globe-trotting corporate tenants. But New York’s premier district, the 70-block area around Grand Central Terminal, has lagged, Bloomberg officials say, hampered by zoning rules, decades old, that have limited the height of […]
Rob List’s ‘Play by Ear’ at the Chocolate Factory
There are long moments in Rob List’s “Play by Ear” where you could imagine an alternate title for this 70-minute work, maybe something along the lines of “Still Life: Man With Radiators.” The radiators, of the elegant old iron type, belong to the Chocolate Factory, where “Play by Ear” had its premiere on Thursday night. […]
Outcry Scuttles Plan to Put Horse on Menu at M. Wells Dinette
M. Wells Dinette, the highly anticipated reincarnation inside MoMA PS1 of a celebrated Queens restaurant, has been open for only five days, but its chef and owners have already removed a controversial item planned for the menu. The restaurant’s chef and co-owner, Hugue Dufour, said Thursday that he would not serve horse meat tartare, in […]
USS Michael Murphy, Navy’s Newest Destroyer, Pays Tribute To Slain SEAL …
CALVERTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy’s newest warship will not be named for a former president, distinguished member of Congress or some historic figure from the past. The USS Michael Murphy, a 510-foot destroyer, is being commissioned this weekend in New York City for a Long Island native and Navy lieutenant who became the first […]
M. Wells Says Neigh To Serving Horse Tartar After Getting Violent Threats
A horse is a horse, of course, of course, but don’t expect to be eating raw horse in Queens anytime soon. After getting quite a bit of press, and a lot of hate, for its plans to serve horse tartar at MoMA P.S. 1 in Long Island City, the owners of M. Wells Dinette have […]
Common Core Practice | Floating Buddhas, MacArthur ‘Geniuses’ and Fracking
Welcome to our third week of Common Core practice prompts, each classroom-created and tested by our teacher-collaborators, Jonathan Olsen and Sarah Gross, and the ninth grade humanities class they team teach. This week, the class was so inspired by a Times article about an artist’s inflatable Buddha sculpture, that they have designed a challenge for […]
City wants to put PS 110 into PS 199 in Long Island City
Joel Cairo/for New York Daily News Vivian Escobar with her sons Roman Bonilla (l.) and Max Bonilla at PS 199 in Long Island City, Queens. Escobar said there isn’t enough space at PS 199 to accommodate an additional school. The city is belatedly seeking community support to incubate a new elementary school at an existing […]
Newest Navy destroyer pays tribute to SEAL from NY
CALVERTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy’s newest warship will not be named for a former president, distinguished member of Congress or some historic figure from the past. The USS Michael Murphy, a 510-foot destroyer, is being commissioned this weekend in New York City for a Long Island native and Navy lieutenant who became the first […]
PCBs and overcrowding: A New York City school story
A recent report by unions 32BJ and Local 94 International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) points out that leaks of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the overcrowding of schools are symptoms of a bigger problem in New York City’s public schools. The report, titled “Not Making the Grade,” suggests that inadequate investments in school facilities are […]
Queens of comedy
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LIC Halloween Festival to Feature Doggie Costume Contest
LONG ISLAND CITY — We’re not in Kansas anymore. The annual Halloween Harvest Festival will be returning to Socrates Sculpture Park, complete with a “Wizard of Oz” theme, scarecrows and even costumed pooches. “It’s one of our biggest programs,” said Shaun Leonardo, the park’s director of public programs and community relations. About 2,000 people attend […]
Whole Foods Recalls Cheese Product
Whole Foods Market is recalling ricotta salata sold in 21 states and Washington, D.C., including its store at Merchant’s Walk in East Cobb and Harry’s Farmers Market in Marietta. The cheese came from its supplier, Forever Cheese Inc. of Long Island City, N.Y., because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. It’s an organism which can cause serious […]