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Catching scores of rising stars as part of recent comedy explosion in Long …
Anthony DelMundo/for New York Daily News ‘It’s starting to evolve,” says Rebecca Trent, owner of Creek Cave comedy club on Jackson Ave. “It’s taken an awful long time.” Nicholas Fevelo /for New York Daily News Laughing Devil Comedy Club’s Steve Hofstetter says revival of comedy clubs in W. Queens has enabled him to attract a […]
Hazardous PCB leak at IS 204 in Long Island City has parents seething with …
CLARE TRAPASSO FOR DAILY NEWS Parents Tisha Kirkland (l.) and Doreatha Carson stand in front of IS 204, where they learned on Thursday that a light fixture in their seventh-grade children’s school was discovered leaking fluid laced with hazardous PCBs. Parents were outraged this week after learning that a light fixture was leaking PCBs on […]
Waterfront Bus Service Expands in Long Island City Art Corridor
LONG ISLAND CITY — The art bus is on a roll. Waterfront bus service in Western Queens’ burgeoning art corridor, which is packed cultural institutions and a booming tech sector, has been expanded and residents are clamoring for more. Service on the Q103, which runs between Astoria and Hunters Point, was recently increased after state […]
Woodside Community Rallies Against Recent Sex Attack
WOODSIDE — A recent sex attack in Woodside — where the suspect punched a woman in the face while demanding that she performed a sex act on him — sparked outrage among local residents. On Thursday morning, local politicians joined the community leaders to speak out against the assault, which left the victim with a […]
State denies liquor license for LIC party
An arts organization in Long Island City was denied a temporary liquor license for a dance party on Saturday advertised as going “very late.” The event went on, but without a bar. Saturday’s party, called Pearly’s Beauty Salon hosted by Artists Wanted, a for profit business that helps artists gain recognition, was put on by […]
City Bans Big, Sugary Drinks at Eateries, Theaters
New York City’s health board has passed a rule banning super-sized, sugary drinks at restaurants, concession stands and other eateries. The regulation passed Thursday puts a 16-ounce size limit on cups and bottles of non-diet soda, sweetened teas and other calorie-packed beverages. Opponents have decried the large, sugary drinks ban as an improper insertion of […]
Whole Foods cheese recall
Whole Foods cheese recall Whole Foods cheese recall Updated: Thursday, September 13 2012 8:05 AM EDT2012-09-13 12:05:44 GMT Whole Foods Market is recalling cheese sold in 21 states and Washington, D.C. because of fears it may be contaminated with Listeria. Whole Foods Market is recalling cheese sold in 21 states and Washington, D.C. because of […]
Community Board Halts Plans for Pedestrian Plaza in Astoria
QUEENS — Astoria residents won’t be getting their pedestrian plaza after all. After months of heated discussions, a controversial plan to build a pedestrian plaza at a dangerous intersection was rejected by the local community board Tuesday night, forcing the Department of Transportation to go ahead with a plan to build a curb extension costing […]
DJ’s Stretch Out and Find More Fans
Julie Glassberg for The New York Times The D.J. Baauer’s star is rising, which was evident when he played the Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this month. When the police showed up at the Fool’s Gold Day Off party this month, it wasn’t completely clear why. Sure, the lines for the event, held in an […]
Ricotta Salata Frescolina Cheese Recalled – KERO
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Forever Cheese has issued a recall of one production lot of its Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.In a news release, the company said there have been 14 reported illnesses in 11 states which may be related to the recalled cheese products.The cheese in question […]
Long Island City Museum Workshops Help Tiny Tots Find Their Inner Artists
LONG ISLAND CITY — “All children are born artists,” Pablo Picasso said, and the Noguchi Museum intends to help the little ones stay that way as they grow up. This fall the Long Island City museum, founded by a prominent Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, is holding art programs for children as young as three months, […]
Ricotta Salata Frescolina Cheese Recalled
Related To Story POSTED: 8:31 am EDT September 12, 2012 UPDATED: 8:50 am EDT September 12, 2012 LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Forever Cheese has issued a recall of one production lot of its Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.In a news release, the company said there have been 14 […]
Hoping to Lure Riders With Scenic Commutes
Titania Inglis, a 33-year-old fashion designer who wears her own flouncy avant-garde creations, likes to take the East River Ferry from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where she keeps her work samples, to the East 34th Street slip in Manhattan and then bicycle to the garment center. Indeed, Ms. Inglis, who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, can wax rhapsodic […]
Worker in custody after Gulf fight
Photo by Christina Santucci An officer talks to a man outside the Long Island City Gulf gas station, where an assault occurred that left one man dead. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers The family of a 28-year-old Flushing man, who died in a fight with a Long Island City gas station attendant last Thursday, disputed […]
Hoping to Lure Riders With Lovely Commutes
Titania Inglis, a 33-year-old fashion designer who wears her own flouncy avant-garde creations, likes to take the East River Ferry from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where she keeps her work samples, to the East 34th Street slip in Manhattan and then bicycle to the garment center. Indeed, Ms. Inglis, who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, can wax rhapsodic […]
Forever Cheese Inc. announces recall due to possible listeria contamination
DENVER — Forever Cheese Inc. is recalling Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand cheese with the lot number T9425 and production code 441202 due to possible listeria contamination. Colorado health department officials said Tuesday that 14 reported illnesses in 11 states, including one in Colorado, may be linked to the cheese. Forever Cheese, based in Long Island […]
Queens Non-Profit Offers Grants to Local Artists
LONG ISLAND CITY — It will be the green period for Queens artists. The Queens Council on the Arts is offering thousands of dollars in grants (the Queens Arts Fund) to to the borough’s residents to sponsor their projects. “This money is for artists and art organizations living and working in Queens,” said Katie Tuss, […]
Long Island City girls soccer team beats Forest Hills, 1-0, as three players …
Long Island City girls soccer coach Mark Skorupski ran on the field nearly as much as his players during Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Forest Hills. With three LIC players injured during the game, including junior forward Alison Dowdle, last season’s division-leading scorer, Skorupski was constantly tending to his players on the field, something he’s grown […]
Nas: NYE in NYC
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT NOON Following the release of his best-selling #1 new album Life Is Good, and a standout performance on this year’s Rock the Bells tour, hip-hop’s most influential MC has announced an exclusive show at Radio City Music Hall on New Year’s Eve. Fans can purchase tickets beginning […]
Self-Storage Operator Storage Deluxe Acquires Vacant Land in Queens, NY, for … – Inside Self
Self-storage operator Storage Deluxe recently acquired vacant land in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y., for $5.75 million. The company plans to develop a 110,000-square-foot facility with 2,000 storage units at the location. Construction will commence in October. The property, 30-25 Northern Blvd., was purchased from Margaret and Terence P. Toal. The vacant lot is currently […]