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New York graffiti haven braces for gentrification
5Pointz, Long Island CIty, NY, 2011. Image: Pelle Sten 5Pointz in the borough of Queens is one of the city’s most arresting sights — a huge building plastered in brilliantly colored, skillfully executed graffiti works that have won international acclaim. Taggers, as they’re known, are invited to paint legally at 5Pointz, watched by an audience […]
BREAKING: Bloomberg: NYC Bike Share Delayed Until Spring (UPDATED)
(Photo by Andrea Bernstein) (UPDATED 9:55am) There will be no shiny blue Citi Bikes on the streets of New York until March. “Unfortunately there are software issues” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Friday on his radio show on WOR with John Gambling. The mayor said: “One of the newspapers keeps writing, ‘you’re hiding something.’ Yeah, […]
BREAKING: Bloomberg: NYC Bike Share Delayed Until Spring (UPDATED)
(Photo by Andrea Bernstein) (UPDATED 9:55am) There will be no shiny blue Citi Bikes on the streets of New York until March. “Unfortunately there are software issues” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Friday on his radio show on WOR with John Gambling. The mayor said: “One of the newspapers keeps writing, ‘you’re hiding something.’ Yeah, […]
Floating Beer Garden Dropping Anchor in Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — A Long Island City company is hoping to turn an old ferry in the neighborhood into a into a floating beer garden in hopes of further reviatalizing the stretch of waterfront. The company, Plaxall, which produces plastic packaging, bought the vessel a few months ago for about $70,000 and placed it at […]
Floating Beer Garden Dropping Anchor in Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — A Long Island City company is hoping to turn an old ferry in the neighborhood into a into a floating beer garden in hopes of further reviatalizing the stretch of waterfront. The company, Plaxall, which produces plastic packaging, bought the vessel a few months ago for about $70,000 and placed it at […]
New York graffiti haven braces for gentrification
AFP – Graffiti artists are used to escaping cops, jumping from roofs, and dodging trains, but New York painters who turned an abandoned factory into a street art legend now face their real nemesis: gentrification. 5Pointz in the borough of Queens is one of the city’s most arresting sights — a huge building plastered in […]
Socrates goes on tour for 25th
The Socrates Sculpture Park, along the East River in Long Island City, has featured sculptural art exhibits such as “Folly.” Photo courtesy Socrates Sculpture Park By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Overlooking the East River, with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop, internationally renowned Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City boasts striking contemporary and innovative […]
Explosion Planned in Brooklyn for TV Production
Getty Images FILE – A general view of atmosphere at the after party for the premiere of “Boardwalk Empire” at Rockefeller Center on September 15, 2010. There will be a controlled explosion in Brooklyn Thursday night, part of a staged stunt for the television series “Boardwalk Empire,” officials say. FDNY and NYPD will be on […]
Teen Indicted In Shooting Of Diplomat’s Wife
By LIZ GOFFA Jamaica teenager last week was indicted on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting the wife of a Sudanese diplomat in Astoria on April 20.Miguel Mata, 19, of 90th Avenue, was allegedly firing at some other teens near Long Island City High School on Broadway and 14th Street at about 7:25 p.m. on […]
Comedy Listings for Aug. 17-23
For news about comedy and humor, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. James Adomian (Friday) The exuberant, sharp James Adomian (“Last Comic Standing,” “Comedy Bang! Bang!”) celebrates the release of his debut comedy album, “Low Hangin’ Fruit,” with the stand-up comedians Rojo Perez, Dan Soder, Tom […]
Bicyclists pedal for unionization
A couple dozen Service Employees International Union 32BJ members took to the bike paths and roadways on Aug. 10 to protest developer TF Cornerstone, which they allege does not easily allow workers to unionize. Bicylists, who wore bright T-shirts that read “$2 for the American Dream,” began at 27th Street and Park Avenue in front […]
Event for Spinal Muscular Atrophy awareness
Catherine Gaynor Vincent Gaynor (c.), with his children Sophia (l.) and Jackson, looks out from a window at the new 1WTC building. Sophia was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease over three years ago that the family has campaigned heavily to combat. The Gaynor family has put up the good fight every day, and defied […]
Why Is the World Trade Center Lit Up Red? It’s Some Kind of Salute to the Troops
Salute the troops. (Matt Chaban) We first noticed it two weeks ago, crossing the Pulaski Bridge between Long Island City and Greenpoint. There it was, monolithic on the skyline as it has been for months now. But there was something different about 1 World Trade Center. Poking up from beneath the skyline of the warehouses […]
The World Comes to Queens
QUEENS, N.Y. – As we crossed the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, just a few minutes from one of the most unlikely destinations we’ve ever set for a family trip – Long Island City – I decided it was a good moment to explain to the kids why we were vacationing in Queens. “Guys,” I said, turning to […]
Path to glory
Like some desperate boy on the make, Brooklyn and Long Island City spent a long time trying to convince apartment hunters to give them a chance. Now it’s Jersey City’s turn. Like Hunters Point and Williamsburg, Jersey City is close to Manhattan — only one train stop away (a PATH train, true). But new apartments […]
Delays cleared on LIRR’s Montauk line
Written by MCT News Service // August 15, 2012 // Signal trouble that caused delays of more than 40 minutes Wednesday morning on the Montauk branch of the Long Island Rail Road has been addressed, officials said. As of 9 a.m., the MTA website reported that service is “good” on the branch. But, the railroad said that […]
Sheldon Silver Wants New York to Become ‘Yogurt Capital’ of the World
NEW YORK CITY — Albany got an infusion of culture Wednesday, as officials, farmers and food producers gathered for the very first official “yogurt summit” in New York State. New York has increasingly become a hotspot for yogurt production — especially the thicker, Greek variety, which has become one of the hottest food trends of […]
Enjoy All The Summer Still Left
It seems as if just yesterday we were contemplating the long, lazy stretches of summer that lay ahead of us. There seemed no end to the days that we could fill with all the things we wanted to do— or with nothing at all. Suddenly, though, we realized that while we thought we were on […]
QCA Receives High School To Art School Grant
Arthur Cronson, Con Edison’s Queens community affairs manager presented Queens Council on the Arts with a generous contribution in support of its High School to Art School Portfolio Development Program (HS2AS). The presentation took place at the HS2AS Summer Exhibition on August 2 at Reis Studios, 43-01 22nd St. in Long Island City. A group […]
Man Accused of Murdering His Exec Girlfriend Blames Her in Facebook Post
ASTORIA — The Ivy League-educated lawyer accused of killing his financial executive girlfriend in their Astoria apartment posted a self-pitying message on Facebook that blamed the victim — 27-year-old Weight Watchers executive Danielle Thomas — for her own fate. “I suspected she was a cheater,” says the message posted on Monday on Jason Bohn’s wall. “At […]