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Queens, New York (CNN) — Kellie Phelan doesn’t mince words when she looks back at herself five years ago. “I was basically a crackhead,” Phelan said. “I literally was getting arrested every other week. I got pregnant by a drug dealer. … I was seven months pregnant, and I was still smoking crack.” When she […]

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Out of all the restaurants on Main Street, no one would guess that some of the most talented chefs and bakers are secretly using one kitchen to cook up their personal specialities. Newly opened, A Taste of Long Island, allows local small food business owners to rent their commercial kitchen and sell their goods at […]

New York City’s higher learning institutions as well as its public schools have recently seen a sharp decline in new construction projects, according to a report released Thursday by the New York Building Congress. The report, based on NYBC’s analysis of McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge data, charts a 41 percent decline in projects undertaken by public […]

Gantry cranes in Gantry Plaza State Park on the Long Island City waterfront (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Steep rents in Manhattan’s tech-oriented Chelsea, SoHo, and Flatiron have already pushed the startup scene into parts of Brooklyn, and now effort’s are underway to turn Long Island City, Queens, into the new “silicon silver.” Mayor Bloomberg has already […]

ASTORIA — Dozens of sidewalk cafes dot the streets of Astoria these days, attracting locals and visitors from around the city. But while the crowds enjoy sipping their coffee and eating food al fresco, some residents say their increasing numbers are hard to swallow. Outdoor seating started arriving in the area about two decades ago, […]

The Long Island City-based artist collective Flux Factory has teamed up with The Walk Exchange for artist Dillon de Give‘s latest work, Long Walks on the Beach, to give you a chance to live out the ultimate cliche with a stranger. The public project will pair volunteers at random to take a long walk on Rockaway Beach […]

 On Monday, the British band The xx played Snug Harbor on Staten Island. Not classically as much of a hub of indie music as the Lower East Side, Brooklyn or even Long Island City, Staten’s musical legacy is instead one rooted in hip-hop — consider the Wu-Tang Clan, who to this day rep Staten as […]

Maintenance man got violent when girl refused toe-sucking offer Issue raises concerns about city’s efforts to allow private companies to hire maintenance staff By Phil Vinter PUBLISHED: 10:44 EST, 6 August 2012 | UPDATED: 12:24 EST, 6 August 2012 A perverse high school caretaker has been sacked after he opened his wallet and offered a […]

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked. Proposed Nerd Bus Could Mean Tech ConnectionsA new bus line could serve New York’s tech companies if Senator Chuck Schumer has his way, according […]