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Greenmarket Co. Launching NYC’s First All-Local "Food Hub"
by Greenmarket Posted: Monday, July 30, 2012 at 8:55AM EDT New York, NY— GrowNYC is bringing the farmers market to wholesale buyers: packing, organizing and delivering pallets of regionally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to grocery stores, bodegas, restaurants, and other retail outlets throughout New York City. Greenmarket Co. is an extension of what GrowNYC […]
After Stabbings, Do You Feel Safe in Queens?
Though crime numbers in the 112 Precinct have been trending downward, headline-grabbing stories have still managed to pop up in the borough this weekend. A veteran from Long Island City was stabbed after a group of young women attacked him on the subway, according to the New York Daily News. Police arrested a group of […]
G.Huff, Vice, Reek Da Villian, City Da God & HiJinks – Adios 2 | New Music
G.Huff and Vice the MC/Producer duo from Youngstown and Lorain, Ohio, bring us the exclusive remix to their track “Adios.” This time around they bring features by Reek Da Villian from Long Island, City Da God from the Bronx, and fellow Ohio rapper Hi Jinks on the track “Adios 2.” The song “Adios” was featured […]
Queens’ most expensive condo hits the market
Real estate broker Silvette Julian in front of a condo building known as… CLARE TRAPASSO Thursday, July 19, 2012 A two-story, waterfront penthouse in Long Island City is on the market for $3.25 million — a price that is expected to bring more notoriety, prospective buyers and businesses to the neighborhood, real estate experts said. […]
Queens County Market comes to Long Island City
Jeanne Noonan for New York Daily News Sweet treats from 2 Penz will be available at Queens County Market in Long Island City. Get ready to nosh, Long Island City! Katrina Schultz Richter, founder of Queens County Market, is bringing the pop-up to the nabe next weekend. “We’re a monthly market without a permanent home, […]
Daniel Hendrick and Jimmy Van Bramer
Daniel M. Hendrick and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer were married Saturday evening at Studio Square, an event space in Long Island City, Queens. Audrey I. Pheffer, the Queens County Clerk, officiated. Mr. Hendrick (left), 41, works in Manhattan as the communications director for the New York League of Conservation Voters, an environmental advocacy group. He […]
Man breaks into a pet shop in Long Island and steals a puppy
A man broke into a pet shop in Long Island, but because he could not work out how to open the cash register, he stuffed a puppy down his pants instead. Long Island City – A man and accomplice tried to open a cash register, in a pet shop in Long Island, but realized that […]
Tug of War, Cat Photoshoots and the Aereo Lawsuit at Last Night’s Queens Tech …
Queens elbows its way into the tech scene with a second meetup. Guests mingle on a Long Island City rooftop before demos begin More than 150 people braved last night’s land hurricane–technically called a derecho–to attend Coalition for Queens’ second Queens Tech Meetup at Hunters Point Plaza in Long Island City. Unfortunately, the crowd of […]
Staten Island Becoming Skateboard Central With Third Park
STATEN ISLAND — Staten Island is fast becoming the city’s center for skating. The New York City Parks Department plans to build a new public skate park inside of Faber Park, Port Richmond — just weeks after the city’s only indoor park opened in the borough. The nearly 10,000 square foot Faber Park facility will […]
Staten Island Becoming Skateboard Central With Third Park
STATEN ISLAND — Staten Island is fast becoming the city’s center for skating. The New York City Parks Department plans to build a new public skate park inside of Faber Park, Port Richmond — just weeks after the city’s only indoor park opened in the borough. The nearly 10,000 square foot Faber Park facility will […]
Spurned Olympic Cities Wonder, ‘What If?"
Hey, New Yorkers, cheer up: Imagine if instead of going to your usual local bar after work tonight, you were planning to fight your way through packed subways to get to a billion-dollar stadium on the West Side of Manhattan for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 New York Olympics! That was almost the reality, […]
Roosevelt Island Gets Waterfront Cafe With Expansive Skyline Views
The exotic East River oasis that is Roosevelt Island is now home to a seasonal, outdoor café called Pier NYC. But it’s not just for the lucky locals—the F train goes right there, or you can take the scenic route on the four-minute tram above the East River (swimmings always an option, too). It’s worth […]
LIC Comedy Club Holding Fundraiser for Aurora Shooting Victim
LONG ISLAND CITY — Caleb Medley, an aspiring comedian from Aurora, Colo., is clinging to life after being shot in the face during the last week’s shooting rampage during the first showing of “The Dark Knight Rises”. On Monday, July 30, his fellow comedians from New York will try to help him and his family […]
King of Queens has his eye on new turf
By Sarah Trefethen Eric Benaim is a home-borough boy. ERIC BENAIM “I was born and raised in Queens my whole life, and I really wouldn’t live anywhere else,” said the entrepreneurial Long Island City resident, who has turned familiarity with his home turf into business success. In 2008, Benaim and Ted Kokkoris co-founded Modern Spaces, a […]
Strong storms pummel Long Island Thursday
Severe storms trudged across the Northeast Thursday, leaving a swath of damage in its wake. Though the storms weakened as they approached Long Island, residents saw their fair share of fierce weather. An area of thunderstorms gained strength from around Erie, PA, into Ohio by midday Thursday. As it traveled east into NY and PA, […]
Best Water Activities in and around New York City
Now is the time to seize the day for fun in the water before summer passes you by. With 500 miles of shoreline and plenty of water oases in parks, the city has been offering more and more places to test your paddling skills before heading into the wilds beyond — but nearby — New […]
Songza music service streams for success
Jeanne Noonan/for New York Daily News The staff of Songza (l. to r.), Brad Hayward, Jordan Agusti, Eric Davich, Michael Henson, Peter Asbill, Elliah Breece, and Elias Roman enjoy a great views atop their Long Island City headquarters. A trio of college friends are betting that they have created a soundtrack for success. The Long […]
Molina, a 200-Ton Machine, Completes a Journey Under the City
In September 2011, “Adi,” a tunnel-boring machine, broke through at East 63rd Street, completing the Second Avenue subway tunnel. Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick had HAL 9000. NASA named a treadmill for Stephen Colbert. And over nearly five years, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has had its fleet of 200-ton tunnel-boring machines, plowing beneath the […]
Brooklyn Borough Prez Markowitz Weighs In On Bloomberg’s Soda Ban Proposal
NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s intent to ban 16+-ounce sodas in movie theaters, sports arenas, food carts, restaurants and delis met with plenty of opposition at a NYC Board of Health hearing in Long Island City Tuesday, which drew such a crowd that an overflow room was needed. Among those testifying that the proposed policy is sour […]
MTA completes 16 new tunnels for three city projects
Photo courtesy MTA The MTA released this photo of the tunnel boring machine earier this year. By Philip Newman TimesLedger Newspapers Workers building the East Side Access to bring the Long Island Rail Road into Grand Central Terminal have finished the last tunnel for the project. In fact, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said they have […]