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Louis G. Mingioni dies at 73
Township of Washington — Louis G. Mingioni, 73, of Township of Washington, passed away on Friday, May 4. He was born in Long Island City, N.Y. to Frank and Anna Mingioni. He was the owner and operator of Paramus Transmissions Shop, Paramus. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church, formerly […]
‘Great Gatsby’ mansion on Long Island sells
The Kings Point estate said to have been the inspiration for the West Egg mansion in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has sold, according to a press release by the real estate firm that listed the property. The price has not yet been made public. Neither has the name of the buyer. John Handler […]
Jennifer Lindauer, Glennon Franklin
Jennifer Ellen Lindauer and Glennon L. A. Franklin are to be married today at One if by Land, Two if by Sea, a Manhattan restaurant. Rabbi Nat Benjamin is to officiate with the Rev. Rick Nelson, a minister of the Federation of Christian Ministries. The bride, 44, will continue to use her name professionally. She […]
Labor Union in Bitter Dispute with LIC Developer
TF Cornerstone building at 4720 Center Boulevard in Long Island City (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY – One of the city’s most powerful labor unions, 32BJ, says a real estate firm that owns a luxury Queens high-rise with the view on the United Nations prevents the building’s workers from unionizing and fails to provide decent […]
QUEER NOT COOL’s ‘ORIGIN STORIES’ Plays Secret Theatre in Long Island City …
Queer nerds and their fanboys and fangirls unite in this monthly series where comedians, musicians, dancers, and performance artists share their geeky obsessions, ranging from sci-fi to Sondheim. Geek out with a new nerdy theme and eclectic assembly of artists each month. Forget the closet, get out of your mother’s basement. This month’s Queer Not […]
Newcomers surge for title
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Newcomers could be one of the best boys’ volleyball teams in the city. But the Lions don’t even have bragging rights in their own building. Academy of American Studies shares the Long Island City enclave and is the undisputed top team […]
Melson To Speak At Ring 8 Meeting
May 15 at the Waterfront Crab House in Long Island City, NY (New York, NY) Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker at the upcoming Ring 8 meeting Tuesday, May 15 at the Waterfront Crab House in Long Island City, NY. A rising junior middleweight boxer and West Point graduate, Melson […]
Rivera tears ACL in outfield before Yankees game, career in jeopardy
Rivera tears ACL in outfield before Yankees game, career in jeopardy It’s very likely the last image of Mariano Rivera in a Yankees uniform will have him writhing in pain on the warning track of Kauffman Stadium Thursday night. Diagnosed by Dr. Vincent Key, the Royals team physician, with a torn ACL in the right […]
Queens waterfront gets new bike path
The first phase of a bike and pedestrian trail that will connect waterfront parks in western Queens is slated to be completed this fall. The 10.6-mile Queens East River and North Shore Greenway will eventually run from Long Island City to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The first phase will link Queensbridge Park, in Long Island City, […]
Goal, Brazil: Furniture store scores big in the U.S.
In 2002, Carlos Junqueira, born in Sao Paolo, was sitting in a Long Island City warehouse staring at a huge room filled with furniture made by his compatriots. There were floppy wooden and leather chairs made by Sergio Rodrigues, hard-edge modern pieces by Carlos Motta, and simple but elegant dining-room tables from Etel Carmona, who […]
Elmhurst: Home to Many, More Are Coming
By KAVITA MOKHA Ken Maldonado for The Wall Street Journal Shops along Broadway in Elmhurst, Queens After decades of remaining under the radar, especially compared with more-coveted Queens neighborhoods like Astoria and Long Island City, the historic neighborhood of Elmhurst is raising its profile—with several developments afoot. A former Dutch and English settlement, the area […]
Silicon City Develops on Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island, two miles long and narrow, will soon be home to students focusing on technology. The island is preparing to become Silicon City. AP /Mark Lennihan In the East River and in plain sight of Long Island City and the Upper East Side is Roosevelt Island, a two-mile-long sliver of land that many New […]
Councilman Calls for More Cops Amid Rise in Crime
PLAY VIDEO (NYPD) LONG ISLAND CITY — The 108th Precinct may be one of the safest areas in the city, but Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants more cops there anyway, after a spike in crime hit the neighborhood. He has also requested $200,000 from the City Council to finance security cameras in the district, […]
Another car wiped out on bridge ramp
Photo by Mike Raman Another car wiped out on bridge ramp 1 A taxi crashed into scaffolding exiting the Queensboro Bridge on Tuesday. Last year two separate crashes in the same location resulted in fatalities. Photo by Mike Raman Another car wiped out on bridge ramp 2 The scaffolding was repaired where the taxi crashed […]
No More Rotten ‘Apple’
Long Island City’s “Apple Building” – currently eaten to its core – will soon be ripe again. The edifice, located at 30-30 Northern Boulevard and known for the large sign on its roof – left behind by the Apple Red Tag Label company when it ceased operations in the 1970s – has been mostly vacant […]
City Eyes Makeover for Crumbling Astoria Pool Diving Platform
The historic diving platform in Astoria Park has been deteriorating. (NYC PARKS) ASTORIA — City officials are vying for a grant to restore the crumbling Olympic-sized high dive that has towered above Astoria Park since the pool opened, but hasn’t been used in decades. The Parks Department is competing for a “Partners in Preservation” grant […]
The Bridge and Shuttle Crowd: 6 Ways to Get to Randall’s Island for Frieze New …
This week the art world jet set and many, many New Yorkers will visit a strange island for the first time in their lives to attend the inaugural Frieze New York art fair. Located at the juncture where the Harlem River and Long Island Sound meet to form the tidal strait known as the East […]
JetBlue sign will grace LIC sky
Following a year of cutting through red tape – and mulling a move to Florida – JetBlue has been given the green light to provide Long Island City with a “sign” that they are here to stay. The City Council voted unanimously on April 30 to approve a zoning amendment allowing companies to construct signs […]
Grover Cleveland HS looks to the future
Last Thursday, Grover Cleveland High School students came to school prepared for a fight. They had their signs, their chants, and their speeches to read before the city Panel for Educational Policy voted on whether or not to close the Ridgewood institution. Then one announcement changed everything —the city, just hours before the vote, said […]
Examining Reed Danziger’s ‘Continuous Duality of Energies’ Aparna Narayanan
For a few moments, the event acquired a six-men-of-Indostan quality. The abstract painting by Reed Danziger, exploding with colors and shapes, brought to mind a collage, said a painter and teacher of Hebrew from Israel. An artist from Brooklyn demurred. There was so much going on—it gave her the sense of standing in front of […]