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Three western Queens HSs axed
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Western Queens officials were disheartened and angry after the city Panel for Educational Policy voted last week to close three high schools in the area. Newtown, Long Island City and William Cullen Bryant high schools were three of […]
JetBlue lands skyline spot after city vote
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Despite early concern from Community Board 2 members, the airline company JetBlue received unanimous approval from the City Council Monday to build a 40-foot backlit sign on top of its new headquarters in Long Island City. “I think it’s going to […]
City votes to close seven Queens high schools
Enlarge this image Enlarge this image Enlarge this image Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend The city Panel for Educational Policy voted in Brooklyn last week to close seven Queens high schools at the end of this year and reopen them as new schools […]
Queens graffiti mecca faces demolition
Back in late January, Inhabitat.com reported that 5 Pointz, the graffiti mecca in Long Island City, may be facing demolition by as soon as next year. Until now, owner Jerry Wolkoff had allowed the massive studio building to be used as a canvas by some of the best and most iconic artists of the genre. […]
Queens graffiti mecca faces demolition
Back in late January, Inhabitat.com reported that 5 Pointz, the graffiti mecca in Long Island City, may be facing demolition by as soon as next year. Until now, owner Jerry Wolkoff had allowed the massive studio building to be used as a canvas by some of the best and most iconic artists of the genre. […]
How Queens is becoming king
How Queens is becoming king Photo credit: Stretches of 30th Avenue in Astoria are becoming a mecca for the area. (Agaton Strom) For years, Queens was usually identified by the cast of TV characters coming from there-Archie Bunker, George Costanza’s screeching parents and Fran Drescher, the nasal-challenged nanny. But recently, the talk centers around who’s […]
How Queens is becoming king
How Queens is becoming king Photo credit: Stretches of 30th Avenue in Astoria are becoming a mecca for the area. (Agaton Strom) For years, Queens was usually identified by the cast of TV characters coming from there-Archie Bunker, George Costanza’s screeching parents and Fran Drescher, the nasal-challenged nanny. But recently, the talk centers around who’s […]
Queens Midtown Tunnel Opens East 37th Street Entrance
Queens-Midtown Tunnel Manhattan approach tunnel tube will be closed over the weekend from July 8 – July 11, 2011. (ehavir / Flickr) MANHATTAN — The East 37th Street entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel reopened on Wednesday. Cars can now access the tunnel through that entrance on weekdays between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., MTA officials […]
Shop Owners Sue City, Motorists In Bridge Exit Crashes
Two Long Island City shop owners have filed a $1 million lawsuit against the city, two construction firms and the drivers of three speeding cars that slammed into their storefronts early last year. Scott Agulnick, attorney for the owners of Espinal’s Caribbean Restaurant II and Villa De Beaute Hair Salon, filed the lawsuit in Queens […]
The Cranberries, Feist and The Beach Boys Play New York
SEE MORE PHOTOS By Daniel Jumpertz Special to DNAinfo Wednesday, May 2 Celebrating the opening of the Frieze New York art exhibition, Martha Wainwright performs a full concert in the MoMA PS1 Performance Dome amidst the Kraftwerk – Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 installation. The set includes her Edith Piaf renditions, […]
Archives At Queens Library Celebrate Centennial
(L. To r.): Customer Service Specialist Harry Bailey, Charles Young, manager from 1985 to 1998 of the then Long Island Division, Digital Assets Manager John Hyslop, Vice President Queens Historical Society James Driscoll, Judith Todman, manager since 1998 of the Archives at Queens Library; Ian Lewis, librarian and Eric Huber, photo archivist, celebrated the 100th […]
Seven Queens high schools to close: staff says turnaround shows ‘no democracy’
Seven high schools in Queens — and 17 more throughout the city — had their fates sealed after the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) voted to close the schools on April 26. Under the Turnaround plan, the schools — August Martin, Bryant, Flushing, John Adams, Long Island City (L.I.C), Newtown and Richmond Hill — will […]
Local Restaurants Duke It Out For Top Spot in ‘Queens Taste’
Pop Diner and Uncle Peter’s are competing for top honors in “Queens Taste 2012.” (Queens Economic Development Corporation) JACKSON HEIGHTS — Local favorites Pop Diner and Uncle Peter’s will duke it out for borough bragging rights at Tuesday night’s “Queens Taste 2012.” The annual event brings restaurateurs from across the borough to Citi Field’s Caesar […]
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 River, Randall’s […]
The Bridge and Shuttle Crowd: How to Get to Randall’s Island for Frieze New York
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 River, Randall’s […]
In Deeds, Nuns Answer Call of Duty
These three women, who work and live in New York City, are members of Roman Catholic religious orders. The old-fashioned word is nun, a noun. They are verbs. “Do what you can, with the life you have,” Sister Tesa said. Last month, the Vatican said it was time to overhaul an organization that represented about […]
New Court Square Subway Station Design Invites Peeping Toms, Residents Say
The platform at the Court Square station is about 10 to 15 feet from residents’ bedroom windows, and divided only by transparent mesh windscreens. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY — Some people are willing to pay extra to live near a subway station. But for the residents of buildings on 23rd Street, the redesigned Court […]
New Court Square subway station design invites peeping toms, residents say
The platform at the Court Square station is about 10 to 15 feet from residents’ bedroom windows, and divided only by transparent mesh windscreens. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY — Some people are willing to pay extra to live near a subway station. But for the residents of buildings on 23rd Street, the redesigned Court […]
Childish Gambino Makes First Date Dreams Come True For MTV Newser
By Rya Backer Childish Gambino was something of a brass ring for First Date. There was a point when I was so desperate to be face to face with the multi-talented star that I took to annoying an intern at the time (HI, TRAVIS!) who once performed with him at the Long Island City venue […]
White Coffee Company Helps Non Profit
Long Island City Company Donates Coffee to Pal-O-Mine Equestrian (Islandia, NY) Pal-O-Mine Equestrian announces it has received a donation of 24 pounds of coffee from the White Coffee Co., a specialty coffee and complimentary products company located in Long Island City, New York. Pal -O-Mine Equestrian operates numerous programs year-round and events focused on offering therapeutic […]