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‘Apple Green’ Is a Hard Sell With Livery Drivers
Uli Seit for The New York TimesNot going green: Tofa Monal, a livery driver based in Queens, said that painting his car the new city-mandated hue would make it too conspicuous. José Trivino leaned against his shiny, black Lincoln Town Car in Jamaica, Queens on Monday, gawking at a newspaper photo of the new “Boro […]
QUEER NOT COOL’s ‘ORIGIN STORIES’ Plays Secret Theatre in Long Island City, 5/5
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 […]
Giant JetBlue Sign Gets Green Light from City Council
A rendering of JetBlue’s proposed sign (JetBlue Airways) CITY HALL — The City Council unanimously approved Monday a zoning change to allow JetBlue to place a massive, controversial sign atop its Queens Plaza headquarters. The vote also opens the door for other new signs to be placed on the tops of buildings in a 14-block […]
East River Ferry Now Serves Brooklyn Treats
The new menu will include Butter Lane Cupcakes, as well as other local treats. (facebook.com/butterlane) NEW YORK — The East River Ferry ride is getting sweeter. Beginning Monday morning, passengers will be treated to a new menu of locally-produced goodies, including cupcakes from Butter Lane Cupcakes, retro-style u-bet egg creams in chocolate and vanilla, and hot […]
Newcomers steps out of shadow, wins Seward Park tournament
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 in New York City, having beaten Newcomers twice and just about everyone else, too. […]
Heckler Shoves Comedian at Long Island City’s Laughing Devil (Video)
A drunken heckler was caught on video shoving comedian Rich Vos of Opie Anthony fame at the Laughing Devil in Long Island City recently. “You are watching the end of a career,” Vos joked as he took the stage, when the heckler began taunting him by shouting “You’re not kidding.” advertisement “You paid to see […]
On the Highest Floors, Food Comes to the Workers
Every weekday in recent months, fancy-food trucks have been rumbling into the gigantic freight elevator of the Starrett-Lehigh Building at 601 West 26th Street in West Chelsea. After being hoisted aloft, they roll out into the concrete truck bays on the upper floors of the 81-year-old, 19-story commercial building. There, they post menus and proceed […]
Efforts to simplify education prove controversial
Riesenfeld, who has used the standards since 2010, said they’ve “pretty significantly pushed me to think about how much I cover” each school year. Because they require more depth in some areas, he said, the standards have forced him to focus more on teaching students to read and write about a handful of “significant topics” in […]
Rents ‘Too Damn High’
New York City apartment landlords have been ratcheting up rents as the economy has slowly improved. But that doesn’t mean that tenants will keep paying the increases. High-end apartment owner Equity Residential, the country’s largest publicly traded apartment landlord, reported last week that its occupancy in New York City fell 0.9% to 95.3% during the […]
Garodnick lays into Liu
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Baseball roundup: Cardozo blanks LIC as Luk tosses a no-no
Calvin Luk tossed a seven-inning no-hitter, struck out five and walked five as Cardozo blanked Long Island City, 6-0, in PSAL Queens crossover baseball action. The senior righthander earned his third win, Connor Doyle walked twice, drove in a run and scored once, Keith Rogers had two hits and Chris Campbell doubled and scored a […]
Baseball roundup: Cardozo blanks LIC as Luk tossed a no-no
Calvin Luk tossed a seven-inning no-hitter, struck out five and walked five as Cardozo blanked Long Island City, 6-0, in PSAL Queens crossover baseball action. The senior righthander earned his third win, Connor Doyle walked twice, drove in a run and scored once, Keith Rogers had two hits and Chris Campbell doubled and scored a […]
Bad Behavior: World Peace Not the Only Guilty Party
Metta World Peace, whose 7-month-old name belies his many years of belligerent tendencies, was given a mere slap-on-the-wrist suspension of seven games by the National Basketball Association for his latest disorderly conduct. This thuggish athlete in a Los Angeles Lakers’ uniform, who was Ron Artest until he legally changed his name last September, leveled James […]
Hundreds Camp Out for 50 Jobs
By Alan Neuhauser Special to DNAinfo More than 550 people have camped out on a Queens sidewalk for the chance to apply for 50 apprentice positions with a metallic ironworkers union. Only 500 applications will be distributed Monday from the chapter’s office in Woodside, union officials said, prompting job-seekers – with tents, blankets, and chairs […]
Olympians make stop in LIC ahead of London Games
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend In anticipation of the 2012 Summer Olympics, two athletes visited the Citi building in Long Island City last week to share their stories as they prepare to go to the Games in London. The financial services company Citi, […]
Common Core standards driving wedge in education circles
A high-profile effort by a pair of national education groups to strengthen, simplify and focus the building blocks of elementary and secondary education is finally making its way into schools. But two years ahead of its planned implementation, critics on both the right and left are seizing upon it. A few educators say the new […]
Suspected Gunman Arraigned on Charges He Shot Wife of Sudanese Diplomat
Miguel Mata, 19, has been arrested and arraigned on charges of shooting the wife of a Sudanese diplomat on April 17, 2012. (DNAinfo/David Brann) QUEENS — A man accused of grazing the wife of a Sudanese diplomat with a stray bullet last week has been arraigned on attempted murder charges, prosecutors said. Miguel Mata, 19, […]
City Council to Vote on JetBlue Bid to Install Giant Neon Sign on Rooftop
Image of the JetBlue Sign Rendering (JetBlue Airways) LONG ISLAND CITY — The three giant signs that mark the Queens waterfront have become as much a part of the city’s scenery as Manhattan’s high-rises or East River bridges. Seen by tens of thousands of drivers every day, the signs for Pepsi, IDCNY and Silvercup Studios […]
Long Island City Is Perking
By LAURA KUSISTO and DANNY GOLD Long Island City’s coming of age has been much desired and long delayed. But development in the waterfront Queens neighborhood is gathering momentum, leading some to believe the area is finally making a large move forward. A total of 4,500 new rental units in Long Island City are in […]
MTA chairman says he’s like to see 7 train expansion
MTA chairman says he’s like to see 7 train expansion The head of the MTA said today he would like to see the 7 train extend further south into Chelsea and over to the West Side Highway. Joseph Lhota said he supports the 7 south-western expansion because that area of the city could use more […]