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JetBlue is Going Out On a Limb: Pledges to Plant More Than 80000 Trees, One to … – SYS
<![CDATA[ ]]> NEW YORK, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is teaming up with long-time partner Carbonfund.org Foundation to plant one tree for every customer travelling on the airline on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, 2012. More than 83,000 customers are expected to take to the skies across JetBlue’s 70 city-network on […]
New City Stage Company Presents World Premiere Wspionage Thriller ASYMMETRIC – Virtual
New City Stage Company presents the world premiere of ASYMMETRIC by award-winning New York City playwright Mac Rogers. The script was commissioned for the 2011-12 season entitled “The Terror Within,” looking at the war on terror 10 years after 9/11. May 17 to June 10, 2012 Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 New City Stage […]
Bloomingdale’s shoppers are remade in the shades
Window shopping is taking on a new meaning at Bloomingdale’s. As they get ready for summer, busy New Yorkers now can try on sunglasses without stepping inside the store. Virtual-reality technology projects designer shades onto shoppers who simply stand in front of the Lexington Ave. windows. “That’s really cool and fun,” says Julia Snowden, a […]
Fighting to keep LIC HS open
Long Island City High School students are teaching a lesson in devotion by refusing to “turn” their backs on their school and allow their educators to be dismissed. L.I.C., located at 14-30 Broadway, is among 26 schools across the city the Department of Education (DOE) has designated for Turnaround – which involves closing the school […]
The Post’s All-Queens boys basketball honors
There were titles, championship games, deep runs and renaissance seasons for Queens in 2011-12. Holy Cross advanced to the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title game for the first time since 2008. Joining the Knights in the quarterfinals were Christ the King and Archbishop Molloy. In the PSAL, Cardozo reached the Class AA quarterfinals and shared […]
Eagles fly high with non-league win over Bronx Science
The Academy of American Studies players were fired up. The Eagles have cruised in league play, but Wednesday they got a chance to play Bronx Science in a non-league match featuring two of the city’s top teams. American Studies came in ranked No. 1 in New York City by The Post and Science was No. […]
Wife of Sudanese diplomat hurt in NYC crossfire
Associated Press NEW YORK — Police say the wife of Sudan’s consul general was struck by gunfire while with her two young children in New York City. The 31-year-old mother was hospitalized in stable condition. Her children were unhurt. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says it appears that the woman was caught in gunfire between two […]
NYPD Opens Anti-Terror Dog Training Facility in Long Island City
SEE MORE PHOTOS LONG ISLAND CITY — The NYPD is looking to take a bit out of terrorism, with a new dog training facility on Northern Boulevard. The state-of-the-art facility, which will house the dogs as well as provide training facilities, is taking aim at threats against the city’s mass transit system, Police Commissioner Ray […]
Nickolai takes team to PDE
IRENE NICKOLAI Prudential Douglas Elliman announce that the boutique real estate firm Stratus Realty Group has joined the company as the Nickolai Group. The team, led by Irene Nickolai, will be based out of Elliman’s 1995 Broadway Office. “The Nickolai Group has a powerful international reach,” says Prudential Douglas Elliman President and CEO Dottie Herman. […]
Ray Kelly Dismisses Rumors About a 2013 Mayoral Run
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly arrive at Citi Field for Mets opening day on April 5, 2012. (DNAinfo/Ben Fractenberg) By Tuan Nguyen, Jill Colvin and Mary Johnson DNAinfo Staff QUEENS — Despite speculation that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly will add his name to the list of potential candidates for the 2013 mayoral […]
Pep-rally tone but many worries at Queens turnaround hearings
Students dressed in blue and white, Long Island City High School’s colors, chant at the school’s closure hearing Tuesday. The feeling at two Queens high schools Tuesday evening was as much pep rally as protest during public hearings about the city’s plans to close the schools in June. The city wants to close and reopen […]
Citi Team USA Flag Tour Stops in Long Island City to Celebrate 100 Days to the …
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — With 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Citi Team USA Flag Tour made its fifth stop today at Citi’s site in Long Island City. U.S. Olympian Cullen Jones (swimming) and Paralympian Kari Miller (sitting volleyball), both members of Team Citi through Citi’s Team USA sponsorship, […]
Cork Association to honor Titanic passengers
The Titanic departing Queenstown. The County Cork Association of New York will host a commemorative and fundraising event at the Cork Hall/ Bantry Bay Publick House, 33-01 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City on Sunday, April 29. The objectives of the event, according to the association, are to memorialize those passengers – lost and survivors – […]
Brokers give recent grads a crash course in apartment hunting
By Liana Grey New York has seen the start of a tech boom in recent years, with Google opening an office in Chelsea, Yahoo leasing space near Times Square, and Facebook moving some of its engineering operations to Midtown East. The city’s transformation into Silicon Valley East has brought an influx of entry-level hires straight […]
Constantinides On Possible Closure Of LIC HS
The following statement was made by Democratic District Leader Costa Constantinides on Department of Education’s plan to close Long Island City H.S. The Department of Education’s plan to close Long Island City H.S. is a mistake that will harm our community. Long Island City H.S. is an important Astoria institution that has served generations of […]
LIC High says no to closure
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Expansion less beneficial to Village
The report, which was commissioned by the GVSHP and conducted by Gambit Consulting, collected data over the last three months. It analyzed the impact of the proposed NYU expansion in the Village and compared it to alternative locations like the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City. The researchers found that though it would […]
Niche Market | Woodwinds and Brass
New York Woodwind and Brass 168 West 48th Street New York, NY 10036 In his dimly lit basement domain on 48th Street, wearing a hat graced with two menacing rattlesnake heads, Rod Baltimore hammers gently at a saxophone, while hundreds of wounded instruments hang from hooks on the wall eagerly awaiting repair. Putting down the […]
City Harvest Signs 30720 SF Lease at 6 East 32nd St
Home / Real Estate News / We Recommend… Himmel + Meringoff Properties has signed City Harvest to a 30,720 square foot headquarters lease at 6 East 32nd Street in New York, NY. City Harvest will occupy the entire fourth and fifth floors of the building. David Lebenstein, Senior Managing Director, Principal at Cassidy Turley, represented […]
Housing markets in Queens and the Bronx heat up as economy stabilizes
Queens and the Bronx are making a comeback. Home sales rose in the double digits in both boroughs during the first quarter of the year, as competitive prices and low interest rates brought buyers back to the table, according to a report from the Real Estate Board of New York. “These are areas with a […]