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Friends of Gantry Park Reach Out To Its Neighbors
In its 14th year helping care for Long Island City’s Gantry Plaza State Park, the Friends of Gantry Plaza State Park is undertaking a community-wide outreach program to recruit new members and volunteers. In this time of shrinking public funding, Friends relies on the hard work and generosity of its volunteers and donors to augment […]
Three firms announce plans for outer-borough expansion
As recovery of the residential market appears to be taking hold, three city brokerages have announced plans to expand further. Halstead Property and Modern spaces are moving into Brooklyn and Prudential Douglas Elliman has become the first major Manhattan firm to open a branch in Long Island City. “We anticipate experiencing a tremendous amount of […]
New York’s Long Beach Plans Borrowing to Avoid Firing Workers
Long Beach (9309MF), New York (STONY1), the Long Island city whose credit rating was cut five levels in December, plans to borrow as much as $6 million in the next few weeks to avoid firing workers. The City Council approved the plan last night. Long Beach is facing a $10.3 million deficit, about 12 percent […]
AT&T workers raise 10K for Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement of New York, a nonprofit organization that connects corporate and community volunteers with students has received a $110,000 financial boost from ATT The funds will go to help deliver economic education and empowerment programs to New York City students# in grades K-12. JA New York is the local affiliate of JA USA. The […]
A perfect fit
After decades of losing out to such other places as Los Angeles, Vancouver and even Toronto, New York City is once again a major player in the film and television production industry. Just a decade ago, only nine TV series were filmed in the Big Apple. Last year, 23 were shot in the city – […]
POST BURNING QUESTIONS: Baseball, 2012 season
NYPost.com baseball beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi take a look at the major storylines entering the 2012 season. Will draft success repeat itself? This is a good time to be a top prospect for New York City. Two years ago, George Washington shortstop Mike Antonio was taken in the third round (86th overall) […]
Wednesday, March 28: Filming Locations in Albuquerque, LA, NYC, Boston, & more …
Here’s a look at what’s filming on location on Wednesday, March 28, 2012: If you have any scoop about where a movie or TV show is filming, let us know about it at [email protected] or at Twitter.com/olv! We depend on your tips to keep the site going, all of our info comes from our amazing […]
Keeping up with Studies: Eagles hoping to build on PSAL final trip
The little-team-that-could storyline is over. Academy of American Studies might be a tiny school, but it has grown into a boys volleyball powerhouse after a trip to the PSAL championship match and has some of the best players in the city, many of whom competed on the club level in the offseason. “We know we’re […]
Hal Fetner
Interview conducted and condensed by VIVIAN MARINO Q. Did you always go by the name Hal? A. Growing up I was either called Harold or a lot of my friends would call me Sid, because my father was Sidney and he was a bigger-than-life individual. They’d call me Sid or Little Sid but never Hal. […]
MillionTreesNYC and JetBlue Airways Color NYC Green for the Fifth Consecutive …
Hundreds of Volunteers to Plant Nearly 100 Trees on Sat., April 21 in JetBlue’s New Home in Long Island City, Queens as Part of the Airline’s One Thing That’s Green Program NEW YORK, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — New York Restoration Project and its MillionTreesNYC initiative, in partnership with JetBlue Airways, New York‘s Hometown Airline, announce […]
Bronx Museum of the Arts Axes Admission Fees
The Bronx Museum of the Arts. (Photo by Jules Antonio/Flickr) Beginning Thursday, visitors to the Bronx Museum of the Arts will not be asked to pay for a ticket. The institution announced today that it will get rid of its $5 suggested donation to mark its 40th anniversary. The free admission is being sponsored by […]
NYC boys volleyball preseason rankings
Another boys volleyball season is upon us and once again it is an open landscape in the PSAL. Academy of American Studies, with its returning core and the experience of being in the PSAL city championship match, seems to be the favorite on paper, but teams like Bronx Science, New Utrecht, Bryant and Cardozo will […]
MillionTreesNYC and JetBlue Airways Color NYC Green for the Fifth Consecutive … – SYS
<![CDATA[ ]]> NEW YORK, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — New York Restoration Project and its MillionTreesNYC initiative, in partnership with JetBlue Airways, New York‘s Hometown Airline, announce today the fifth annual One Thing That’s Green tree planting event. Volunteers are invited to celebrate Earth Day weekend and “Color NYC Green” by participating on Saturday, April 21st […]
MillionTreesNYC and JetBlue Airways Color NYC Green for the Fifth Consecutive …
NEW YORK, March 27, 2012 — NEW YORK, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — New York Restoration Project and its MillionTreesNYC initiative, in partnership with JetBlue Airways, New York’s Hometown Airline, announce today the fifth annual One Thing That’s Green tree planting event. Volunteers are invited to celebrate Earth Day weekend and “Color NYC Green” by participating […]
Parker: NYC Poised for $35B in Investment Sales in ’12
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A Corner of the Village Comes to Queens
A West Village establishment famous for its burgers has opened a second location in Long Island City, just a few blocks away from the waterfront view of Gantry Plaza State Park. Corner Bistro is a recent addition to the …
Ch-Ch-Chiapas! Long Island City Gets A Taste At Casa Enrique
Long Island City, Queens, is getting a little more Mexican this week. That’s because the guys behind Bar Henry have branched out to the borough to open a 40-seat spot there, Casa Enrique, focusing on the regional cuisine of Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state. Why Chiapas? That just happens to be where the chef and the […]
Food business training for entrepreneurs is hot commodity in Queens
A variety of training programs are bubbling up in Queens to help the culinary entrepreneurs start up food businesses. The Queens Chamber of Commerce is offering a free Restaurant Boot Camp in Spanish on Monday in Astoria to help aspiring entrepreneurs navigate often confusing city regulations, secure funding and avoid costly fines. The Entrepreneur Space, […]
Food business training is hot commodity
A variety of training programs are bubbling up in Queens to help the culinary entrepreneurs start up food businesses. The Queens Chamber of Commerce is offering a free Restaurant Boot Camp in Spanish on Monday in Astoria to help aspiring entrepreneurs navigate often confusing city regulations, secure funding and avoid costly fines. The Entrepreneur Space, […]
David Foster Wallace Inspires Piece at Chocolate Factory
As his admirers know, economy was not Wallace’s signature style. His footnotes alone can ramble for more than a thousand words at a stretch, and his most famous novel, “Infinite Jest,” all but bore out the adjective of the title. Mr. Fish’s tribute to Wallace certainly honors his affinity for long-haul composition: it runs a […]