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Quinn’s Quest for ‘Kindergarten for All’
Kindergarten is not mandatory in New York City. And so anywhere from 3,000 to 6,000 children each year who meet the age qualifications don’t enroll in kindergarten — and too often those are poor or disabled children who need it most. Last month Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, said she would press Albany […]
A greener Queens, one postcard at a time
slideshow Do you wish you can take a sponge and erase layers of smog to unveil sunny skies? Do you pass that cement-and-asphalt sprawl en route to work, and envision its potential as a landscaped area for trees and recreation? Well, your wishes may be fulfilled, as our younger generations will have some say to […]
US visas available for trafficking victims
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Long Island City hosted a forum Tuesday to get the word out about legal options for immigrants who have been victims of human trafficking, abuse or domestic violence. “We know there are victims […]
Comrie defends city schools
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) convened a meeting of his colleagues from the Queens delegation last Thursday in Forest Hills, where they called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to drop his plan to close eight borough high schools […]
Long Island City Parcel Sells for $5.7M
The New York City School Construction Authority has acquired 45-46 42nd St., a 0.34-acre vacant land parcel in Long Island City, NY for $5.7 million. The property was purchased in an all-cash transaction from Norcor Management. A new school will be built on the site, with plans for completion in 2014. Debra Wollens of Cassidy […]
Police search for serial bank robber
A suspect wanted for three February robberies has struck twice more in March, police said. Last month, the suspect robbed three Chase banks in Rego Park, Long Island City and Forest Hills, according to authorities, all of which are located along Queens Boulevard. Police say the suspect is responsible for two more bank robberies that […]
Distribution International Announces the Acquisition of IDC Corporation
Home / Citybiznews / Mergers Acquisitions / We Recommend… BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Distribution International, an Audax Group portfolio company, announced it has completed the acquisition of IDC Corporation. Headquartered in Long Island City, New York, IDC is a distributor of mechanical insulation, abatement, fire stopping, and safety products for commercial and industrial applications, serving customers in the […]
Budget Rooms Coming to Long Island City, Two Subway Stops from Midtown NYC
New York Hotels / Hotel News / Hostels / → All Tags Budget Rooms Coming to Long Island City, Two Subway Stops from Midtown NYC If you want to talk about one NYC neighborhood finally getting the development love it deserves, then it’s gotta be the north end of Long Island City. Fresh highrises have […]
Empowerment For Young Women
Christina Exantus of Queensbridge and Eleanor Rose of Elmhurst visited the Time Warner Cable office in Manhattan for the New York Urban League’s Third Annual Girls’ Empowerment Day. Both attend the Academy of Finance Enterprise in Long Island City. Seen here are (L. to r.); Breaker, Exantus, Rose with Ciliberti. Photo Time Warner Cable On […]
School ‘Turnaround’ Will Result In Chaos
Eight Queens high schools identified by New York state as “persistently low-achieving”— Flushing, William Cullen Bryant, Long Island City, Newtown, Grover Cleveland, August Martin, Richmond Hill and John Adams — in September 2011 were given three years under city Department of Education restart and transformation models to raise graduation rates and test scores. These goals […]
Distribution International Announces the Acquisition of IDC Corporation
BOSTON — Distribution International, an Audax Group portfolio company, announced it has completed the acquisition of IDC Corporation (“IDC”). Headquartered in Long Island City, New York, IDC is a distributor of mechanical insulation, abatement, fire stopping, and safety products for commercial and industrial applications, serving customers in the New York Metro area and surrounding region. […]
PDE opens office in long Island City
Prudential Douglas Elliman has become the first major residential firm to open a Long Island City office. Located at 4737 Vernon Boulevard, the new office will open its doors in early April. “We’re very excited to be the first major residential brokerage in Long Island City,” said Dottie Herman, President and CEO of Prudential Douglas […]
PDE opens office in long Island City
Prudential Douglas Elliman has become the first major residential firm to open a Long Island City office. Located at 4737 Vernon Boulevard, the new office will open its doors in early April. “We’re very excited to be the first major residential brokerage in Long Island City,” said Dottie Herman, President and CEO of Prudential Douglas […]
News: Darley Perez; Santander Silgado; Joe DeGuardia
ORANGE, CA – The return of undefeated Colombian slugger Darley Perez takes place on Thompson Boxing Promotions “PATH TO GLORY” card at Doubletree Hotel in Ontario on Friday, April 6. After taking down two opponents in nearby Santa Ynez Valley the Colombian lightweight assassin Darley Perez (24-0, 18 KOs) takes on Tijuana’s Alain “Konan” Hernandez […]
Tricks of the Bee Trade Being Taught at Inner City Rooftop Farm
Tim O’Neal, in the straw hat, tends to hives at the Added Value Farm in Red Hook. (Borough Bees/Tim O’Neal) MANHATTAN — Budding urban beekeepers will be taught the tricks of the honey trade with apprenticeships offered at an inner-city farm. The Big Apple Apiary, a project of Brooklyn Grange Farm, is offering 12 beekeeping traineeships that […]
High Schools Scramble to Use Credit Recovery Before Policy Ends
One of the creative accommodations that has developed in this era of data-driven education is about to come to an end, and some city high schools and their students are making a last-ditch effort to take advantage of it. The accommodation is known as “credit recovery” — described in earlier times as “make-up work” — […]
Promoter Joe DeGuardia speaks at Ring 8
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With stricter credit recovery policy comes a push to do more
An impending crackdown on how students can make up failed classes has some schools scurrying to help students rack up missing credits this spring. Many schools allow students who are missing credits—either because they failed a class, or because circumstances kept them from attending or completing required work—to receiving course credit for completing extra assignments […]
Burger Legend Corner Bistro Debuts in Long Island City
The resurrection of Team M. Wells isn’t the only red hot restaurant excitement going down in Long Island City, Queens. Tipsters report and a visit today confirms that Corner Bistro, the West Village burger legend and late night destination, has opened its promised LIC outpost. It opened just over a week ago and already one […]
Joe DeGuardia Special Guest Speaker At Tuesday’s Ring 8 Meeting
Veteran boxing promoter Joe DeGuardia, founder and CEO of the Bronx-based Star Boxing, will be the special guest speaker for Ring 8’s monthly meeting this Tuesday evening (Mar. 21 @ 7 PM/ET) at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City. Ring 8 will also be holding a clothing drive at this meeting. Coats are […]