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LIC deli owner fears he’ll close when Fresh Direct plant moves
Fresh Direct’s government-subsidized move to the Bronx could spell the end to one Queens businessman’s American dream. Gus Kaloudis, 36, poured his life savings into the New York Deli in Long Island City when he bought it three years ago. The busy eatery seemed like it would be a dependable cash cow since it was […]
Jersey City Briefs
slideshow NYC mayor offers FreshDirect $127.8M to keep company from moving to JC Gov. Christopher Christie and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) aren’t the only ones who can offer huge tax incentives to lure – or keep – lucrative companies from crossing the Hudson. Last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that […]
President’s Day Events
NEW YORK—The Greater Astoria Historical Society in Long Island City will hold Family Day on Monday, including a free showing of the film “National Treasure,” followed by a discussion and a tour of the artifacts, with snacks and hot chocolate served. The Charles H. Tally Holiday Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts on President’s […]
Jersey City Briefs
slideshow NYC mayor offers FreshDirect $127.8M to keep company from moving to JC Gov. Christopher Christie and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) aren’t the only ones who can offer huge tax incentives to lure – or keep – lucrative companies from crossing the Hudson. Last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that […]
Was FreshDirect deal worth it?
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Nonprofits trash city plan to charge them for garbage collection
Nonprofit groups, already hobbled by cuts in government funds and donations, say a city plan to charge them for trash pick-up belongs in the dumpster. Colleges, churches, museums, Jewish centers and other organizations are being surveyed by the city Department of Sanitation to try and determine how much trash they generate. “This amounts to a […]
Police say more human remains found on New York’s Long Island
Reuters 5:54 p.m. CST, February 18, 2012
Cops Seeks iPhone Thieves Targeting Subway Riders
iPhones are iRresistible: Police released surveillance photos of three people suspected of terrorizing subway riders on the N and R lines by stealing iPhones. Apparently the trio are believed to be behind at least nine robberies since December, with the most recent being on February 8. According to NY1, “The men have been targeting riders […]
Events on Long Island
Film EAST HAMPTON Guild Hall “If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle,” directed by Florin Serban. Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. Free. The Met: Live in H.D. presents “Ernani,” by Verdi. Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. $20 and $22. “Unbreakable: The Western States 100,” directed by JB Benna. Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. Free. Guild […]
An Appetite for Straight A’s
For Mr. Gold, as for many New Yorkers, the letter-grading system instituted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 19 months ago has wormed its way into the subconscious. Since the beginning of the grading system, which requires all city restaurants to display placards with the sanitary grade issued by health […]
Bloomberg plans to likely replace teachers at eight Queens high schools …
Mayor Bloomberg said this week’s progress on teacher evaluations will not deter him from replacing about half of the teaching staff at “most of” the 33 city schools identified as struggling by the state, including eight in Queens, raising the ire of borough officials. Previously, Bloomberg had said the lack of an agreement between the […]
Queens high school council blasts DOE’s turnaround fix
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Spurred by the announcement that eight persistently low-achieving high schools in the borough would be given the turnaround model, the Queens High School Presidents Council held a breakfast and presentation in Flushing Friday refuting the city’s education policies. […]
Banquet for America Explores Community Through Shared Meals
Diners settle in for a community banquet at Flux Factory in Long Island City on Sunday night. (Tara MacIsaac/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—At Flux Factory in Long Island City, a utopian village came to a close with a grand feast on Sunday as part of the Banquet for America exhibit. Within the exhibition space, artists […]
Life is a Long Beach (With a Park): JetBlue and KaBOOM! Team Up to Build 12th …
LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is pleased to announce that it teamed up with long-time partner KaBOOM! to build its 12th playground in 12 years today at the Fairfield Family Branch YMCA in Long Beach, Calif. The playground build began with a kickoff ceremony at 8:30 a.m. PT […]
Staten Island Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority cop, his wife among 19 …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A TBTA police officer and his wife have been arrested in a 19-suspect drug dealing sweep, accused of selling pills and illegal drugs out of their Tottenville home, while their children were present. The court has unsealed indictments against 19 Staten Island suspects, including Thomas Bianco, a police officer with the […]
NYC teacher had 5th graders write letters to convicted felon
(Credit: AP) (CBS) NEW YORK – A Queens teacher is under investigation after having her students write personal cards and letters to a convicted prison inmate. CBS New York reports inmate John Coccarelli is allegedly a friend of fifth grade teacher Melissa Dean. He has been in jail for possession of a loaded 9-mm semiautomatic […]
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority cop, his wife among 22 charged in drug …
Thomas and Jennifer Bianco of Tottenville, as shown in a photo on Mrs. Bianco’s Facebook page. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A TBTA police officer and his wife have been arrested in a 19-suspect drug dealing sweep, accused of selling pills and illegal drugs out of their swank Tottenville home, while their children were present. The […]
Harsh words for mayor flow at schools forum
One by one, students, parents and educators from throughout the borough maneuvered through a standing-room-only crowd at Queens Borough Hall Monday night, emerging from a mess of metal folding chairs at the microphone, where they raised fists, voices and even a brightly colored protein model, to get their message to the city across: Plans for […]
Impact of 7 train closures felt in LIC
Four weekends in to the 11-weekend shutdown of the 7 train at two of its stations in Long Island City — LIC’s third station, Court Square, is closed altogether until April 2 — affected businesses and residents have a variety of opinions when it comes to the closures’ impact. Reservation cancellations, a lack of parking […]
Some oppose sweet deal for FreshDirect
On Tuesday a city agency approved an $84 million subsidy package to help FreshDirect move from its Long Island City headquarters to the Bronx, up from the initially proposed $74 million, according to published reports. The decision was passed 14-1; a representive for City Comptroller John Liu cast the dissenting vote. The Industrial Development Agency’s […]