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Building workers union 32BJ says TF Cornerstone bullied employees
A high-end real estate firm is paying its Long Island City workers substandard benefits while charging tenants of its waterfront high-rises exorbitant rents, a local union is charging. But a TF Cornerstone official said its employees get better benefits than some union members and chalked up the claim to union tactics. Members of Service Employees […]
CUNY plans teaching hotel in LIC
CUNY is looking to throw its weight — and a sizable parcel of land — into the Long Island City hotel boom. The City of University of New York has tapped hospitality industry consultants to develop its Skillman Ave. lot near LaGuardia Community College with the long-term goal of building a teaching hotel for its […]
Fresh Direct exodus gets mixed reactions
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend A representative of a Long Island City business organization said he believed the neighborhood would be able to recover quickly from the move of online grocer Fresh Direct to the Bronx, although a local deli owner said the loss of its […]
Queens Teacher Had Students Make Cards for Inmate: Report
advertisement A Queens schoolteacher is under fire for allegations she had her students make greeting cards for a convicted felon in upstate New York during classroom instruction time, investigators charged. The Department of Education said it is looking to fire Melissa Dean, who taught fifth-grade English as a Second Language at PS 143 in Corona, […]
Francis Lewis drills the competition
Francis Lewis High School stood at attention and swept the New York City Drill Competition, defeating opponents from schools throughout the five boroughs and Long Island on February 11. The school faced off and was victorious against Xavier, Theodore Roosevelt, Long Island City, Uniondale, Morris, Wyandanch and Fort Hamilton High Schools in both armed and […]
Fed Reserve Bank VP: Economic Outlook ‘Gloomy’
Rae Rosen, senior economist and vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, delivered an economic outlook address to a meeting of the Long Island City Partnership at the MetLife Building on Queens Plaza West on February 9. The charts and graphs she showed along with her narrative revealed an economic situation that […]
Kraftwerk Announce Retrospective Residency at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City will host a series of eight performances by German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk. From April 10-17, the band will perform eight albums across eight consecutive nights. The residency, titled “Kraftwerk-Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8”, starts with 1974’s Autobahn and continues to 2003’s Tour […]
Cardozo captures ‘A’ title
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Before Jermaine Lawrence became a national prospect, when Cardozo’s junior varsity was making it to the city championship game two years ago, Kyle Credle was thought of just as highly. As a freshman, he averaged over 20 points per game, before […]
Fresh Direct feasts on tax deal
A sweet tax subsidy deal for an online grocer is leaving some with a bitter taste in their mouths. After an announcement that seemed to imply an agreement was in the bag, the city is taking some heat for its deal with online food retailer Fresh Direct – which will receive more than $100 million […]
32BJ says developer bullied workers who want to unionize
A high-end real estate firm is paying its Long Island City workers substandard benefits while charging tenants of its waterfront high-rises exorbitant rents, a local union is charging. But a TF Cornerstone official said its employees get better benefits than some union members and chalked up the claim to union tactics. Members of Service Employees […]
‘Aereo’ To Test Copyright Law With Internet-Streaming TV Service
Micro-Antenna Startup Has Raised $25 Million From Investors Including Barry Diller By Todd Spangler — Multichannel News, 2/14/2012 1:23:23 PM Aereo, a startup whose backers include media mogul Barry Diller, is launching a subscription service in New York City that provides live broadcast TV channels and network-based DVR over the Internet for $12 per month, […]
Cutting edge of urban farming with aquaponic system
A former Abercrombie Fitch model has become a pioneering urban farmer without trading in his preppy clothes for overalls. Rael Clarke, the 24-year-old owner of LOFT LIC, transformed a Long Island City office into a laboratory where organic vegetables and fish are grown using an eco-friendly aquaponics system. Clarke plans to turn the system into […]
Some Opposed to FreshDirect’s Planned Move to Bronx
advertisement Some Bronx community members are expressing reservations about the plan to bring online grocer FreshDirect to the Harlem River Yards in the South Bronx. Local residents and group leaders announced Monday they planned to lead a rally against the construction of a new 500,000-square foot facility on a 16-acre parcel in the Mott Haven […]
Rally Planned Against FreshDirect Move to Bronx
advertisement Some Bronx community members are expressing reservations about the plan to bring online grocer FreshDirect to the Harlem River Yards in the South Bronx. Local residents and group leaders announced Monday they planned to lead a rally against the construction of a new 500,000-square foot facility on a 16-acre parcel in the Mott Haven […]
Curtis nabs No. 6 seed in PSAL AA basketball city playoffs
Stephen Hart, February 13, 2012 10:08 a.m. View full size Staten Island champion Curtis was seeded sixth and received one of nine first-round byes in the PSAL AA division basketball city tournament and second-place squad McKee/S.I. Tech will host a first-round contest as the league announced its playoff seedings Sunday. The Warriors (23-4 overall) will […]
NYC non-‘AA’ boys basketball rankings
In three weeks, Long Island City went from on the bubble to No. 1 — that’s how unpredictable these rankings can be. Of course, the Bulldogs have been hot lately, nearly upsetting Cardozo to win the Queens borough title Saturday at York College. The top spot is one of many changes in our NYC non-‘AA’ […]
Recording Metal Drums: Lamb of God’s Chris Adler Tracks “Resolution” NYC Style
February 12, 2012 by David Weiss <!– Filed under NYC Spotlight –> LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS: Don’t take your ears off the drums: Try listening to nothing but the precision ballistics that shoot through every song on Resolution, Lamb of God’s addictive seventh studio album, and life get’s almost unbearably exciting. Chris Adler was […]
Proper spelling of boro place names never conventional
The article “Queensborough Bridge accident driver sues city” (Astoria Times, Dec. 15-21) contained excellent reporting, but I wish to bring up a few points. The two plaques over the upper roadway of the Queensboro Bridge read exactly that — “Queensboro Bridge.” As a historian and a Queens resident, it troubles me to say “Ed […]
Old-world Italian at Manducatis in Queens
Dining at Manducatis is just like having dinner at Grandma’s house — if your grandma happened to be Ida Cerbone. The chef and her husband, Vincenzo, have owned the Long Island City restaurant for more than 40 years, and it has become a favorite stop for many. “When you sit down to eat, it’s the […]
Housing’s new star? Affordable development
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