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A Falun Gong Tradition Forms in a Long Island City Park
NEW YORK—Wearing a gray sheath dress and bright purple cardigan, Joyce Li watched hundreds of people in yellow shirts and jackets at Gantry Square in Long Island City. “To be in a normal society again, and experience that freedom, it’s bringing tears to my eyes,” said Li. Li practices the spiritual meditation discipline from China, […]
Queens Impact Awards: ‘Mama Gianna’ fights to keep Long Island City’s …
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Gianna Cerbone-Teoli has three loves. Her family, her restaurant and her community. All three are in Long Island City. Once considered to be one of the city’s “Little Italies,” LIC has been transformed from a gritty industrial waterfront after-thought to a booming “It” neighborhood with shiny new residential towers with […]
M. Wells Steakhouse aims to bring music festival to Long Island City
A much-ballyhooed Long Island City restaurant will bring new meaning to the term “steak and shake” this summer. M. Wells Steakhouse, the latest offering from Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis of Montreal’s famed Au Pied de Cochon, is organizing an outdoor music festival at an empty lot adjacent to the six-month-old Crescent Street chop house. […]
LIC Landing to open next week
May 13, By Christian Murray The much-awaited outdoor café at Hunters Point South Park is scheduled to open next week. The establishment, called “LIC Landing by Coffeed,” will be located next to the East River Ferry Terminal and will consist of a kiosk, a large sit-down area and a 2,000 square foot event area. Frank […]
Official: Clocktower of LIC sells for $15 million
Clocktower (Bank of Manhattan Building) May 12, By Christian Murray Long Island City’s Clock Tower has officially sold. The Long Island City icon was bought for $15 million by the Criterion Group, a residential development firm. Rumors had been circulating that the property had being sold ever since the Holocenter arts group, which was located […]
‘Juice Press’ to open retail store and production plant in Long Island City
Falchi Building May 11, By Michael Florio Juice Press, a health-food chain that sells organic cold press juices and smoothies, will be moving its production facility to Long Island City later this month. The company is about to move into the Falchi Building, located at 31-00 47th Ave, where it will have a large juice-making […]
Wyndham’s TRYP Brand Makes Long Island Plans
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,500 hotels, is expanding its TRYP by Wyndham® brand in the United States with the signing of a franchise agreement for a new-construction, 104-room hotel in Long Island City, New York. The TRYP by Wyndham brand will come to life in the […]
Frick exhibit opens | Long Island City art festival | MoMA party
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Queens principal fired over accusations of having sex in school – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX11) – A principal was escorted out of Robert Wagner Secondary School of Arts and Technology on Thursday for allegedly having sex with a guard, an assistant principal and a student ‘s father on school property while classes were in session. 35-year-old Annie Schmutz Seifullah, according to the New York Post, […]
Free shuttle bus for Long Island City art
NEW YORK — A new free shuttle bus will transport art lovers around Long Island City’s hip cultural district. The LIC Art Bus will run on weekends from May 10 through Sept. 14 between noon and 6 p.m. It will depart from the Socrates Sculpture Park and make stops at The Noguchi Museum, the Sculpture […]
Free shuttle bus for Long Island City art
NEW YORK (AP) – A new free shuttle bus will transport art lovers around Long Island City’s hip cultural district. The LIC Art Bus will run on weekends from May 10 through Sept. 14 between noon and 6 p.m. It will depart from the Socrates Sculpture Park and make stops at The Noguchi Museum, the […]
Free shuttle bus to LIC’s cultural institutions starts Saturday
May 6, By Christian Murray A free shuttle bus is about to link Long Island City’s major cultural institutions together. The bus, called the LIC Art Bus, will stop at the entrances of Socrates Sculpture Park, The Noguchi Museum, SculptureCenter, and MoMA PS1. It will run on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, from May 10 – […]
Free shuttle bus for Long Island City art
NEW YORK — A new free shuttle bus will transport art lovers around Long Island City’s hip cultural district. The LIC Art Bus will run on weekends from May 10 through Sept. 14 between noon and 6 p.m. It will depart from the Socrates Sculpture Park and make stops at The Noguchi Museum, the Sculpture […]
subway train derails in Queens
Originally published: May 2, 2014 11:46 AM Updated: May 2, 2014 3:36 PM By The Associated Press You need the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player to view the video related to this article. Download Now. Dozens of firefighters and paramedics with stretchers converged on Broadway and 60th Street. (5/2/14) NEW YORK (AP) – […]
Curtis bests Long Island City 13-2 in boys’ varsity lacrosse
Omar Alhagiko was outstanding in net for Curtis Saturday, recording 20 saves in Curtis’ 13-2 victory over Long Island City. Eamon Murtha led the way offensively for the Warriors, netting four times, and adding three helpers. James Meeker contributed with a goal of his own and three assists. Jason Vaney anchored a strong defensive unit […]
Queensbridge Houses tenants fear upcoming walking tour will bring stream of …
An out-of-the-ordinary walking tour that will lead up to 100 tourists to the city’s largest public housing complex has riled residents who fear a stream of rubberneckers. The free two-hour tour of the 26-building Queensbridge Houses this Saturday includes visits to the sites of several fatal shootings, the buildings themselves and the homes of famed […]
The Long Island City Super Broker, Silvette Julian Brings Us a Record Breaking … – SYS
By Marketwired . Article Rating: May 1, 2014 02:39 PM EDT Reads: 167 NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – May 01, 2014) – Nest Seekers International announces Long Island City super broker, Silvette Julian brings us again a record breaking smashing new Penthouse at the View, 4630 Center Blvd on the waterfront. Julian, who holds the record for […]
City to Lower Speed Limit on Northern and Queens Boulevards
City officials announce that a stretch of Northern Boulevard will be an “arterial slow zone,” where the speed limit will be reduced from 30 to 25 miles per hour. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — The city will lower the speed limit on Northern Boulevard and Queens Boulevard in the coming months, […]
Tottenville boys’ lacrosse racks up another PSAL win against Long Island City 10-1
The Tottenville boys’ lacrosse team is powering through the PSAL division as it took a commanding 10-1 road win over Long Island City Thursday. Solid defensive play was provided by the efforts of Thomas Annan, Joseph Garosaro and Chris Nichols. The offense was firing on all cylinders with a total of seven goal-scorers, which include […]