Mike Bloomberg: Libraries Aren’t Just About Books, They’re Places to Find Jobs!
Sam LevinMayor Mike Bloomberg announces library partnership, alongside Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, left.Yes, books and reading and anything that involves words on actual paper are totally screwed. But that doesn’t mean New York City libraries aren’t valuable! That was kind of the message behind Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s announcement this morning that he is expanding […]
JetBlue Seeking OK for Huge Sign at New Long Island City Headquarters
NYPOST.COM | NEWSCORE – JetBlue wants to light up the New York skyline with its iconic blue logo — but it must first clear layers of city red tape before taking off. The airline, which will next month move its corporate headquarters to Long Island City, an up-and-coming Queens neighborhood, plans to erect a 40-foot […]
Knife terror aboard N train
Knife terror aboard N train A crazed subway panhandler pulled a knife and threatened a straphanger on a crowded train yesterday before being subdued by a good Samaritan and held until cops arrived, authorities and witnesses said. The 35-year-old woman boarded the Manhattan-bound N train at around 6:40 p.m. at Queensboro Plaza and began asking for […]
Brooklyn Grange To Build A Rooftop Farm at the Brooklyn Navy Yards
World’s Largest Rooftop Farm To Add Second, Larger Location in Spring 2012 (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 Brooklyn Grange, New York City’s first commercial rooftop farm, will be expanding their operations in the spring of 2012 to the roof of Building No. 3 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Funded in large part by a Green Infrastructure […]
Writer Bobby Cassidy Special Guest Speaker At Tuesday’s Ring 8 Meeting
NEW YORK, NY (February 19, 2012) – Veteran boxing writer Bobby Cassidy will be the special guest speaker for Ring 8’s monthly meeting this Tuesday evening (Feb. 21 @ 7 PM/ET at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City. Cassidy is a well-known reporter for Newsday, as well as a playwright for the popular off-Broadway play, Kid […]
Mar 17, 2012: The 9th Annual “Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art” at Queens Crossing Art Gallery
Add Photos from Flickr Tag a public Flickr photo with: Your photos will appear on this event page automagically in a little while!
Plane in the neck
JetBlue wants to light up the New York skyline with its iconic blue logo — but it must first clear layers of city red tape before taking off. The airline, which will move its corporate headquarters to Long Island City next month, plans to erect a 40-foot lighted sign on the rooftop of its new […]
Laughing Devil is roarin
The LD guys are doing great. Sold out five shows last weekend. Get out there! A treat // Here’s Joe Larson on our stage:
Ferries Hit by Winter Chill
By TED MANN Officials who launched the city’s East River Ferry service last summer say they always expected ridership to dip in winter, as tourists dwindled and chilly temperatures made a $4 commute across open water less appealing to locals. And it dipped significantly. Average daily ridership on the ferry fell by nearly 50% from […]
Sirona to Present at the Citigroup 2012 Global Health Care Conference on …
Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:50pm EST
Mar 2, 2012: 7 in Heaven’s Speed Dating Ages 34-46 and Ages 47-59 at Villa Russo
NEW LOCATION in QUEENS lets Speed Date at the CASTLE! Starting at 8pm for Age Groups: Group B – Women 35- 46 / Men 38-48 Age Group C – Women 46- 57 / Men 49-59 Come see what everyone is talking about! Join us and try out the best way to get introduced to singles […]
The New Queens Plaza
Queens Plaza has been undergoing a major transformation. Set to open this spring, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project and new open spaces will drastically change the former sea of asphalt into a verdant pedestrian refuge. Queens Plaza will become a coherent public space, supporting safe access for bike riders and pedestrians through a 1.3-mile-long […]
WK meets JR in LIC
Some profitable remixing of wheat paste posturing.
Competition for your baby doctor dollars
Queens West Health is awesome, but they have been overbooked for awhile. Now another option arrives to Vernon a 47th Road.
Blend on Vernon’s menu
The food at Blend has really improved. Gone is the freezer-fresh Pan Latin menu and in its place a bunch of tasty mainstream Americana with some Latin touches. And tasty. And at lunch very inexpensive. This lovely panko-crusted mushroom veggie burger is only $7. Yummo. See the full gallery on Posterous
MoMA PS1: EVENTS: Sunday, February 26, 2012: SUNDAY SESSIONS
Alterazioni Video presents “The New Cinema Event”3:00–6:00 PM, The MoMA PS1 Performance DomeA wrong TV show format without communicative aim,A situation pushed to extremesTo highlight the weak points of visual and verbal communicationFeaturing international guests from around the world,Video screenings, live music and plenty of free social lubePlease join us for a night of organized […]
Inside the dome at PS1
Other Setups, a photo by wyethhansen on Flickr. You missed it. They are doing awesome stuff in there. From Sunday.
Pics Around LIC: MoMa PS1
MoMa PS1, a photo by Louis Tierny on Flickr.
Alternative transport
No that’s not a picture of Portland. Yes it is a skateboard commuter.