John Giorno is author of Socrates Sculpture Park’s new Broadway Billboard series
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- Socrates Sculpture Park announces the opening of EATING THE SKY by artist John Giorno. Giornos image spans the main entrance to Socrates Sculpture Park from April 13 through July, 2012 and is the new incarnation of Socrates ongoing Broadway Billboard series. EATING THE SKY vibrates with both dystopic and utopic possibilities, […]
Atlantic City publicity campaign invites Northeast to "Do AC!"
Port Authority bus passengers in New York City were greeted Monday by a station full of ads inviting them to “Do AC!” Rail commuters in New York City, Long Island and Philadelphia were urged to head to Atlantic City for some fun and relaxation in “the city that was created to escape the city.” All […]
Jet Blue’s Green New York HQ Opens For Biz
In good news for both New York City‘s jobs outlook and its green building ambitions, Jet Blue, “New York’s Official Hometown Airline,” selected Long Island City, Queens, for its new corporate support headquarters back in 2010. That building, which has taken LEED Silver for Existing Buildings, recently celebrated its grand opening, with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, […]
Van Bramer says spas in LIC may be illegal
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and civic leader George Stamatiades said they are determined to fight two spas in the Dutch Kills area they suspect of being illegal businesses. “It’s contrary to everything else that is happening […]
Don’t close our high schools
Our kids are our future, and a sound education is their chance at success. We protest the proposal of New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) to close 33 schools and reopen them under the Turnaround method, and condemn the abrupt closures of these historic institutions. In Queens alone, that list includes John Adams High […]
REBNY 1st Quarter Residential Report Shows Sales up From Last Quarter and … – SYS
NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 04/16/12 — New York City average home sales prices and sales volume remained steady in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same time last year, while the number of sales citywide jumped 16 percent compared to last quarter, according to data from the Real Estate Board of […]
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