Two schools get reprieves before DOE approves two dozen closures
The Department of Education gave last minute reprieves to two politically-backed schools this morning – just hours before its policy panel is set to approve the closure of two dozen other schools. Queens’ Grover Cleveland HS – where state Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan is an alum – and Bushwick Community HS in Brooklyn […]
REBNY Backs Bloomberg’s Prevailing Wage Veto, But Unions Balk
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Volunteers plant 100 trees in LIC
Photo by JOSEY BARTLETT Volunteers plant 100 trees in LIC1 Volunteers plant a tree in the Queensbridge Houses complex on Earth Day, April 21, as part of the fifth annual One Thing That’s Green event. Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:00 pm | Updated: 2:41 pm, Thu Apr 26, 2012. Volunteers plant 100 trees in […]
LIC Arts Open – the festival of arts is May 12-20
It is a full blown arts festival these days, thanks mainly to Richard Mazda the tireless Shakespearean behind the Secret Theater www.Licartsopen.org has the full roster
LIC shops sue after two cars slam storefronts
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Two Long Island City stores that were destroyed in two eerily identical car crashes near the Ed Koch-Queensborough Bridge a year ago have filed suit against multiple city agencies and the drivers for damages they estimate to be in excess of […]
Jury convicts man for killing Mayor of LIC
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend A Queens Supreme Court jury found Eric Cherry, 47, guilty Monday of the September 2008 killing of Long Island City community leader Nicolas Nowillo, known as “The Mayor of Long Island City.” “The justice system did its work,” […]
Giant Rooftop Signs Move Closer to a Reality in Queens
Now, a corner of the borough is trying to find a new way to compete, vertically: giant, glowing signs visible across the East River. In response to a push from the airline JetBlue, which opened a new headquarters in Long Island City this month, proposed zoning changes are moving forward to allow the company and […]