MTA chairman says he’s like to see 7 train expansion
MTA chairman says he’s like to see 7 train expansion The head of the MTA said today he would like to see the 7 train extend further south into Chelsea and over to the West Side Highway. Joseph Lhota said he supports the 7 south-western expansion because that area of the city could use more […]
Space Shuttle Enterprise Flying Over New York City (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
The Space Shuttle Enterprise flew into New York on an 747 Friday. The Shuttle soared over the Hudson River, looped back down around the Tappan Zee Bridge all the way to the Statue of Liberty, and then circled back towards Queens before making its descent into Kennedy airport. Eventually New York will house the Shuttle, […]
City votes to close seven Queens schools
After thousands of students, parents and teachers protested Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to close 24 schools across the city, including seven in Queens, the city Panel for Educational Policy voted 8-4 Thursday night to shutter the institutions. Seven of the mayor’s appointees, and the Staten Island borough president’s representative, voted to approve the plan to close […]
A Final Decision for 24 City Schools
A bit before midnight, more than three months after the idea was proposed, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to reconstitute two dozen city schools by closing them, replacing most of their staff members and reopening them with new names. Come summer, Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical High School, Herbert H. Lehman High School, […]
Space Shuttle Enterprise Flying Over New York City (VIDEO)
The Space Shuttle Enterprise flew into New York on an 747 Friday. The Shuttle soared over the Hudson River, looped back down around the Tappan Zee Bridge all the way to the Statue of Liberty, and then circled back towards Queens before making its descent into Kennedy airport. Eventually New York will house the Shuttle, […]
Seven Queens high schools to close
Seven Queens high schools had their fates sealed and doors closed by a Panel of Educational Policy (PEP) vote last night in Brooklyn. The schools — August Martin, Bryant, Flushing, John Adams, Long Island City, Newtown and Richmond Hill — will close at the end of this semester and reopen in the fall under a […]
Long Island City developer to build 7-story commercial complex at 30-30 …
Score one more for Long Island City and its transformation from gritty factory town into a live, work and play neighborhood. A long vacant building at 30-30 Northern Blvd., now just a concrete shell, will become a seven-story commercial complex by this time next year, according to the project’s developer. And a university campus could […]
JetBlue Moves Forward With Plans for Sign Overlooking East River
advertisement The Queens skyline is on track for a transformation. New rules are in the works that would allow more businesses to build soaring neon signs on nonresidential buildings in parts of the borough near the East River. The move is being led by JetBlue, which is planning the design for its new corporate headquarters […]