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 […]
Celebrity Sightings, Party Report and more!
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Steely Traffic Managers Ease a Holland Tunnel Snarl
One would think, given Mr. Pittelli’s history, that he would not seek out a job that required him to stand in the middle of four lanes of oncoming southbound traffic on Varick Street in Lower Manhattan, as thousands of cars, cabs and delivery vans lurch and cough their way forward. But none of that seemed […]
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Cox: Tech World Can Learn from Electronic Quartet Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (Photo credit: Bartes Citizen) Since Tuesday, Kraftwerk, the groundbreaking German electronic outfit, have been performing at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City. According to an op-ed written by Rob Cox, “ultimately, success in technology – as in art – is derived from the expression of big ideas, not simply a mastering of its circuitry. […]
Catch Series comes to LIC – worth it!
50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! 50 ! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This isn’t going to be pretty. Catch 50 Five mind-bending shows in one unbelievable night of performance mayhem. 6PM-11PM Saturday, Cinco […]
Support the Bees of Queens at Brooklyn Grange
Please Support Our Bees! There is just one week left to raise over $5,000 for our new Apiary. So far over 300 people have contributed to help make this project a reality. Please take a moment to help how you can, either by donating or by spreading the word to your friends and family. […]
Click and Improve Offers Guaranteed, Quality Home Repair and Home Improvement …
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., April 13, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ –One of the area’s most successful and reputable building contractors is leveraging its skill, experience and contacts to bring New York metro homeowners quality home repair and home improvement services – guaranteed. The new service is a first-of-its kind in an industry where unscrupulous and unqualified […]
Archetypal Imaginary Wins Top Wood Floor of the Year Honor
When Archetypal Imaginary Remodeling Corp. (Long Island City, N.Y.) won its first Wood Floor of the Year award in 2010, it started a winning streak. The company has won as award every year since, and during this year’s NWFA Wood Flooring Expo in Orlando, Fla., owner Avedis Duvenjian and company took home the most coveted […]
Wedding Dues Lead to Don’ts
BY MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL Bride-to-be Jenn Jarvis thought she had found the perfect venue for her wedding this year: Brooklyn Bridge Park, a waterfront expanse with emerald lawns and sweeping views of Manhattan, all for just $25. “Our awesome caterers, event planners, said, ‘It will be gorgeous and lovely, and it’s only a $25 permit […]
INSIDE LACROSSE: Poly’s Reyes returns from tryout for Puerto Rico U18 hoops squad
It isn’t too often you see a team captain asked to run down loose balls and bring in the water jug after a convincing win. That’s exactly what Poly Prep coach Brooks Sweet made senior Anthony Reyes do following his team beating Collegiate on Wednesday. “It’s my punishment for missing three weeks,” Reyes said with […]
JetBlue moves to Queens Plaza
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Two long-awaited changes came to Queens Plaza last week as the recently completed park near 29th Street was named “Dutch Kills Green” and airline company JetBlue opened its new Long Island City office a few blocks away. “What […]
Building boom recasts LIC
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Before Michael Bloomberg became mayor, he visited Queens in 2001 and told residents that he wanted to see skyscrapers in Long Island City. Ten years later, he held a news conference on anti-smoking measures at the city Department of Health’s new […]
Exclusive: Inside JetBlue’s Massive New NYC Headquarters
Gallery: JetBlue’s New Headquarters First off, it’s not a “headquarters.” It’s a “support center,” if you’re to use JetBlue parlance. Furthermore, it’s 200,000 square feet on three levels with 1,000 crew tapping away at their desks, walking through concourses (hallways) to brainstorm in parks (casual corner spaces), take meetings in rooms named for JetBlue destinations, […]
Police search for Long Island City grand larceny suspects
The NYPD is searching for two suspects they say stole music equipment from a Long Island City storage facility. Cameras caught the suspects taking a Yamaha keyboard and musician’s bench from the Storage Deluxe on 21st Street on Friday, March 16. Police described the suspects as white or Hispanic males in their 30s. The keyboards […]
Cops Seek Clues In Liquor Store Slay
Detectives at the 114th Precinct Squad are continuing their search for two brazen gunmen who opened fire at a Long Island City liquor store on April 7, killing a 37-year-old local man. Law enforcement sources told the Gazette that investigators interviewed a person of interest in the case, but have made no arrests in the […]