Councilman Calls for More Cops Amid Rise in Crime
PLAY VIDEO (NYPD) LONG ISLAND CITY — The 108th Precinct may be one of the safest areas in the city, but Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants more cops there anyway, after a spike in crime hit the neighborhood. He has also requested $200,000 from the City Council to finance security cameras in the district, […]
Chashama space at Citi building makes a move
Some prep has begun. Probably the return of The Palms party series?
L Haus update: moving in on the promised land
L Haus, with the lovely green exterior overlooking the Pulaski Bridge and skyline, is nearing the goal line. They sent out a mail announcing they are 80% sold and that the recent deals have been pricing around $692 per square foot (which means prices 1-2 years ago were discounted from that level). They were at […]
Another car wiped out on bridge ramp
Photo by Mike Raman Another car wiped out on bridge ramp 1 A taxi crashed into scaffolding exiting the Queensboro Bridge on Tuesday. Last year two separate crashes in the same location resulted in fatalities. Photo by Mike Raman Another car wiped out on bridge ramp 2 The scaffolding was repaired where the taxi crashed […]
No More Rotten ‘Apple’
Long Island City’s “Apple Building” – currently eaten to its core – will soon be ripe again. The edifice, located at 30-30 Northern Boulevard and known for the large sign on its roof – left behind by the Apple Red Tag Label company when it ceased operations in the 1970s – has been mostly vacant […]
City Eyes Makeover for Crumbling Astoria Pool Diving Platform
The historic diving platform in Astoria Park has been deteriorating. (NYC PARKS) ASTORIA — City officials are vying for a grant to restore the crumbling Olympic-sized high dive that has towered above Astoria Park since the pool opened, but hasn’t been used in decades. The Parks Department is competing for a “Partners in Preservation” grant […]
The Bridge and Shuttle Crowd: 6 Ways to Get to Randall’s Island for Frieze New …
This week the art world jet set and many, many New Yorkers will visit a strange island for the first time in their lives to attend the inaugural Frieze New York art fair. Located at the juncture where the Harlem River and Long Island Sound meet to form the tidal strait known as the East […]
JetBlue sign will grace LIC sky
Following a year of cutting through red tape – and mulling a move to Florida – JetBlue has been given the green light to provide Long Island City with a “sign” that they are here to stay. The City Council voted unanimously on April 30 to approve a zoning amendment allowing companies to construct signs […]
Grover Cleveland HS looks to the future
Last Thursday, Grover Cleveland High School students came to school prepared for a fight. They had their signs, their chants, and their speeches to read before the city Panel for Educational Policy voted on whether or not to close the Ridgewood institution. Then one announcement changed everything —the city, just hours before the vote, said […]
Examining Reed Danziger’s ‘Continuous Duality of Energies’ Aparna Narayanan
For a few moments, the event acquired a six-men-of-Indostan quality. The abstract painting by Reed Danziger, exploding with colors and shapes, brought to mind a collage, said a painter and teacher of Hebrew from Israel. An artist from Brooklyn demurred. There was so much going on—it gave her the sense of standing in front of […]
Three western Queens HSs axed
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Western Queens officials were disheartened and angry after the city Panel for Educational Policy voted last week to close three high schools in the area. Newtown, Long Island City and William Cullen Bryant high schools were three of […]
LIC Arts Open: Laughing Devil’s comedyfest
May 12-20, LIC is going to have some serious activity. More about the comedy component at http://devilfestival.com/
JetBlue lands skyline spot after city vote
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Despite early concern from Community Board 2 members, the airline company JetBlue received unanimous approval from the City Council Monday to build a 40-foot backlit sign on top of its new headquarters in Long Island City. “I think it’s going to […]
City votes to close seven Queens high schools
Enlarge this image Enlarge this image Enlarge this image Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend The city Panel for Educational Policy voted in Brooklyn last week to close seven Queens high schools at the end of this year and reopen them as new schools […]