Melson To Speak At Ring 8 Meeting
May 15 at the Waterfront Crab House in Long Island City, NY (New York, NY) Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker at the upcoming Ring 8 meeting Tuesday, May 15 at the Waterfront Crab House in Long Island City, NY. A rising junior middleweight boxer and West Point graduate, Melson […]
Da Gianni’s, dead empty
Avoid avoid avoid
Winners at 44th Drive
Winner: LIC Market. Chock a block at 10pm on Friday. Hipsters everywhere. Amazing food. Loooooser: Di Gianni’s. Their maitre d was seen chasing of bicycle riders from their stoop. Apparently they prefer SUVs? See the full gallery on Posterous
Rivera tears ACL in outfield before Yankees game, career in jeopardy
Rivera tears ACL in outfield before Yankees game, career in jeopardy It’s very likely the last image of Mariano Rivera in a Yankees uniform will have him writhing in pain on the warning track of Kauffman Stadium Thursday night. Diagnosed by Dr. Vincent Key, the Royals team physician, with a torn ACL in the right […]
Queens waterfront gets new bike path
The first phase of a bike and pedestrian trail that will connect waterfront parks in western Queens is slated to be completed this fall. The 10.6-mile Queens East River and North Shore Greenway will eventually run from Long Island City to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The first phase will link Queensbridge Park, in Long Island City, […]
Goal, Brazil: Furniture store scores big in the U.S.
In 2002, Carlos Junqueira, born in Sao Paolo, was sitting in a Long Island City warehouse staring at a huge room filled with furniture made by his compatriots. There were floppy wooden and leather chairs made by Sergio Rodrigues, hard-edge modern pieces by Carlos Motta, and simple but elegant dining-room tables from Etel Carmona, who […]
Elmhurst: Home to Many, More Are Coming
By KAVITA MOKHA Ken Maldonado for The Wall Street Journal Shops along Broadway in Elmhurst, Queens After decades of remaining under the radar, especially compared with more-coveted Queens neighborhoods like Astoria and Long Island City, the historic neighborhood of Elmhurst is raising its profile—with several developments afoot. A former Dutch and English settlement, the area […]
Silicon City Develops on Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island, two miles long and narrow, will soon be home to students focusing on technology. The island is preparing to become Silicon City. AP /Mark Lennihan In the East River and in plain sight of Long Island City and the Upper East Side is Roosevelt Island, a two-mile-long sliver of land that many New […]