JOURNEY ON: UNLEASH YOUR INNER HERO Plays The Secret Theatre, 5/17-6/10
JOURNEY ON, presented by Playing with Reality and directed by Shea Elmore, runs from May 17 through June 10 at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, New York (44-02 23rd Street). This engaging interactive onstage experience is based on American mythologist Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, which is the basic pattern found in many mythical […]
Queenswide: Teachers’ union files lawsuit to stop school closures
Posted: Monday, May 7, 2012 6:03 pm | Updated: 6:15 pm, Mon May 7, 2012. Queenswide: Teachers’ union files lawsuit to stop school closures By Anna Gustafson Queens Chronicle | 0 comments The United Federation of Teachers and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators filed a lawsuit on Monday to stop the closures and restaffing […]
Curtain Raisers: Playwrights Without Borders
BY LIZZIE SIMON Each week in Curtain Raisers, we invite a local theater artist to attend a show of his or her choosing and discuss the results. On Saturday, the experimental playwright Jason Grote opted to see “Catch 50,” an evening of performance at the Chocolate Factory in Long Island City. Mr. Grote wrote for […]
NYC’s Filming Boom
Bollywood produces the most movies in the world. Hollywood is known as the planet’s entertainment capital. But there is a sleeping giant in the entertainment industry — New York City. Being the biggest city in the world, New York was the setting of a multitude of shows, but not their home: Seinfeld, Friends and Everybody […]
BREAKING: Citibank Is Sponsor of NYC Bike Share, “Citibike.” [UPDATED w/Pics …
(Photo by Andrea Bernstein) [CHECK BACK FOR MORE PICS AND THE FULL DETAILS LATER IN THE DAY] New York City has found two sponsors to pay for its bike share program, the only large bike share network in the country to operate entirely without government subsidies. When fully implemented in the spring of 2013, New […]
Citigroup Pays $41 Million to Sponsor NYC Bike-Sharing Program
Enlarge image Citigroup Pays $41 Million to Sponsor NYC Bike-Sharing Program Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images New York will share any profits from the bike rentals with Portland, Oregon-based Alta Bicycle Share, chosen as its operator in September. New York will share any profits from the bike rentals with Portland, Oregon-based Alta Bicycle Share, chosen as its […]
Adios Dykes
The lumber yard of Jackson Ave, now gone.
The stairs for the World Trade Center
Made in LIC. (Partly. Only some of their work is done at the LIC facility.) Empire City Iron Works is actually an active iron works.
Alma Realty builds 7-story complex in LIC
The building would be the latest addition to the growing area, which recently welcomed JetBlue employees after the company relocated its headquarters from Forest Hills to Queens Plaza. “This is an opportunity to impact the neighborhood in a positive way,” said Alma Realty Project Director George Valiotis. “We really believe in this area.” Alma will […]
Singer Songwriter Rufus Wainwright Becomes Newest Steinway Artist
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., May 7, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Steinway Sons, makers of the world’s finest pianos, announced today that acclaimed singer songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright has been named as a Steinway Artist. He joins a distinguished international roster of musicians including Billy Joel, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Lang Lang and past music […]
Comedy shows and parties during the LIC Arts Open
The Laughing Devil folks have put together a strong agenda: http://devilfestival.com/schedule.cfm
LIC Arts HQ
It is cool that we have some big institutions in LIC like PS1. But on the other hand there’s a vibrant startup community. The Long Island City Arts Center at 4402 on 23rd St. is definitely the heart. In the upcoming LIC Arts Open, May 12 to May 20, you will see lots of events […]
Sunnyside talks crime at Town Hall
Photo CourtesY NYC Council Sunnyside talks crime at Town Hall 1 Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and 108th Precinct Captain Donald Powers, foreground, answered safety questions from Sunnyside residents on Monday night. Photo Courtesy NYPD Sunnyside talks crime at Town Hall 2 Police have not found this man, allegedly responsible for several armed robberies. Posted: Thursday, […]