What $1700 Can Rent You Around New York City
Friday, May 11, 2012, by Jeremiah Budin Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various New York City neighborhoods. Is one man’s studio another man’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today’s price: $1,700/month. You asked for it, and now you’re going to get it. […]
British attorney held on $2M bail on NY tax charge
NEW YORK — Bail was set at $2 million and home detention with electronic monitoring was ordered Friday for a British attorney arrested and accused of advising the family of a former top Fidelity Investments executive how to dodge U.S. taxes by hiding millions of dollars overseas. Michael Little, 61, of Hampshire, England, was likely […]
PS1 view from East of East
Open for occupancy people! Eastofeast.com
Funny Cats at PS1 open now (Darren Bader’s conceptual stylings)
More about the show — which is pretty cool — and by the way this Sunday is the finale and pinnacle of the amazing series on Kraftwerk these showmen have been producing. Featuring…Afrika Bambaata.
Cork Association in New York hold Titanic memorial
The County Cork Association of New York hosted a commemoration and fundraising event of the Titanic on Sunday April 29th, at the Cork Hall, in Long Island City, Queens. The event memorialized the passengers who boarded the Titanic at Cobh/Queenstown, mostly emigrants who came from all over Ireland. Approximately 75 per cent were lost […]
Queens Pop-Up Market Features Award-Winning Delicacies
Katrina Schultz Richter is the founder of the Queens County pop-up market. (Alexander Richter) SUNNYSIDE — Get your sweet — and savory — tooth ready. A pop-up food market is coming to Sunnyside this weekend, just in time for Mother’s Day, featuring a smorgasbord of artisanal foods and delectable offerings, including the winner of the “Best Dessert” […]
LIC Arts Open Fest to Celebrate Local Talent
Donna Levinstone in her Long Island City studio. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY — More than 300 Long Island City artists will show off their work at 55 local venues during the second annual LIC Arts Open, a festival that aims to emphasize the neighborhood’s place on New York’s art map. The festival, which runs […]
INSIDE LACROSSE: Farrell unbeaten in league, eye NYCHSAA crownon
Monsignor Farrell set a few lofty yet simple goals when the season began: go undefeated in league and win a city title. “We put a big star on our regular-season games,” coach Steve Lyman said. “Anytime we are playing our league games we want to win them. … That really drives us.” The Lions still […]
Documentary exposes homophobia in Jamaica
It took four years, cost her friends and family and almost the roof over her head, but Queens based documentary filmmaker Selena Blake got her latest project done. The film, “Taboo Yardies,” about homophobia in Jamaica, West Indies, and its costs to the island nation, is well worth the wait. It’s a powerful collection of […]
An open and shut case
The list of America’s best high schools by US News World Report puts New York City smack on top of the academic heap. There’s a lesson here for United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew. Seven of the top 10 high schools in the state are located in the five boroughs, all at the very […]