Subcontractors Trade Association Honors TF Cornerstone’s Frederick Elghanayan …
More Topics: Choose a SectorAccounting FirmsAdvertising/Media/CommunicationsCapitalCEO/BoardGeneral BusinessHealth/BiotechInternet/TechnologyInvestment FirmsLaw FirmsMergers AcquisitionsMoney ManagersPeoplePrivate CompaniesPublic CompaniesVenture Capital Posted May 23, 2012 STA Recognizes TFC’s President and Co-Founder for Industry Excellence and Impact on New York Real Estate Market at 43rd Annual Awards Dinner NEW YORK, NY – The Subcontractors Trade Association (STA) recently honored Frederick Elghanayan, president and […]
Queens’ school of hard yuks
It’s the school of hard yuks. The Laughing Devil Comedy Club, Queens’ only joke shop, has started a “Stand-Up Semester” where club owner Steve Hofstetter teaches novice comics the rigors of the funny business. “Comedy is one of the few things that is an art, a science and a business,” said Hofstetter, 32, who has […]
Where This Illustrator/Designer Finds Flowers in Long Island City
Wednesday, May 23, 2012, by Yale Breslin New York City has more stores than anyone could physically tackle, but somehow we always keep returning to the usual suspects. To break out of the rut, we’ve asked some local shopping and fashion gurus to provide their hidden retail gems—those unique stores around our fantastic city that […]
Queensy Jeffrey present: Queens Fiesta Crawl
Sounds cool. LICNYC cannot attest but tell us if you go! From Jeffrey: // I was once offered Roosevelt Avenue tours/crawls around midnight only, but that couldn’t last. Introducing the Queens Fiesta Crawl. With this crawl, I take people around Roosevelt Avenue, from Jackson Heights to Corona, eating and investigating the neighborhood. We become immersed […]
MoMA’s ‘Meta-Monumental Garage Sale’ Will Take All Of New York City’s Junk …
Like this, but way, way bigger. Attention New York City hoarders, packrats and anyone doing a little spring cleaning: there’s a place where they’ll turn your extra junk into art, your trash into treasure, your detritus into dreams! Bring your “good art and bad art. Clothing, jewelry, records, plastic fruit, containers, and costumes. Literature high, […]
Gianaris Honors Lewandowski
State Senator Michael Gianaris honored Sheila Lewandowski of Long Island City’s The Chocolate Factory Theater as part of the state senate’s 15th annual Women of Distinction celebration on May 15 in Albany. Lewandowski was recognized for her ongoing dedication to local businesses, community improvement and the development of the arts in Long Island City. “I […]
Congressman, state senator express doubts about South Bronx development
Two more elected officials have expressed doubts about the use of state-owned land on the South Bronx waterfront for online grocer FreshDirect and other businesses that use trucks. But they lauded the recent announcement that FreshDirect will deliver to all borough ZIP codes as “a positive step.” Rep. Jose E. Serrano and state Sen. Jose […]
Isamu Noguchi ‘HAMMER, CHISEL, DRILL’ Exhibition Opens in Long Island City, 10/3
Hammer, Chisel, Drill: Noguchi’s Studio Practice, an exhibition that explores Isamu Noguchi‘s working methods, opens at The Noguchi Museum on October 3, 2012. Featuring a variety of hand- and industrial tools, along with photographs, select sculptures, and film footage, the exhibition will illuminate Noguchi’s practice in six of the studios he used during the course […]