LIC’s Baccalaureate School Ranked Best In State
U.S. News World Report last week named the Baccalaureate School for Global Education the best high school in New York state.The school, located in a renovated factory at 34-12 36th Ave. in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City, offers classes in grades seven through 12.U.S. News World Report also ranked the Baccalaureate School […]
Funding Approved For Kaufman Astoria Studios Lot
Artistic renderings for proposed Kaufman gate. Officials at the National Parks Service last week approved construction plans for development of the city’s first outdoor studio lot at the Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS) in Long Island City. Approval of the federal funding paves the way for the studio to begin work on the project that includes […]
Top Five Precious Food Trucks We’d Love To See This Summer
It seems like every week food truck launches, slinging Philly Cheesesteaks or lovingly handmade licorice strips locally sourced from Long Island’s famous licorice mines. And while we’re pumped to try out all the new taco trucks and lobster roll rickshaws, we’re also noticing that every bistro and its mother is now pushing gluten-free duck sliders […]
Bryant HS, LIC HS Renamed Under City Closure Plan
Say goodbye to Long Island City H.S. And bid a fond farewell to William Cullen Bryant H.S.As part of the city’s plan to close and reopen 24 schools citywide, the two local schools will swap their original names for new monikers, beginning in September.Long Island City H.S., located at 14th Street and Broadway, will fade […]
City bike share program unveils spots in Queens, Brooklyn
by Lisa A. Fraser Queens Ledger Brooklyn and Queens will soon have several locations serving as docking stations as part of New York City’s Bike Share Program, “Citi Bike.” The city announced last Friday that Long Island City, Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn, and Greenpoint, as well as various other neighborhoods in both boroughs, will participate […]
Steve Madden Announces Participation in Upcoming Conferences
B. Riley 13th Annual Investor Conference Citi Global Consumer Conference 2012 LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Steve Madden (Nasdaq: SHOO) today announced that the Company will present at the 13th Annual B. Riley Co. Investor Conference held at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA and the Citi 2012 Global Consumer […]
Girls Lacrosse Preview: The PSAL’s Bowl Division Playoffs (Semifinals)
The Public Schools Athletic League‘s girls lacrosse Bowl Division playoffs feature a pair of intriguing storylines with borough rivals squaring off in the semifinals. Brooklyn bragging rights (and a trip to the finals) will be on the line when top-seeded James Madison meets No. 4 Abraham Lincoln and No. 2 Long Island City faces off […]
Girls Lacrosse Preview: The PSAL’s Bowl Division Playoffs (Semifinals)
The Public Schools Athletic League’s girls lacrosse Bowl Division playoffs feature a pair of intriguing storylines with borough rivals squaring off in the semifinals. Brooklyn bragging rights (and a trip to the finals) will be on the line when top-seeded James Madison meets No. 4 Abraham Lincoln and No. 2 Long Island City faces off […]
JetBlue Names Mary Neff Vice President of Supply Chain
More Topics: Choose a SectorAccounting FirmsAdvertising/Media/CommunicationsCapitalCEO/BoardGeneral BusinessHealth/BiotechInternet/TechnologyInvestment FirmsLaw FirmsMergers AcquisitionsMoney ManagersPeoplePrivate CompaniesPublic CompaniesVenture Capital Posted May 16, 2012 NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announces the appointment of Mary Margaret Neff to the position of vice president of supply chain, effective immediately. In her new role, Ms. Neff is responsible for the strategic planning […]
JetBlue Names Mary Neff Vice President of Supply Chain
More Topics: Choose a SectorAccounting FirmsAdvertising/Media/CommunicationsCapitalCEO/BoardGeneral BusinessHealth/BiotechInternet/TechnologyInvestment FirmsLaw FirmsMergers AcquisitionsMoney ManagersPeoplePrivate CompaniesPublic CompaniesVenture Capital Posted May 16, 2012 NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announces the appointment of Mary Margaret Neff to the position of vice president of supply chain, effective immediately. In her new role, Ms. Neff is responsible for the strategic planning […]
Steve Madden Announces Participation in Upcoming Conferences
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Steve Madden (Nasdaq: SHOO) today announced that the Company will present at the 13th Annual B. Riley Co. Investor Conference held at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA and the Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference held at The New York Palace in New York, NY. The […]
Steve Madden Announces Participation in Upcoming Conferences
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Steve Madden (Nasdaq: SHOO) today announced that the Company will present at the 13th Annual B. Riley Co. Investor Conference held at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA and the Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference held at The New York Palace in New York, NY. The […]
JetBlue Names Mary Neff Vice President of Supply Chain
NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announces the appointment of Mary Margaret Neff to the position of vice president of supply chain, effective immediately. In her new role, Ms. Neff is responsible for the strategic planning of corporate purchasing programs, company-wide sourcing efforts and supply chain management. She […]
New Delay in Opening African Art Museum
For the fifth time in three years, the Museum for African Art has been forced to delay opening its new home at 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, in East Harlem, as it continues to work to raise the money to finish the project. Elsie McCabe Thompson, the museum’s president, said the institution needed to raise […]
New York City Debuts Made In NY Digital Map Tool for Job Seekers
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Today at Internet Week NY, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, along with the city’s Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne and Internet Week Chairman David-Michael Davies, unveiled a online map to help job applicants find jobs in the city’s many tech and digital media businesses. The Made in New York Digital Map is a modified Google (GOOG) […]
Bike Share Comes to LIC
The city recently opted to “share” its bikes with the borough. The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer announced on May 11 that “Citi Bike,” New York’s bicycle share program, will add 10 stations in Long Island City – building upon the locations currently planned in Manhattan and Brooklyn. “Citi Bike,” which […]
At Socrates, ‘Civic Action’ Imagines Long Island City’s Future, Complete With …
Rirkrit Tiravanija’s “Untitled,” 2012. (Photo by Rozalia Jovanovic) “I couldn’t care less about herb gardens,” said Natalie Jeremijenko in a shaded area of the Socrates Sculpture Park on Sunday at the opening of “Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City.” The artist and engineer was in jeans and a black cowboy hat with a […]
Ian Carmody photos – Tuesday
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Vertical Farming Among Artists’ Vision for Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — It’s been years since Long Island City was farmland, but an artist is seeing agriculture in its future. On Sunday, Natalie Jeremijenko unveiled a structure dotted with hanging pouches that were filled with flowers at Socrates Sculpture Park as a model of what could be. Jeremijenko, who directs the XDesign Environmental […]
PSAL softball playoff preview
NYPost.com’s PSAL softball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes an in-depth look at the Class A playoffs, which begin with the first round Tuesday. SCHEDULE Tuesday, May 15 First round @ higher seeds No. 32 Grand Street Campus @ No. 1 Tottenville No. 31 Beacon vs. No. 2 Susan Wagner @ Great Kills LL No. 30 […]