The Benefits of Marriage on Playwriting: Mac Rogers and Saundra …
Gideon Productions’ The Honeycomb Trilogy concludes with Sovereign, the heart-pumping third installment in the ambitious sci-fi play series that began in January at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City (NYC) through June 30th. Spanning decades, both before and after an alien invasion, Mac Rogers’ critically acclaimed trilogy hinges on the fraught sibling relationship between […]
Astoria Plagued by Noisy Nighttime Sidewalk Cafes, Residents Say
ASTORIA — Astoria is becoming clogged with noisy sidewalk cafes that draw crowds of diners and bargoers to the neighborhood and make life miserable for locals, especially at night, some residents say. The problem has become so bad in some spots that Community Board 1 rejected bids by two businesses at a meeting last Tuesday […]
PS 111 students protest library cuts
Students from Voice Charter School and PS 111 chanted “Mayor Bloomberg, give the money back” on June 14 at the Long Island City branch of the Queens Library rally protesting a potential $26.7 million cut. Less funding could force the library to layoff 605 people, close 18 branches and force some libraries to open only […]
Idling trains create bothersome noise
Community members gathered by the Long Island Rail Road train tracks in Hunters Point to protest idling locomotives on June 15. The trains idle on the tracks parallel to the One Hunters Point condo building for hours and have done so since 2009, said residents of the neighborhood and specifically of the condo. They say […]
NY PSAL Cricket: Long Island City beats John Adams by 39 runs to …
Now, you can get all the USA Cricket updates via Facebook. Also follow us on Twitter via @dreamcricket By Peter Della Penna in Queens, N.Y. (on Twitter) Comments Number one seed Long Island City High School lived up to its ranking by completing an undefeated season with a 39-run win over number three seed John Adams […]