The Other Hot Dog King of New York: A Chat With Ed Beller …
Ah, the sweet, sweet smell of hot dogs steaming from a bright, shiny curbside cart. What’s more New York than that? Not much. And seeing as nobody running around this city has time to sit down for a long, wholesome lunch break anymore, today’s ever-widening range of food carts and trucks offer quick, tasty solutions […]
City Schools Let Out For Summer
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Comedy at the Creek
Our neighborhood burrito joint is also a thriving comedy club in New York. In addition to the Laughing Devil, The Creek has a vibrant improv scene. It makes our neighborhood a hotspot for comedy in New York City.
Cops Investigate Killing of 27-Year-Old Woman in Astoria Updated …
QUEENS — Police are investigating the killing of a 27-year-old woman who was found with severe head trauma inside an Astoria apartment Tuesday night, the NYPD said. Cops discovered the body of Danielle Thomas at 28-25 33rd St. about 7:30 p.m., after police received a report of an unconscious female at that location. Thomas was […]
Police Issue July 4th Reminder
Queens police officials this week issued a reminder to the public that, again this year, they will not be able to view the annual Macy’s fireworks display from sites along the East River in Long Island City.NYPD Queens North Borough Commander, Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti, is reminding residents that the annual Macy’s July 4th fireworks […]
Shocking Statement In LIC Murder Sentencing
The still-grieving daughter of a Long Island City Good Samaritan who died during a brutal attack by a homeless drug addict, told the court last week that she feels saddened for the man convicted in the senseless attack.Doris Nowillo Suda, 40, shocked the court with her Victim Impact Statement at the sentencing of Eric Cherry, […]
Garden City Historian Among ‘Long Island’s Top Advocates’
Garden City’s official village historian, John Ellis Kordes, has been named one of “Long Island’s Top Advocates for Historic Preservation and Education” by the Oyster Bay Historical Society. The Historical Society will honor Kordes at its inaugural awards reception on July 10, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Woodlands in […]
For Graduates of City’s New Schools, Tradition Is What They Say It Is
June 27, 2012, 1:12 p.m. The 2012 sign buoyantly crowning the stage was borrowed from another graduation. The school’s bachata-infused theme song — which a new graduate belted out in Spanish — had made its debut only weeks earlier. And the yearbook, which painstakingly clocked everything from the school’s Crazy Hair Day to Pajama Day, […]
Long Island City BID Holds Annual Meeting
The Long Island City Partnership’s LICBID Annual Meeting, held last week in the Queensborough Room of the MetLife Building on Queens Plaza North, heard George Fertitta of NYC Company as its guest speaker and went through yearly elections and a financial report. There were also civic awards for a local activist and three businesspersons. The […]
Andrew Garfield speaks to N.Y. kids about bullying
Andrew Garfield urges students to fight bullying by supporting one another at the Albert Shanker School in Long Island City. New Yorkers proved Tuesday what we already knew — that they are Amazin’! They came out in droves for the “Be Amazing, Stand Up and Volunteer” events, sponsored by Columbia Pictures and “The Amazing Spider-Man,” […]
Napoli Pizza & Pasta
Napoli Pizza and Pasta has done it again, with its new, second location in Long Island City. Located on 36th Avenue, just at the foot of the Roosevelt Island Bridge, Napoli opened just three weeks ago to the delight of the folks in the neighborhood. Partners Antonio Petito and cousin Jerry use their family’s own […]
The Artisans Guild of America Sets Sights on Keeping Decorative …
14 hours ago by JohnThomas Didymus – 8 comments Members of the Ocean X team exploring the alleged “UFO-shaped” object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea say that their equipment stops working when they approach within 200 meters of the mysterious object.