Long Island City bowls past Adams for first PSAL cricket title
The captain provided the clincher in fitting fashion. Long Island City’s first PSAL cricket championship was a foregone conclusion, but junior Mahanaz Mustafa came up with one more memorable moment. On the final pitch of the match, he got a swing and miss hitting the 10th and final wicket. “I was going for it,” Mustafa […]
NY PSAL Cricket: John Adams upsets undefeated defending …
Now, you can get all the USA Cricket updates via Facebook. Also follow us on Twitter via @dreamcricket By Peter Della Penna in Brooklyn, N.Y. (on Twitter) Comments John Adams High School (14-1, #3 seed) knocked off previously unbeaten FDR High School (14-1, #2 seed) to advance to the 2012 New York Public Schools Athletic League […]
Free & Cheap in New York: Sat., June 16
RIDING WHEEL-Y HIGH. It’s the 2nd Annual Pet Day on Coney Island, so furry and feathered friends will get to ride Deno’s Wonder Wheel for free when accompanied by their owner. There will also be a Coney Island Pet Costume Contest at 2 p.m., and the prizes will be gift certificates to Petco. Noon-7 p.m. […]
Long Island City Residents Frustrated With LIRR Noise
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Vacant Lot Theatre Co. Debuts A CHILD’S DRAWING OF A MONSTER
A troupe of actors with a penchant for creating unexpected performances on stage will collaborate with an organization devoted to creating theater in unexpected locales as The Vacant Lot Theatre Company debuts, A Child’s Drawing of a Monster, in a garage space re-imagined as a performance space by the nonprofit arts advocate, chashama. A selection […]
JetBlue Airways and KaBOOM! to Build Additional Playground …
BOSTON, June 15, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is pleased to announce that it’s once again teaming up with KaBOOM! as well as The Neighborhood Developers and the City of Revere to build its 14th playground on Wednesday, June 20 at Costa Park in Revere, Massachusetts. The playground build begins with a kickoff […]
Some Queens Residents Angry with Train Noise
Some lawmakers and Queens residents say they’re fed up with the loud noise from idle Long Island Railroad trains. Locomotives between 12 and 4 PM sit with their engines on near Borden Avenue in Long Island City, and residents say the trains create a lot of racket. State Senator Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) wants the LIRR […]
The Next Startup Destination: Queens
BY COUNCILMEMBER MARK WEPRIN With the new technology campus coming to Roosevelt Island, Queens is poised to become a destination for startups. Startups are newly created companies, often technology oriented, with the potential to be the next big Facebook, Twitter, or Foursquare. Why will Queens be the new place for startups? Queens sits adjacent to […]
Illegally Parked Cars from Auto Shops Are Eyesore for LIC …
LONG ISLAND CITY — Banged up cars awaiting body work and other repairs are littering a stretch of streets of Hunters Point — and fed up residents of the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood are looking to put the brakes on the longtime practice. Auto body shops on 44th Avenue, between 11th and 21st streets, in Hunters […]
Long Island City reaches neighborhood nirvana
Courtesy of TF Cornerstone TF Cornerstone’s LIC master plan in from Arquitectonica. The great 1960s New York City neighborhood activist Jane Jacobs called the movement on city sidewalks a “symphony.” She described a dance of people coming and going and waving and smiling. Children, adults and elderly were one for all. The sidewalks in her […]
Astoria, LIC need another hospital
As an Astoria resident, I have often walked along 30th Avenue, passing by Mt. Sinai Astoria Hospital. I have watched as senior citizens enter the outpatient area arriving for scheduled appointments. Often an ambulance will arrive, with flashing lights and sirens blaring. When I observe these events, it dawns on me that Mt. Sinai is […]
Man Stole Pocketbook from Queens Design Store, Police Said
LONG ISLAND CITY — A man walked into a design store in Long Island City and swiped a pocketbook with credit cards and cash, cops said. According to police, the theft happened Sunday, May 13 around 4 p.m. The suspect walked into F.L. Young LLC design store, at 39-24 24 St., grabbed the pocketbook and […]
Queens Library installs snack and soda vending machines
A cash-strapped Queens library has found an unusual way to raise revenue: selling soda, chips and candy. The Queens Library recently installed two vending machines stocked with unhealthy snacks near the entrance of its Long Island City branch. But after calls from the Daily News, library President Thomas Galante reached out to Sterling Vending on […]
Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Beating Death of ‘Good Samaritan’
LONG ISLAND CITY — A homeless man who beat to death a Long Island City resident trying to help his neighbor was sentenced to 19 years in prison, officials said. Eric Cherry, 47, whose last known address was the Borden Avenue Veterans Residence in Long Island City, was described by prosecutors as a homeless drug […]
Crowded boro gets 15676 school seats
Photo by Rebecca Henely City School Construction Authority President Lorraine Grillo (r.) talks about funding for thousands of new Queens seats at a Borough Board meeting headed by Borough President Helen Marshall (c.). By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers City School Construction Authority President Lorraine Grillo told a Borough Board meeting Monday that more than 15,676 […]
City health experts are weighing whether to extend the potential big …
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Some health experts think Mayor Bloomberg’s plan could go even further in targeting unhealthy portion sizes. Why stop at soda, Mr. Mayor? Health experts tasked with deciding the fate of Bloomberg’s supersized soda ban praised the plan Tuesday — and even questioned why it doesn’t go further to nix oversized juices, milk […]
LIC park sculptures explore eco-ideas
PVC pipes, bamboo, Tyvek AgBags, dirt and steel — these are the simple building blocks for the sculptures now at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, but they all have big theoretical back stories. The exhibition Civic Action, which will live in the park until Aug. 5, sees five artists imagining an environmentally friendly […]
Western Queens may become Silicon Valley of the East
Alexis Ohanian, the creator of Reddit, showing a map comparing the current technology hot spots in New York City. Local inventors and technology specialists are saying western Queens could become the Silicon Valley of the East. At the first Queens Tech Meetup on June 7, an estimated 200 techies and gadget lovers gathered on a […]
City officials want to vote on soda ban
Fourteen City Council members, including three in Queens, have asked Mayor Bloomberg to let them decide on his proposed ban on sugary drinks. The ban would restrict drink sizes to 16 ounces in all city-graded delis, food carts, restaurants, theaters and stadiums. It would also only need approval from the members of the Board of […]
Bronx Residents File Suit Against Fresh Direct Move
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