Dirty Trucks Turn ‘Quiet’ Woodside Street in Traffic-Jammed Highway
QUEENS — Woodside’s 65th Place — a once quiet residential street with many single family homes — has become a highway for trucks that is choked with congestion, noise and air pollution, residents and elected officials said Monday. Some residents, who asked for a crackdown on the truck traffic, also said that their homes have […]
Hearing on soda ban should be lively
Updated: July 23, 2012 5:26 p.m. The Board of Health hearing in Long Island City on July 24 will draw a big crowd, including the 49 people who are registered to speak either in support of or against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on sugary drinks exceeding 16 ounces. There will be no shortage of spirited […]
Performance Space 122 Announces New Season
As the East Village home of Performance Space 122 continues to undergo renovations, the theater is expected to announce on Tuesday that it will join with two organizations — the French Institute Alliance Française and the Chocolate Factory in Long Island City — to host its fall season. The performer David Levine (“Venice Saved: A […]
‘Rental Car Rally’ Sends Drivers on Bizarre Road Trip from NYC
NEW YORK CITY — Nothing says summer like a road trip — especially when that road trip involves a car covered in dog fur, grown men wearing costumes and impromptu wrestling matches, according to Steve Bryant. Bryant is one of the co-organizers of the Rental Car Rally, an overnight free-for-all road trip that will see […]
A Rally for Sweet-Drink Rights Comes Soaked in Patriotism
Claims of tyranny. Calls for more freedom. And a banner that included a Statue of Liberty-like figure triumphantly holding aloft a large soda cup, complete with straw. The American soft-drink industry arrived at City Hall on Monday to protest the Bloomberg administration’s proposed restrictions on sales of big sugary drinks, and while appeals to populism […]
Queens Office Workers Bust a Move With Lunchtime Dance Party Updated July …
LONG ISLAND CITY — Last week’s heat wave was nothing compared to the dance-floor-melting moves that Queens office workers busted out during the second edition of Lunch Beat LIC — a lunchtime dance party that gives cubicle dwellers the chance to cut a rug during their midday breaks. The dance party at Uncanny Valley, the first […]
Click and Improve Launches Easy-to-Use Online Bid Service for Larger Home …
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Click and Improve, the full-service online home improvement company serving the NY/NJ Metro region, today announced the launch of a new online bid service for customers who are considering larger home renovations or remodeling projects. The new Click and Improve Bid Service is […]
LIC Office Workers Bust a Move With Lunchtime Dance Party
LONG ISLAND CITY — Last week’s heat wave was nothing compared to the dance-floor-melting moves that Queens office workers busted out during the second edition of Lunch Beat LIC — a lunchtime dance party that gives cubicle dwellers the chance to cut a rug during their midday breaks. The dance party at Uncanny Valley, the first […]