City’s $80M Student Data System To Be Replaced by State Portal
MANHATTAN — After spending more than $80 million on a controversial online student achievement database, the NYC Department of Education‘s portal is about to become obsolete as the state rolls out its own nearly-identical system as part of a federal education grant, DNAinfo.com New York has learned. The city is quietly making the transition from […]
He & He & He
Benny, Jason, and Adrian at home one evening. (Photo: Daniel Restrepo) Benjamine Heath is a tall and flower-shaped 25-year-old who moved to New York from Arizona with one friend, no high-school degree, and a Starbucks job transfer. That was eight years ago. Now he helps his boyfriend, Jason, run one of the only gay-porn studios […]
Hearty and Happy at Alobar Long Island City
By: Finance Foodie When I was living in Manhattan four years ago, my first thought on a Friday night usually was not, “Hmmm, I think I’ll go to Long Island City for dinner.” Fast forward to present time and my thoughts have changed. Long Island City over the last few years has really developed into […]
Tech industry continues aligning along the F train
From left: John Reinertsen of CBRE and the F train The F train might need to be renamed the T train — as in tech. Crain’s reported that the Subway line has not only become a convenient method of transportation between the city’s start-up hot spots, but also “a powerful drawing card.” F train-accessible Midtown […]
Tourist Street Maps Coming to Long Island City and Other Nabes
LONG ISLAND CITY — First Times Square…now Queens Plaza. Amid growing tourism in Long Island City and other neighborhoods around the city, the Department of Transportation rolled out a set of wayfinding maps to help visitors and lost locals navigate the areas’ museums and landmarks, sources said. Mock-ups of the signs — part of a […]
Greenmarket Co. Launching NYC’s First All-Local "Food Hub"
by Greenmarket Posted: Monday, July 30, 2012 at 8:55AM EDT New York, NY— GrowNYC is bringing the farmers market to wholesale buyers: packing, organizing and delivering pallets of regionally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to grocery stores, bodegas, restaurants, and other retail outlets throughout New York City. Greenmarket Co. is an extension of what GrowNYC […]
After Stabbings, Do You Feel Safe in Queens?
Though crime numbers in the 112 Precinct have been trending downward, headline-grabbing stories have still managed to pop up in the borough this weekend. A veteran from Long Island City was stabbed after a group of young women attacked him on the subway, according to the New York Daily News. Police arrested a group of […]
G.Huff, Vice, Reek Da Villian, City Da God & HiJinks – Adios 2 | New Music
G.Huff and Vice the MC/Producer duo from Youngstown and Lorain, Ohio, bring us the exclusive remix to their track “Adios.” This time around they bring features by Reek Da Villian from Long Island, City Da God from the Bronx, and fellow Ohio rapper Hi Jinks on the track “Adios 2.” The song “Adios” was featured […]