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With two beer gardens in Astoria and another expected to open in Long Island City by mid-July, Western Queens seems to be becoming the “biergarten” central of the borough. John Brown Smokehouse, which closed its 25-08 37 Ave. location in LIC on June 30, will reopen as a place not only for delicious BBQ dishes, […]

Back in the 1960s, Lisa Douglas, the Manhattan socialite played by Eva Gabor in the television sitcom “Green Acres,” had to give up her “penthouse view” to indulge her husband’s desire for “farm livin’.” Today, she could have had both. New York City (the stores!) is suddenly a farming kind of town (the chores!). Almost […]

LIC penthouse could break record for Queens condo Duplex at the View is on the market for $3.25M July 11, 2012 06:00PM By Guelda Voien From left: the View and Silvette Julian A penthouse at the View in Long Island City has hit the market with an asking price of $3.25 million, listing broker Silvette […]

More than a half-century ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the President’s Council on Youth Fitness, and today Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Michelle Obama are among those making childhood obesity a public cause. But even as virtually every state has undertaken significant school reforms, many American students are being granted little or no time […]

The She-Devil Comedy Festival, which takes place from October 24-28, 2012, in New York City, seeks to honor and reward the artists that most personify The Art of Comedy, while celebrating and helping further the long tradition of women in comedy. Created by the same people behind Laughing Skull and Laughing Devil festivals, the She-Devil […]

ASTORIA — Three separate heat waves have already struck New York City this summer. But the balmy temps don’t compare to how steamed parents are that the sprinkler has not been working properly at Astoria’s Hoyt Playground. The mercury has climbed into the 90s several times over the past few weeks, but the dragon-shaped sprinkler […]

BP station on Houston Street More than 50,000 gas stations have closed across the country since 1991. And while rural communities have problems filling the spaces with new tenants, due to potential petroleum contamination, New York City has the opposite problem. The New York Times reported that due to the city’s high property values, gas stations are frequently being converted […]

One Murray Park By Liana Grey Last week, just after the Fourth of July, several prospective buyers toured One Murray Park, the first condo project to open in Long Island City in over a year.“We’ve been very busy,” said Shaun Osher, founder of CORE, which is marketing the six-story glass and brick development. Sales launched […]

LONG ISLAND CITY — It’s like the Carnegie Deli for ice cream. A Long Island City sweets shop founded by a banker and his yoga instructor wife has added some local flavor,  naming its frozen goodies after all things Queens. Among the sweet treats at Malu are Jimmy Van Berry, created by local City Councilman […]