Giant JetBlue Sign Lands on Queens Plaza Rooftop
QUEENS — Long Island City is taking off. A massive and controversial JetBlue sign has taken its place atop the airline’s new headquarters in Long Island City, further changing the neighborhood’s skyline, which is already dotted with many new high-rises and hotels. The sign was installed over the weekend at the historic Brewster Building, at […]
The Platform Group’s Ladder Series to Present Readings of SIZE MATTERS and …
Out of over 100 submissions, ten new plays will receive a staged reading at The Creek and Cave in Long Island City, NY. The Ladder series is scheduled to begin in July and continue into early October. On Sunday August 19, 2012 at 1pm, The Platform Group will present Size Matters by Bruce Post (John […]
2013 FDNY calendar going on sale
The official FDNY 2013 calendar featuring 13 shirtless firefighters showing off their chiseled abs is going on sale Monday. The $15.95 Calendar of Heroes is produced annually to raise money for fire prevention programs. Firefighter Darius Dorsett of Queens is featured on the cover. The 26-year-old is assigned to Engine 260 in Long Island City, […]
Heard Around Town, August 13, 2012
* Service workers and cyclists biked from mid-Manhattan to Long Island City on Friday afternoon to call on developer Cornerstone TF to allow workers to unionize in its buildings across the city. The rally was organized by SEIU 32BJ, which claims Cornerstone is blocking workers from organizing in Long Island City. The bicycle ride, dubbed […]
The Seagull, With a 1920s Flair, Gets Queens Staging by Wandering Bark …
The Seagull, With a 1920s Flair, Gets Queens Staging by Wandering Bark Troupe Sept. 5-15 A new take on Anton Chekhov‘s play about passionate artists and those in their orbit will surface in Long Island City, Queens, Sept. 5-15 when Wandering Bark Theatre Company presents the New York City premiere of Graham Schmidt’s translation of […]