Delays cleared on LIRR’s Montauk line
Written by MCT News Service // August 15, 2012 // Signal trouble that caused delays of more than 40 minutes Wednesday morning on the Montauk branch of the Long Island Rail Road has been addressed, officials said. As of 9 a.m., the MTA website reported that service is “good” on the branch. But, the railroad said that […]
Sheldon Silver Wants New York to Become ‘Yogurt Capital’ of the World
NEW YORK CITY — Albany got an infusion of culture Wednesday, as officials, farmers and food producers gathered for the very first official “yogurt summit” in New York State. New York has increasingly become a hotspot for yogurt production — especially the thicker, Greek variety, which has become one of the hottest food trends of […]
Enjoy All The Summer Still Left
It seems as if just yesterday we were contemplating the long, lazy stretches of summer that lay ahead of us. There seemed no end to the days that we could fill with all the things we wanted to do— or with nothing at all. Suddenly, though, we realized that while we thought we were on […]
QCA Receives High School To Art School Grant
Arthur Cronson, Con Edison’s Queens community affairs manager presented Queens Council on the Arts with a generous contribution in support of its High School to Art School Portfolio Development Program (HS2AS). The presentation took place at the HS2AS Summer Exhibition on August 2 at Reis Studios, 43-01 22nd St. in Long Island City. A group […]
Man Accused of Murdering His Exec Girlfriend Blames Her in Facebook Post
ASTORIA — The Ivy League-educated lawyer accused of killing his financial executive girlfriend in their Astoria apartment posted a self-pitying message on Facebook that blamed the victim — 27-year-old Weight Watchers executive Danielle Thomas — for her own fate. “I suspected she was a cheater,” says the message posted on Monday on Jason Bohn’s wall. “At […]
10 American comfort foods with a kick
Comfort foods demand no gimmick whatsoever to do precisely what their name suggests. But when a talented chef can take a classic and spin it with a unique twist, a meal can elevate from comforting to mesmerizing. At the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michael’s, Md., Mark Timms, the salt and pepper-haired executive chef […]
Astoria Pol Demands Emergency Lanes on Queens Boulevard
QUEENS — City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. wants Queens Boulevard — one of the most dangerous and congested streets in the borough — to have emergency-services lanes, just like many streets in Manhattan, to make sure the path is clear for emergency responders. “Manhattan has emergency lanes everywhere and as far as I know Queens […]
Justin Elghanayan
Mr. Elghanayan, 34, is president of the Rockrose Development Corporation, a New York developer and manager of residential and office buildings founded by his father, H. Henry, and two uncles. In a split three years ago, Henry retained the Rockrose name and his brothers formed TF Cornerstone. Interview conducted and condensed by VIVIAN MARINO Q. […]
Amy’s Bread Moves Bakery to Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — After 20 years in Manhattan, Amy’s Bread, a bakery famous for its artisanal bread, has moved its baking facility to Long Island City‘s “flour district.” The bakery transferred its 120 employees recently from Chelsea Market to a new 33,000 square feet space in the neighborhood, which has cheaper rents and offers […]