Aerosol Museum and future condo
Looks pretty solid for now. Rumors of its demise have been a bit accelerated.
If you missed Warm Up so far this year
You are missing PS1’s giant air purifier Wendy! See the full gallery on Posterous
Schlock coming to 5 Ptz?
The owner of the 5 Ptz site is a Long Island real estate developer named Jerry Wolkoff. Here is a putrid and awful construction of his out there. Heaven help us — what designs are they designing for the beautiful and iconic graffiti museum?
Union Leaders Unite to Help Girl’s Battle with Terminal Disease
Sophia’s Cure Foundation, a local charity dedicated to finding a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a terminal and aggressive disease that affects young children, raised nearly $100,000 at a fundraiser in Long Island City last Thursday. The event, which was attended by many from the area’s real estate industry, was the latest by the […]
Gantry State Park gets dog-friendly
Long Island City dogs are wagging their tails in delight. Unbeknownst to many casual dog walkers and LIC residents, the State Parks Department began allowing the four-legged friends on Pier 1 at Gantry Plaza State Park from open to close — 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.— this past spring. Dog owners were officially notified on […]
Citi Bike delayed until next year
If all had gone according to plan, the city in partnership with Citibank would have launched 10,000 bikes for rent in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island City. But, the Department of Transportation now says due to a software issue the bikes won’t launch until March 2013. In the meantime New York City Bike Share, a […]
The Graffiti Mecca to be Demolished
CNN PRODUCER NOTE ahassoun recently moved to Long Island City, New York, not far from the 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center, a graffiti-covered warehouse that has attracted artists from around the world to paint on its walls (with permission of the owner). With hundreds of murals, its curators call it ‘the world’s premiere “graffiti Mecca”.’ […]
Jax Hts group rescues youth
Photo by Rebecca Henely Yenny Yanaylle (r.), a 20-year-old undocumented immigrant from Jackson Heights, speaks about applying for the new deferred action policy as City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (l.) looks on. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Since the federal government began its deferred action policy for young undocumented immigrants last week, Jackson Heights-based Make […]
Aug 24, 2012: Jack Smith: Normal Love at PS 1 Contemporary Art Center
Jack Smith: Normal Love Filmmaker and artist Jack Smith embraced the Golden Age of Hollywood and underground culture in equal measure, and became a notorious icon for later generations. ‘Normal Love,’ Smith’s 1963 feature-length film, is loosely based on horror movies, particularly from the 1930s and 40s, as well as the work of Dominican-born B-movie […]