Gear your kids up
Fall overachiever season starts soon.
Coming soon to the Bergdorf Goodman window
Their window design workshop is on 23rd street under the 7. Artisans, take note.
Hunters Point Ave station
The 7’s second stop in Queens. Freshly renovated.
Food Cellar at the waterfront
This is a very good grocery store. If a bit pricey.
Comedy HQ NYC?
Comedy in LIC is on a roll. Seriously. Tuesday night: Jerry Seinfeld stopped in here at the Cave. Three stages play live comedy in LIC – in particular the bold Laughing Devil. And with this awning up on Jackson there is no mistaking what’s happening beside the burrito shack.
Battle Over DC Taxi Meter Contract Lands in Court
Updated 2:17 p.m. An escalating fight over a $35 million contract to install new “smart” meters in the District of Columbia’s taxis is now before a District of Columbia Superior Court judge, with a company that lost the bid suing to stop installation. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) held a press conference yesterday to announce that […]
DA: Man Sold Free Internet Access Devices
QUEENS—A Long Island City man has been charged with forgery and other charges for allegedly selling cloned wireless modems that he had advertised on the website Craigslist as being compatible with Time Warner Cable and other Internet providers that would allow purchasers to access the Internet without paying a monthly fee. According to district attorney […]
Spare Times for Aug. 24-30
Museums and Sites Museum of the Moving Image: ‘See It Big!’ (Friday through Sunday) This film series devoted to films best seen on the big screen continues this weekend with “Brazil” (1985), directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm and Michael Palin (Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday […]
Comedy Listings for Aug. 24-30
For news about comedy and humor, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. The Creek and the Cave Turns 10 (Saturday) The bar celebrates a decade of playing home to burgeoning comics with a show starring the stand-up comics Colin Quinn, Sean Patton, James Adomian, Joe List, […]
LIC Restaurant Will Serve Up Tomato Treats During Festival
LONG ISLAND CITY — Here’s something to sink your teeth into. A Long Island City restaurant will soon celebrate all things tomato in an upcoming festival — serving up dishes such as tomato balsamic sorbet and refreshing drinks such as a tomato water martini. Between Sept. 3 and Sept. 9, Alobar, famous for its house-cured […]
Creating a Photo: Back to New York with British Airways – PART 4 – Holiday Inn …
Creating a Photo: Back to New York with British Airways – PART 4 – Holiday Inn Long Island City Manhattan ViewFeaturing the British Airways Airbus A318E.Or – “World. Enough now. Stop it. Please. Pretty Please…” As you join me for Part IV of this trip, my computer is repaired, and I’m a bit happier. But […]