Empty Shelves Prompt Early Pathmark Closing
Faced with miles of empty aisles and bare shelves, managers slammed the door on the Long Island City Pathmark Supermarket on August 24–one day earlier than announced. “There was nothing left to sell, so we shut down the operation sooner than we expected,” a store manager told the Gazette. “It was time to shut the […]
Hunters Point Comedy Scene Draws Seinfeld and Other Big Names
LONG ISLAND CITY — Hunters Point is no joke. The comedy scene in the booming nabe has been taking off, attracting some of the biggest names in the business to an increasing number of clubs. Last week Jerry Seinfeld dropped by The Creek and The Cave on Jackson Avenue to watch Colin Quinn, who has […]
Government Works
Replacing one of our busiest streets in a week flat.
2 Staten Island families get in courthouse dust-up at sentencing
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A chaotic ruckus punctuated the sentencing of an MTA Bridges and Tunnels police officer and his wife Tuesday morning on charges the Tottenville residents regularly sold drugs in front of their three young sons. Family members of Thomas Bianco, 40, and his wife, Jennifer, 38, scuffled both inside and outside a […]
Garden City Schools: national PTA magazine goes digital
Until this week, readers of Our Children have been local, state and national PTA leaders who receive a printed magazine and have to make copies of articles they want to share with others. All that has changed with the first issue of Our Children for the 2012-2013 school year, now available online. “For more than […]
Constructing a Facade Both Rugged and Rusty
At the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues in Brooklyn, dozens of men and women in hard hats are scurrying about each day, hanging this and attaching that, preparing the Barclays Center for its opening, which is now just a few weeks away. The lights have come on inside, some treetops are visible along the […]
Competition Offers $30K in Cash to Queens Startups Updated August 28, 2012 1 …
LONG ISLAND CITY — May the best Queens startup business win. The Queens Economic Development Corp. launched its annual StartUp! Business Competition — putting $30,000 cash on the line to help three budding companies get a head start. Competitors will attend a series of free workshops held between October and January at the Queens Central […]
The Dictator in LIC
Scenes from the pretty funny “The Dictator” with Mr. Ali G set in Greenpoint and waterfront LIC areas. See the full gallery on Posterous
Chow: John Brown’s Barbecue Turns To Pure “Meat Candy”
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The Industry – looking pretty good
It looked like a dorm or a hostel but it is looking decent now that it is all done and occupied. At 44 Drive and the 7 train.
Competition Offers $10K in Cash to Queens Startups Updated 71 mins ago
LONG ISLAND CITY — May the best Queens startup business win. The Queens Economic Development Corp. launched its annual StartUp! Business Competition — putting $30,000 cash on the line to help three budding companies get a head start. Competitors will attend a series of free workshops held between October and January at the Queens Central […]
Beyond Manhattan: Rediscovering the Neighborhoods of Queens
Culinary Travel, Cultural Immersion, Featured Posts, Museums, Northeast, Restaurants, Travel News, USA, Women’s Travel — <!–By PeterGreenberg.com–> on August 28, 2012 8:11 am When it comes to New York boroughs, they say that Brooklyn is the new Manhattan. Does this mean the pecking order — at least in perception — has changed? Does this mean […]
Speedballing: Time Warner Cable Spends $25 M. to Improve Broadband in …
Beneficiaries include the Flatiron District, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Tech Triangle, and Long Island City. (Photo: Wikimedia) Today Time Warner Cable announced that the company expects to invest $25 million to expand its fiber optic network in both “established and emerging” business sectors around New York City. Many of the areas highlighted in today’s announcement […]
All that trash around LIC
Ever notice how many trash facilities are near LIC? Probably not. But here is a map. MOST concentration of trash transfer facilities are around the Newtown Creek. Notable because Upper East Siders have been complaining lately about the first and only proposed transfer station in Manhattan — near said UES. Hmm. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/science/earth/01garbage.html?_r=1&pagewante… Not very convincing […]
Big road work along Jackson Ave
They are finally redoing that busy busy thoroughfare.
Ever Green dry cleaners on Jackson Ave
Welcome to LIC. Across from Manettas.
Constructing a Facade Both Rugged and Rusty
At the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues in Brooklyn, dozens of men and women in hard hats are scurrying about each day, hanging this and attaching that, preparing the Barclays Center for its opening, which is now just a few weeks away. The lights have come on inside, some treetops are visible along the […]
Artsy Block Party Bringing Pom-Pom Making and Sculpture to Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — It’s a block party for the arty set. The SculptureCenter will be shutting down Purves Street in two weeks so that artists and amateurs alike can channel their inner Jeff Koons — collaborating on a giant sculpture, learning pom-pom making and having their faces painted in the cubist style. During the […]
Massive Housing Complex Among Plans for Astoria Waterfront
ASTORIA — New developments proposed for the Astoria waterfront would beautify a run-down portion of the neighborhood, turning it into a well-maintained area with high-rises, esplanades and shopping centers. According to the Daily News, Alma Realty is looking to build 1,800 housing units on the East River waterfront. The Astoria Cove project, which would be […]
Astoria & Long Island City Newsletter
LONG ISLAND CITY — Strike a paws! Long Island City dogs — who already have plenty of canine day care centers and dog-friendly restaurants — now have their very own photographers. Two animal lovers, Junenoire Mitchell, 32, and Arianys Wilson, 27, founded KiKi LIC Photography, which specializes in pet photography (Kiki was the name of […]