Father of 3 Killed in Hit-Run on Birthday
NBC 4 New York Alex Martinez A father of three was struck and killed by a driver while riding his bicycle in Queens Tuesday, his 37th birthday. Alex Martinez was cycling on Queens Boulevard toward Long Island City when he was struck by a vehicle near Hoover Avenue in Kew Gardens, police said. The driver sped […]
Baseball’s new star witness is an old face
LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY, N.Y. — Kirk Radomski clutches the steering wheel of the white Lexus sedan, his bulging biceps stretching the seams of his black knit shirt, cursing at the driving rainstorm and the motorists clogging the highway. Radomski is meeting with the owners of fitness and body-building stores in the New York City area. […]
City to replace possibly toxic PCB lights at IS 204 within two months
The city has agreed to accelerate the timeline to replace potentially toxic lights at a Long Island City middle school after a PCB leak was found in the building earlier this month. The city Department of Education plans to finish changing all of the light fixtures at Intermediate School 204 within two months, agency officials […]
Queens community colleges fight CUNY changes
The English departments at two Queens community colleges are fighting CUNY’s efforts to reduce their four-hour introductory writing classes to three hours. The English Department at LaGuardia Community College, in Long Island City, passed a resolution on Wednesday rejecting CUNY’s plan to cut the hours of the school’s composition classes. The resolution also supported the […]
M. Wells Returning to Long Island City With MoMA Flavor
LONG ISLAND CITY — A long-awaited foodie hotspot is returning to Long Island City. The gourmet favorite, M. Wells Dinette, featuring a new menu inspired by French and Japanese cuisines, is opening on Thursday at MoMA PS1. The owners, chef Hugue Dufour and his wife, Sarah Obraitis, who ran their previous restaurant, M. Wells, in […]
Cute little community garden
Open every day from about 9-7. Even has some Ikea furniture. 49th ave near 5th st. Next to Shady Park.
GPS Standards Sought After Misdirected Trucks Ram Low Bridges
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. should write standards for GPS-connected devices used by truck and bus drivers to stop them from hitting low bridges after driving onto restricted roads, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said. Truckers following faulty directions by global positioning systems devices have hit bridges in New York City, Long Island and Westchester […]