Horse Meat on Menu Raises Eyebrows
Horse meat is not something New Yorkers are accustomed to eating, but it will soon be added to the menu at the M. Wells Diner in Queens. “It doesn’t sound appetizing to me, but that’s their prerogative,” remarked neighbor Dave Nellhaus. M. Wells opens Thursday inside the MoMA P.S. 1 Museum in Long Island […]
Check out the new Steve Holl-designed library for Hunters Point
The NEW Queens Library at Hunters Point Is on Its Way! Join us, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, New York State Assembly Member Catherine Nolan, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Library President and CEO Tom Galante, community leaders, and neighbors for the official dedication of the future library site. When: Friday, October 5 […]
Father of 2 Killed in Hit-Run on Birthday
NBC 4 New York A union electrician staying with family in Queens was struck and killed by a driver while riding his bicycle in Queens Tuesday, his 37th birthday. Pei-Sze Cheng has more. Father of 3 Killed in Hit-Run on Birthday Copy Close Link to this video http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Father-of-3-Killed-in-Hit-Run-on-Birthday/171279111 Copy Close Embed this video Replay A […]
Stray bullet hits teen doing her homework
Eyewitness News LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — A teenager is recovering in the hospital after she was struck by a stray bullet while doing her homework in Long Island City. It was a quiet Sunday morning when 15-year-old Amy Sanchez was trying to take advantage of the peace and do her homework near a window […]
This Week’s Cover: Tina Fey on her career in comedy and saying goodbye to ’30 …
After seven seasons, 10 Emmys, and countless catchphrases — Blerg! I want to go to there! High-fiving a million angels! — 30 Rock will wrap up its illustrious and delightfully bizarre run early next year. To help us cope with the loss, we sat down with Rock‘s creator and star, Tina Fey, for a wide-ranging […]
Spa Offers Speedy Lunchtime Treatments With a Meal on the Side Updated …
LONG ISLAND CITY — Would you like a massage with that? Stressed-out office workers looking for a little RR along with their lunch are lining up for an offering of mini-facials, reflexology and other treatments while their food is prepared as part of “lunchtime treat[ment]s,” the brainchild of two Long Island City businesses. “When they […]
Resurrected M. Wells Diner Opens at MOMA PS1 Tomorrow
September 26, 2012, 10:40 am The beloved post- (or pre-) MoMA PS1 and SculptureCenter Long Island City diner M. Wells will reopen tomorrow inside the former contemporary art institution, right on schedule and just in time for this year’s one-week-earlier New York Art Book Fair, which runs September 28-30 and is sure to give the […]
Kiwanis Celebrates 25 Years, Honors Past Presidents
(L. to r.); Honoree Linda Perno, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas, Honoree Paul Vallone, Ed Babor, Honorees Mark Salerno and Edward Boladian, Club President Donna Furey, Honorees Antonio Meloni, Will Dionisio, Anthony Siano, Paul Halvatzis, Jerry Kril and Rose Anne Alafogiannis and attendee Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. at the Kiwanis Club of Astoria-Long Island City 25th Anniversary […]
Union Endorses Constantinides For City Council
UFCW Local 1500, the largest supermarket union in New York, held a press conference on September 21 to announce their endorsement of District Leader Costa Constantinides for City Council, District 22, which represents Astoria, and parts of Long Island City and Woodside. “Many elected officials talk the talk but few will walk the walk as […]
LIC Spa Offers Speedy Lunchtime Treatments With a Side of Food
LONG ISLAND CITY — Would you like a massage with that? Stressed-out office workers looking for a little RR along with their lunch are lining up for an offering of mini-facials, reflexology and other treatments while their food is prepared as part of “lunchtime treat[ment]s,” the brainchild of two Long Island City businesses. “When they […]
Dad killed on ‘Boulevard of Death’
A father of two biking to work in Queens died on his birthday yesterday after smashing into a truck, police said. Alexander Martinez, who had just turned 37, was on his usual commute from Jamaica to Long Island City at about 6 a.m., when he collided with the truck merging onto Queens Boulevard from the […]