The ‘Boulevard of Death’ must be transformed, say slain cyclist’s kin
Martinez family photo Alexander Martinez, an electrician and father of three who was commuting by bicycle on Tuesday, was struck and killed by a truck on Queens Blvd. near Hoover Ave. Police are still searching for the hit-and-run driver. The family of a cyclist killed on his birthday said Thursday that the “Boulevard of Death” […]
Lost cat
No funny video, sorry
Queens Tech Meetup #queenstech
This a great venue and a great meetup.
New Hunters Point Library Is On Its Way
HUNTERS POINT — The waterfront site of the new library that will boast an outdoor amphitheater and a rooftop reading garden will be dedicated next week. During the event, “we are going to symbolically plant the seed of the library,” said Jennifer Manley of Queens Library, who noted the groundbreaking is expected sometime next year. […]
Breaking: M. Wells is open again
Booya. Heard it hear first. Enjoy it during the Art Book Fair this weekend.
GO TO THIS: 2012 World Maker Faire New York
See on Scoop.it – Long Island City Come celebrate MAKE magazine’s 3rd Annual Maker Faire in New York, showcasing creative and resourceful people in the areas of science and technology, engineering, food, and arts and crafts. See on makerfairenyc.eventbrite.com
9 Cities You Wouldn’t Think Are Hubs for Tech Startups | Slideshow
See on Scoop.it – Long Island City Beyond Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley, these are the places you’ll find financial and other support for your business ideas. See on www.entrepreneur.com
LIC school incident sheds light on PCBs
On Sept. 10, with the school year only a few days old, a custodian at IS 204 in Long Island City walked into a counselor’s office, looked up and noticed something frightening — a clear liquid dripping from an overhead light fixture. He immediately alerted school officials. The light was removed and replaced that same […]
Man Arrested for Firing Shot That Hit Teenage Girl in LIC Apartment
LONG ISLAND CITY — A 37-year-old man was arrested for firing a gunshot in the Queensbridge North Houses that struck a teenage girl in the hand earlier this week, police said. Day Bryant, a Harlem resident, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment, the NYPD said. […]
LIC Art Exhibit to Feature Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns
LONG ISLAND CITY — The works of the biggest contemporary artists, from Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns to Kiki Smith and Nan Goldin will be on display at a Long Island City art center starting this Friday. “Visual Conversations: Selections from the Collection” will present paintings, sculptures and photography from the vast collection of Fisher […]
Father of Two Killed While Riding Bike to Work – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
By STEPHANIE TSOFLIAS pix11.com | @stephtsoflias 8:28 p.m. EDT, September 26, 2012 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (PIX11)— 37-year-old Alex Martinez hustled in the Big Apple to make a life for his family in Florida. And every chance he got, his family said Martinez stopped to take it all in. “He was the epitome of a […]
Inner City Roof Farming
The idea of bringing a farm to the inner city seems to be an inherent contradiction. Nonetheless, the idea of roof farming is springing up in places like the boros of New York City. Brooklyn Grange is a roof farm located on the rooftop of a building on Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. […]
Aerosol Cans To Run Dry: 5 Pointz Out of Time, Space to Go With It
5 Pointz. (The Flooz) As the above-ground train rolls past the Court Square stop on the 7 line, a stone’s throw into the heart of Long Island City, passengers are awakened by a defiant cacophony of shapes and colors against a backdrop of the graying and decrepit Queens skyline. There, a red-brick warehouse stands proud, […]