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Police Look For Alleged Queens Smartphone Robber
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MTA Finishes LIRR Tunnel Connecting Grand Central to Queens Updated …
NEW YORK — Manhattan and Queens have never been closer. The MTA broke down a final concrete wall Thursday to create a new Long Island Railroad tunnel between Grand Central Terminal and Sunnyside, Queens. The tunnel is part of the MTA’s $8.24 billion East Side Access project, scheduled to finish in 2019. The ambitious plan features […]
Sandhogs join MTA tunnels in Queens and Manhattan
Sandhogs working on the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s East Side Access megaproject broke through the final piece of reinforced concrete separating newly built tunnels in Queens from newly built tunnels in Manhattan. In so doing, they created a continuous tunnel running more than 3.5 miles from a cavern 12 stories underneath Grand Central Terminal […]
Astoria CSA Forced To Move Out of Community Center
ASTORIA — A program distributing farm fresh food in Astoria has been forced to move out of a field house at a local community center where it has been located for years and will now operate outdoors, members and officials said. The Astoria Community Supported Agriculture program had been using the space at the ARROW […]
Suffering Staten Island school brings PCBs to spotlight
As its profile increases, the New York City Board of Education has to deal with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in public schools whether they like it or not. Last week, a student at P.S. 41 on Staten Island had a PCB ballast leak directly onto her. Once her teacher noticed, she alerted the authorities who, after […]
A Chance to Dine with the Chef of M. Wells
M. Wells, the celebrated diner in Long Island City with a menu that read “like a drawn-out dare,” shuttered in 2011, when the owners weren’t able to reach a lease agreement. Since then, Hugue Dufour, the chef of M. Wells and before that, of Montreal’s “temple of meat” Au Pied du Cochon, along with his […]
LIC soccer players, field need ample time for repair
Photo by Christina Santucci Long Island City players practice on the field at their school. By Joseph Staszewski TimesLedger Newspapers Long Island City girls’ soccer practices at the school involve avoiding cones, but have nothing to do with the players dribbling through and around them. “Part of the field where the carpet comes up, it’s […]
LIC soccer players, field need ample time for repair
Photo by Christina Santucci Long Island City players practice on the field at their school. By Joseph Staszewski TimesLedger Newspapers Long Island City girls’ soccer practices at the school involve avoiding cones, but have nothing to do with the players dribbling through and around them. “Part of the field where the carpet comes up, it’s […]
LIC soccer players, field need ample time for repair
Photo by Christina Santucci Long Island City players practice on the field at their school. By Joseph Staszewski TimesLedger Newspapers Long Island City girls’ soccer practices at the school involve avoiding cones, but have nothing to do with the players dribbling through and around them. “Part of the field where the carpet comes up, it’s […]
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Forever Cheese and Whole Foods Likely to Grow
Forever Cheese of Long Island City, New York issued a recall for its Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand cheese on September 10, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other public health agencies have traced at least 14 cases of listeriosis to the consumption of contaminated Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand cheese—a salty, white cheese made […]
MTA Carves New LIRR Tunnel Connecting Grand Central to Queens
NEW YORK — Manhattan and Queens have never been closer. The MTA broke down a final concrete wall Thursday to create a new Long Island Railroad tunnel between Grand Central Terminal and Sunnyside, Queens. The tunnel is part of the MTA’s $8.24 billion East Side Access project, scheduled to finish in 2019. The ambitious plan features […]
LIC’s top private school open house next month
Meanwhile, send them an email to learn more. Saturday October 20, 2012 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. To attend, contact [email protected] or call 718-361-0070 Private appointments are available upon request. queenspaideiaschool.org More information about this unique, parent- and educator-built school below– Queens Paideia School Our Focus: Your Child Imagine a K-8 school that reaches for the most […]
Blake Lively: Not Pregnant, Says Her Rep
Blake Lively leaves her wedding ring at home as she films a kissing scene with Barry Watson for Gossip Girl on Thursday (September 20) in Long Island City, New York. The 25-year-old actress has been battling pregnancy rumors since her marriage to Ryan Reynolds, but her rep has denied all reports. “Blake is usually really […]
Astoria Residents Learn Self-Defense Moves After Crime Spike
ASTORIA – Lourdes Vintimilla was already mugged once in her neighborhood. She had been walking home from work at about 12:30 a.m., when a man grabbed her, put a knife to her throat and demanded money. She gave him whatever she had and he ran away. That incident took place in the ’90s, but the […]
City panels prep for climate change
The New York City Panel on Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation Task Force will be meeting regularly to assess how they can best prepare the people of New York City for any intense storms to come. Established in 2008 by Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council, the Climate Panel and Task Force are designed […]
Sunnyside Family Festival to Showcase Rare Classic Cartoons
SUNNYSIDE — In a rare opportunity for both kids and film connoisseurs alike, several rarely-seen cartoons from the 1930s and 40s will be shown this Saturday during the second Flicks in the Garden festival in Sunnyside Gardens Park. Last year, the festival presented short narrative films, some of which were made by local filmmakers. “But […]
LIC limps to win
MITCH ABRAMSON Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Long Island City girls soccer coach Mark Skorupski ran on the field nearly as much as his players during Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Forest Hills. With three LIC players injured during the game, including junior forward Alison Dowdle, last season’s division-leading scorer, Skorupski was constantly tending to his players […]
SculptureCenter Members Only preview on Governors Island (reason to become a member?)
See on Scoop.it – Long Island City LMCC Fall Open Studios PreviewThursday September 27, 6-8PMMember EventMembers are invited to a VIP preview of LMCC’s Open Studio Weekend, which coincides with the final weekend of Governers Island’s 2012 public season (September 29-30). Enjoy complimentary cocktails and the exclusive opportunity to explore LMCC’s artist studios and talk […]
Casa Enrique Gives a Rare Glimpse of the Cooking of Chiapas, Mexico
Cochinito Chiapaneco (“little female pig ribs from Chiapas”) is a dish that demonstrates the adept way Chiapas cooks use dried red chiles to create subtle sauces. This week, Counter Culture rides on donkey back into the remote mountains of Chiapas in far southern Mexico, via a series of meals at Casa Enrique in Long Island […]