LIRR yard derailment
A derailment in the Long Island Rail Road’s Long Island City yard caused a pair of cancellations at the start of afternoon rush hour on Wednesday. Marjorie Anders, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said the incident happened at about 4 p.m. She said the yard houses diesel engines that pull trains along branches […]
Queens Voters Forced to Trek a Mile After Polling-Place Swap Updated October …
QUEENS — On Tuesday, 59-year-old Ditmars resident Wendy Rodriguez crossed the street with the help of a crossing guard outside of P.S. 2 on 21st Avenue. The two began chatting, and the guard asked Rodriguez, a school administrator, if she had received a letter earlier this year from the Board of Elections, explaining that the polling […]
Kickstarter’s new HQ a few blocks over the Pulaski
Web phenom Kickstarter is moving into an amazing spot just a few blocks over the bridge on Kent St near West St. They should be in by January. They think…
Hunters Point Library set to go
The Hunters Point Library in Long Island City is on its way to becoming a reality. Community members dedicated the now-barren lot, above, adjacent to Gantry State Park, on Friday. The riverside site will be the home to a modern edifice designed by renowned architect Steven Holl, featuring an environmentally friendly layout, a rooftop terrace […]
QUEER NOT COOL To Take A Stab At ‘Horror,’ 10/13
It may be be a few weeks before Halloween but acclaimed performance series QUEER NOT COOL will celebrate “Hallo-queen” on October 13th at this “horror” themed show. This month’s QUEER NOT COOL is hosted by comedian Rob Ribar and will feature a hilarious exploration of HORROR DRAG by theater company ANIMALS (Dixon Place, Incubator Arts […]
Cider Week Turns New York Into the Boozy Big Apple
ASTORIA AND LONG ISLAND CITY — Move over, Spaten and Sam Adams — cider is back in town! The apple-based beverage, which for many years has been relegated to dorm rooms and taken a back seat to beer in watering holes around the city, is now gaining popularity in New York. To celebrate, more than […]
Queens Voters Forced to Trek a Mile After Polling-Place Swap Updated 3 hrs ago
QUEENS — On Tuesday, 59-year-old Ditmars resident Wendy Rodriguez crossed the street with the help of a crossing guard outside of P.S. 2 on 21st Avenue. The two began chatting, and the guard asked Rodriguez, a school administrator, if she had received a letter earlier this year from the Board of Elections, explaining that the polling […]
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LIC celebrates site for library due in ’15
Photo by Rebecca Henely City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (c.) helps girls from PS 78 plant trees for the dedication of the site for a new library coming to Hunters Point. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers The Hunters Point’s library will not be open until 2015, but at the dedication ceremony for its site Friday, […]
City gets $71M for CUNY
Photo by Rebecca Henely LaGuardia President Gail Mellow (c.) speaks about the new renovations that will be coming to LaGuardia Community College’s Center 3 building thanks to $142 million granted to CUNY from the city and state. She is joined by elected and CUNY officials. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers City Council Speaker Christine Quinn […]
Fireworks at City Council hearing and shrugs in the Bronx over stop-and-frisk
Gerald Gadsden, 35, of Castle Hill, said he was stopped and As the City Council considered changes to the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactic during heated hearings Wednesday, the Daily News took an impromptu poll that rendered stunning results. Out of 20 young black and Latino men randomly asked if they had ever been stopped and frisked, […]
Queens Voters Forced to Trek a Mile Away After Polling-Place Swap
QUEENS — On Tuesday, 59-year-old Ditmars resident Wendy Rodriguez crossed the street with the help of a crossing guard outside of P.S. 2 on 21st Avenue. The two began chatting, and the guard asked Rodriguez, a school administrator, if she had received a letter earlier this year from the Board of Elections, explaining that the polling […]
Strip club hopes third time is charm for liquor license
Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News The Show Palace (formerly Gypsy Rose), at 42-50 21st St. in Long Island City, Queens, is seeking a liquor license from the State Liquor Authority. Community leaders are opposed. The owners of a controversial Long Island City strip club who have twice been denied a liquor license are hoping the […]
M&T deal is challenged over inner-city lending
A national community reinvestment advocacy group has challenged MT Bank Corp.’s proposed purchase of Hudson City Bancorp in New Jersey, criticizing both banks’ records of lending to low-income and minority borrowers but especially that of the smaller bank being acquired. Inner City Press/Fair Finance Watch, a Bronx-based group led by longtime activist Matthew Lee, filed […]
Cops Hunt for Alleged Serial iPhone Snatcher in Astoria
Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a string of iPhone robberies in Hunts Point and Astoria. (NYPD) QUEENS — Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a string of iPhone snatchings in Astoria. The suspect allegedly struck eight times in less than two months, cops said, each time […]