Cuomo Takes High Midterm Grades Into Critical Year
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shows off a Big Mouth Billy Bass to cabinet members that was given to him as a Christmas gift from the Legislative Correspondents’ Association on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Albany, N.Y. The gift was presented during a gathering on Monday evening at the Executive Mansion. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Gov. […]
Mexico City orders prison in animal cruelty cases
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City lawmakers have approved prison terms for animal cruelty, previously considered a civil offense sanctioned with fines and detentions. The capital’s legislative assembly unanimously agreed that people who intentionally abuse and cause animals harm will face up to two years in prison and pay up to $500. If the animal […]
Queens Leaders Rail Against 7 Train Service Suspension
LONG ISLAND CITY — Elected officials and business owners in Hunters Point are fed up with years of 7 train service disruptions, saying the MTA has repeatedly ignored the interests of the community as it overhauls the line’s signal system. The latest disruptions start this weekend, as construction will suspend 7 train service between Times […]
7 Train Suspension in Long Island City Begins This Weekend
Subway service disruptions on the 7 line will begin this weekend. (DNAinfo/Tuan Nguyen) QUEENS — Major service disruptions on the 7 train line will begin this weekend, putting a kink in travel plans for many Queens residents. Construction will suspend service on the 7 line between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza every weekend through […]
Mexico City seeks beauty in public-space makeover
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The plan is as big as this mammoth city: Turn a seedy metro hub into Mexico City’s Times Square; clear swarms of feisty vendors and remodel the historic Alameda Central; illuminate the plazas and walkways of a park twice the size of New York’s Central Park. Mexico City’s government is trying […]
Nurse extradited in cold case murder
A Long Island City exotic dancer turned nurse was extradited to Baton Rouge, La., last Thursday for the 1984 murder of a fast- food businessman. Leila Mulla, 47, and her then-boyfriend, Ronald Dunnagan, were arrested 28 years ago for the murder of 29-year-old Gary Kergan, who was last seen at the couple’s home, according to […]
East River Ferry in LIC here to stay
Politicians announced on Friday that they are looking to make the successful East River Ferry a permanent transportation option. The city is asking companies to submit proposals on how they would maintain and run the ferry, which stops once in the borough in Long Island City at 54-00 Second St. The new operator would run […]
LIC pantry loses big donor
Photo by Rebecca Henely Bishop Mitchell Taylor (l.) and City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (r.) greet Anna Williams as she picks up food from the Bread of Life Pantry. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Bishop Mitchell Taylor thanked City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) for delivering extra food to his pantry near Queensbridge Houses for […]
Black Tomato: Introduction to a New York Tourist Secret – Long Island City
There’s no denying New York City is a must go to destination. Its skyline is as famous as they come, and along with the Manhattan buzz it’s almost impossible to decide what to do first. LONDON, ENGLAND, December 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — There’s no denying New York City is a must go to destination. Its […]
Western Queens Pantries Need More Resources to Feed the Hungry, Pol Says
QUEENSBRIDGE — Food pantries in Western Queens are struggling to meet the needs of the neighborhood’s hungry, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said. Van Bramer said the small food banks in his Queens district — which includes Long Island City, parts of Astoria, Woodside and Sunnyside — are seeing fewer food donations this year while […]
Fundraiser for Sandy Recovery in Queens by Coalition for Queens
Fundraiser for Sandy Recovery in Queens by Coalition for Queens.
Shady Park in Long Island City opens for first time since Hurricane Sandy
Andrews Grove, nicknamed Shady Park because of the large trees that once grew there, in Long Island City opened to a gaggle of happy parents and children last Friday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy. The storm took down about six of the park’s giant trees. The massive roots ripped up the concrete, fell […]
Koch Bridge driver faces homicide trial
By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Court proceedings have begun for the first driver in a series of eerily similar accidents that took place off the southbound exit ramp of the Edward I. Koch-Queensborough Bridge in 2011. Grant Riddell, a 37-year-old Brooklynite who hails from New Zealand, was arraigned last week on an indictment charging him […]
LIC’s battered ‘Shady Park’ returns for holiday season
Photo by Rebecca Henely City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (l.) lends a hand to state Sen. Michael Gianaris after he hangs a bow on the Christmas tree in Andrews Grove. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers While sections of Andrews Grove in Long Island City remain closed to the public, residents celebrated the reopening of the […]
Vacant Long Island City Bank-Turned Art Exhibit Debuts this Week
LONG ISLAND CITY — Staff of the art organization No Longer Empty were busy Monday putting the finishing touches on its latest exhibit, slated to open this week, in which they transformed the long-vacant Bank of Manhattan building in Long Island City into three floors of art projects. The show, “How Much Do I Owe […]
What We’ve Wanted All Along: Long Island City’s S Prime
S Prime, the steakhouse that opened this fall in Long Island City, certainly has some competition from the other side of the bridge. In 1985, Paul Castellano, boss of the Gambino crime family, was gunned down in front of Sparks at the behest of John Gotti, and it’s for this reason I’ve always had an […]
7 Train Weekend Service in Long Island City to be Suspended for Months
The Vernon Blvd.-Jackson Ave. station in Hunters Point. Service on the 7 train will be suspended on weekends between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square from the end of December 2012 to March 2013. (DNAinfo.com/Jeanmarie Evelly) LONG ISLAND CITY — Major service disruptions are coming to the 7 train line during weekends this winter. The disruptions […]
What We’ve Wanted All Along: Long Island City’s S Prime – Restaurants …
S Prime, the steakhouse that opened this fall in Long Island City, certainly has some competition from the other side of the bridge. In 1985, Paul Castellano, boss of the Gambino crime family, was gunned down in front of Sparks at the behest of John Gotti, and it’s for this reason I’ve always had an […]
Citi Building in Long Island City Evacuated
17 Dec 2012 09:22 AM EST -by Trista McKenzie, Contributing Writer Reports have come in of an alarm going off at the Citicorp building in Long Island City, Queens. According to sources, a “strange odor” was reported in the building, and the space has been evacuated from the 44th floor up. The incident happened at […]
21st st Van Alst G stop
A longer emptier station you will not find. Amol Sarva [email protected] // 678-8ASARVA