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Transit Systems, Schools Closed Ahead Of Sandy’s Arrival
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Astoria & Long Island City
NEW YORK CITY — Hours after Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for the evacuation of coastal and low-lying areas ahead of Hurricane Sandy, residents of those areas were divided about whether they should leave. Buses to help Battery Park City residents relocate where largely empty Sunday afternoon, and it wasn’t until later in the day that […]
Killer boyfriend of LIC artist receives 20 yrs. in prison: DA
Photo by Christina Santucci-Inset courtesy NYPD Tigran Tambiev (inset) pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend, Susan Woolf, Dec. 11, 2009. A picture shows police tape around the crime scene. Inset courtesy NYPD By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers A 46-year-old Long Island City man was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week for fatally stabbing […]
New York City braces for megastorm; evacuations ordered
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 10–> NEW YORK (AP) — After days of seeming to take a looming superstorm in stride, New Yorkers scrambled to gather supplies and get out of the way as forecasters warned that a wall of water could hit the nation’s largest city. Facing a seawater surge of anywhere from 6 to 11 […]
Hunters Pt. awaits new schools in 2013
Photo by Rebecca Henely City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (c.) leads a town hall meeting with fellow legislators and school officials on PS/IS 312 and IS/HS 404, which are set to open in Long Island City in 2013. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Education and elected officials announced at MoMA PS 1 last week that […]
Hurricane 2012: Reporting Live From An "Evacuation Zone" In Queens
Hurricane Sandy is about to hit the Big Apple, which means there’s a good chance you’re not going to work today — which is incredibly unfortunate for the blogosphere considering its existence relies almost entirely on people fucking off at work. I’m not going to work today, either — I’m gonna be holed up in […]
Sandy shuts down Staten Island, rest of New York City
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CUNY law school’s new digs
From left to right, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens/Bronx), Michelle Anderson,… IRVING DEJOHN Monday, October 22, 2012 The state’s top judge has delivered his ruling: CUNY School of Law’s new location in Queens is a boon for the judicial system. New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman christened the public service law school’s move on Monday […]
New York City braces for the Superstorm
From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters warning that the New York area could get the worst of it — an 11-foot wall of water. The time […]
Big Cities In East Coast US Prepare For Hurricane Sandy
October 29, 2012 12:42 PM Big Cities In East Coast US Prepare For Hurricane Sandy By Nani Rahayu Yusof NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Bernama) — Big cities from Washington to Boston buttoned up on Sunday against the onslaught of a superstorm that could affect some 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in […]
CITIGROUP INC. : Citi to Close Branches in Mandatory Evacuation Areas Monday – 4
10/28/2012| 02:13pm US/Eastern By Matthias Rieker Citigroup Inc.’s (C) retail branches in mandatory evacuation areas will remain closed on Monday, but the bank hasn’t made a decision about branches elsewhere, a spokeswoman said. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the evacuation of low-lying areas, including parts of downtown Manhattan. Citi hasn’t made a […]
Mandatory Evacuation Ordered for Low-Lying Areas of the City
MANHATTAN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the evacuation of certain neighborhoods in the city Sunday as Hurricane Sandy threatened to hit the city with dangerous wind, rain and storm surge. Coastal neighborhoods around the city will see water surges of 6 to 11 feet, the mayor said, with the worst peaking Monday evening. “This evacuation […]
Here’s What to Do If You Live in a Hurricane Evacuation Zone
Two families who live side by side install a wall of sandbags to protect their basement as Hurricane Sandy approaches on October 28, 2012 in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a mandatory evacuation on low-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, […]
Sandy Brings Evacuations, Suspended Mass Transit, School Closings
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Bloomberg Orders Evacuation of ‘Zone A’ For Hurricane Sandy
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the evacuation of “Zone A,” comprising the city’s lowest-lying neighborhoods. In Brooklyn, that includes parts of Red Hook, Coney Island and Manhattan Beach. In Queens, Zone A encompasses part of Long Island City and the Rockaways. City schools will be closed on Monday, according to Bloomberg. Alternate side parking rules […]
Imran Khan quizzed over `drone views` in US
Toronto: Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was Friday taken off a US-bound flight at Toronto airport for questioning, a media report said. Khan had boarded an American Airlines plane from Toronto to New York to speak at a fundraising dinner in Long Island City, the Toronto Sun reported. The cricketer-turned-politician had earlier given a politically-charged speech […]
Brooklyn Tech girls soccer team beats Long Island City in penalty kicks to win …
Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News Tech’s goalie blocks a penalty kick by Geraldine Huisa to help the Engineers win a first-round PSAL Class A playoff game. Brooklyn Tech girls soccer coach Peter Schmidt-Nowara had a simple message for his team going into a PSAL Class-A playoff matchup against Long Island City on Saturday: Defense. […]
New York Restaurants For October: Tasting Table’s Top Five Finds (PHOTOS)
Tasting Table Monthly Bites: October This article comes to us courtesy of Tasting Table New York. Each month, HuffPost NYC joins TastingTable.com’s New York editor, Tressa Eaton, to highlight our five favorite finds from the city’s amazing culinary scene. Here’s what caught our eye in October: “; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble […]
Eyeing ’13 Mayoral Bid, de Blasio Focuses on Small-Business Issues
Bill de Blasio was pacing the conference room, listening to small-business owners in Long Island City, Queens, bemoaning municipal red tape, when he relayed the tale of a frustrated laundromat owner whose water bill was inflated, erroneously, by an extra zero. “The system is not based on trying to give you a ready, available opportunity […]
Zombies Invade Long Island City This Weekend
QUEENS — Zombies are taking over Long Island City this weekend. The neighborhood will host a number of Halloween events this Saturday, including a zombie march and a beer garden that will be transformed into a “fear” garden. The zombie march will take place around 5Pointz, a graffiti mecca on Davis Street. The event will […]