Astoria Parents Vying for PS 122’s Coveted G&T Irked by Scoring Error Updated …
Parents looking to land their child a spot in the coveted gifted program at Astoria’s P.S. 122 were thrown for a loop by the recent scoring error. (DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly) DITMARS — When Anastasia Cunningham found out earlier this month that both of her children had qualified for Gifted and Talented classes, she was cautiously optimistic. […]
LICP Holds Breakfast
This year’s annual real estate breakfast meeting of the Long Island City Partnership had a panel of four developers and a newspaper reporter. All who spoke were somewhat bullish on Long Island City’s development so far and its prospects for more. All again proclaimed that transportation facilities were marvelous, to the point where one of […]
LIC Flea & Food to Open in Long Island City
LIC Flea Food, a new outdoor market overlooking the Midtown Manhattan skyline, will debut June 15 on the Hunters Point waterfront in Long Island City, NY. The market will be open Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through October or November, weather dependent. LIC Flea Food is close to several modes of […]
Allagash Beer Brunch
Super super excited for this dreamy beery event at Alewife, the great Allagash Brewery from Portland, Maine Allagash Brewing Company started in 1995, as a one-man operation in a small space on the outskirts of Portland, Maine. Founder Rob Tod had worked in a brewery setting before and recognized a void within the craft brewing movement. While […]
DOE Announces New Plan for STEM Gifted Program in Queens After Criticism
ASTORIA — The Department of Education is amending its plan for the future of the STEM citywide gifted program in Queens after parents slammed the city’s first proposal. STEM — an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics — is currently housed at P.S. 85, at 23-70 31st St. in Astoria, but will need to […]