League recap: Washington extends winning streak with victory over Long Island …
PSAL Cup recap November 13, 2013 Adding to the longest winning streak in PSAL Cup this week, Washington beat Long Island City 26-6. The victory was the sixth in a row for the Trojans. Washington scaled the state rankings by moving to 506 from 551 this week, the biggest jump in the league. The Trojans […]
Dynamic duo of food returns to Long Island City
Warga, Craig/NY Daily News M. Wells co-owners Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis at the now-closed M. Wells Diner in Long Island City. The husband-and-wife team are opening M. Wells Steakhouse this week in the neighborhood. A boundary-pushing Queens restaurant that put the borough on the culinary map is back. M. Wells Steakhouse, a carnivore’s smorgasbord […]
M. Wells to open for friends tonight, public on Thursday
Getting ready for opening Nov. 12, By Christian Murray M. Wells, the acclaimed Long Island City restaurant that closed in the summer of 2011, will be opening its steakhouse this evening. Sarah Obraitis, who owns the restaurant with her husband Hugue Dufour, said that the restaurant will be open to friends and associates tonight and […]
Guerilla gardeners go legit!
The guerilla gardeners of Long Island City are going legit. The Smiling Hogshead Ranch — veggie beds and fruit trees rising on the decommissioned Long Island Rail Road’s Montauk Cutoff along Skillman Ave. — wants to officially lease the site from the MTA, which hasn’t used the tracks since 1989. Gardener Gil Lopez and partner-in-vine […]