Pink ‘Sunbather’ Is Coming To Long Island City
The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) will be erecting an 8.5-foot-tall bright pink sculpture on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. The artwork would be located there permanently and the cost to taxpayers would be about a half million dollars. Yes, you read that right. The DCA, through its Percent for Art initiative, has selected […]
Long Island City’s Mu Ramen Offers Japanese With an NYC Twist
I had the good fortune of living for three years in Fukuoka, Japan, a city famed throughout the island nation for its tonkotsu ramen. The noodle soup comes in several iterations, but tonkotsu is the richest, with an intense, creamy broth that is made by simmering pork bones for days at a time. I found […]