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NYC Could Get 1 Foot of Snow This Weekend; Blizzard Watches in Effect for 5 Boroughs, Long Island and Parts of NJ
Dave Price’s forecast for Jan. 21. (Published Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016) JAN. 21 UPDATE: Blizzard Watches Issued as Powerful Snowstorm Moves Closer Get those snow shovels ready: Storm Team 4 says it’s looking increasingly likely that the season’s first punch of significant snow will be falling this weekend. The region looks like it will miss […]
Blizzard watches issued for NYC, Long Island and northeast New Jersey – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Please enable Javascript to watch this video NEW YORK — A blizzard watch has been issued for New York City, Long Island and portions of coastal northeast New Jersey as the region braces for a potentially historic snowstorm that could dump as much as a foot of powder on the five boroughs and portions of Long Island […]
FreshDirect Launches 1-Hour Delivery in Brooklyn and Long Island City
FreshDirect launched FoodKick this month, a new same-day food delivery service for Brooklyn and Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Camille Bautista BED-STUY — Online grocer FreshDirect is launching a new one-hour delivery service providing Brooklynites with curated meals, suggestions, ingredients and drinks through a phone app. The company introduced FoodKick this month, unveiling its new […]
Winter Storm Jonas to Become Dangerous East Coast Snowstorm; Blizzard Watch for D.C., Baltimore | The Weather …
Winter Storm Jonas is just only beginning to take shape over the central United States, as the system will turn into a major snowstorm by later Friday into Saturday across parts of the East Coast. Heavy snow is likely to fall across more than 14 states, with dangerous blizzard conditions developing over parts of the […]
Residents want changes to dangerous intersection in Long Island City, Queens, after little boy hit by Access-a-Ride bus – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — There is frightening new video of an accident at a most unsafe intersection in Queens. A young boy was hit by an Access-a-Ride bus at an intersection that residents have been complaining about for years in Long Island City. “It’s a dangerous intersection here. She comes out of our […]
Industry Leaders: The transformation of Long Island City and Gantry State Park into an urban oasis by Gati
On October 11, 2015, I organized and lead a historical walking tour of Gantry State Park and Long Island City for the Queens American Institute of Architects. We witnessed firsthand the major transformation of this historic, 180 years old community. Here are some of the highlights of what we discussed and saw on our tour.Development […]
Sculptor and painter reflects on 15 years in Long Island City
Artist Christopher Yockey has made Long Island City his home and the site where he creates his intricate sculptures and paintings. Raised in Detroit, Yockey has always been interested in art and was introduced to the sculptures of Mark di Suvero in high school. Di Suvero, an abstract expressionist sculpture who grew up in California, […]
Man shot in head at Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City
Police continue to investigate the shooting of a 24-year-old man at the largest public housing project in North America on Saturday afternoon, police said. The shooting occurred at the Queensbridge Houses at 40-16 Vernon Blvd. in Long Island City. Police received a call at about 3:40 p.m. Once authorities arrived at the scene, they found that the suspect suffered […]
Man wanted for robbing woman at M train station: NYPD
By Madina Toure TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. LONG ISLAND CITY—Police were searching for a man who stole a 26-year-old woman’s iPhone while they were on the M train in Long Island City on New Year’s Eve. At about 6:10 a.m. Dec. 31, the victim was […]
Man wanted for robbing woman at M train station: NYPD
By Madina Toure TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. LONG ISLAND CITY—Police were searching for a man who stole a 26-year-old woman’s iPhone while they were on the M train in Long Island City on New Year’s Eve. At about 6:10 a.m. Dec. 31, the victim was […]
Industry Leaders: The transformation of Long Island City and Gantry State Park …
On October 11, 2015, I organized and lead a historical walking tour of Gantry State Park and Long Island City for the Queens American Institute of Architects. We witnessed firsthand the major transformation of this historic, 180 years old community. Here are some of the highlights of what we discussed and saw on our tour.Development […]
Long Island City’s doyenne of dance faces crippling rent hike
By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. In Long Island City, a once-thriving artist community is fighting for its very existence because of crippling rent hikes, while the area still enjoys the top arts destination billing for Queens. There’s a collective sense of frustration that […]
CB2 hosts public meeting on residential development at the Parago Paint …
Photo by Bill Parry The Paragon Paint building’s future will be discussed at a public meeting Wednesday in Long Island City. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. Community Board 2 will hold a public meeting Wednesday to discuss a mega-project that would transform Vernon […]
City pays exiled teachers to snooze as ‘rubber rooms’ return
The city’s infamous rubber rooms have rebounded. In one of the “reassignment centers,” 16 exiled educators sit in a city Department of Education building in Long Island City, Queens, including a dozen packed into one room — where they do virtually no work. They listen to music, do crossword puzzles, chat — and as this […]
Gas Line Fire Erupts at Queens Construction Site
NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest local updates in your inbox A drilling rig at a Queens construction site struck a high-pressure gas line, causing it to erupt into flames. (Published Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015) Workers at a construction site in Queens fractured a gas line Saturday and ignited a roaring fire at the location, authorities said. […]
Five $1 million Powerball tickets sold in NY; winners also reported in NJ, CT – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Please enable Javascript to watch this video LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens – They didn’t win the billion-dollar Powerball crown jewel, but five lucky winners in New York are taking home $1 million. According to the New York Lottery, five life-changing tickets were sold in Queens (3), Long Island (1) and Rockland County (1). They’re among the 73 second-prize […]
A Long Way From Guyana, Near a Family He Rarely Gets to See
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Winning tickets sold in 3 states for $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot – WABC
NEW YORK (WABC) — An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6 billion became a national fascination will be split three ways. The winners’ identities remain a mystery, but they bought their tickets in Florida, Tennessee and a Los Angeles suburb where even lottery losers were celebrating Thursday that such heady riches were […]
Historic Powerball drawing makes millionaires made in NY, NJ and CT – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Please enable Javascript to watch this video LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens – They didn’t win the billion-dollar Powerball crown jewel, but five lucky winners in New York are taking home $1 million. According to the New York Lottery, five life-changing tickets were sold in Queens (3), Long Island (1) and Rockland County (1). They’re among the 73 second-prize […]
The Chain Theatre plans to offer programming to the end
Photo courtesy The Chain Theatre Members of the Usual Rejects perform their parody of “Jurassic Park” at The Chain Theatre in Long Island City. By Kevin Zimmerman TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. In a little more than three weeks, The Chain Theatre will shut the door […]