We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We’ve been talkin’ ’bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.
I’m goin’ to Jackson, I’m gonna mess around,
Yeah, I’m goin’ to Jackson,
Look out Jackson town.
How’s that for a twisted pairing? Eggs for the kids, beer for the ‘rents, sounds good to me. We’ve documented the explosion of the Queens beer scene over the last 24 months, but who knew there was a burgeoning Easter Egg Hunt frenzy in LIC? Well we did actually, but it’s kind of what our readers expect from Long Island City’s premier trendspotter. The hunt is put together by the local Trinity Grace Church, and according to Pastor Jake Zaske, the number of participants has grown from 300 in 2009 to over 1000 last year. This year it will be occurring on Saturday, April 19th, with a hunt for kids 4 and over at 10:15am and those under 4 years at 11am. Individuals can “pre-register” their children or sign up to help volunteer at the church’s website:
Eggs and beer aside, we’ve got a big helping of real estate news, politics and politicians, and more restaurant opening news. The LIC Post reports that the owners of Shi are opening a bakery on lower Jackson Avenue and a Japanese restaurant on upper Jackson. Wait, that’s three Japanese restaurants opening on Jackson inside of a year, it’s fast becoming a little Japan town. I don’t know how Johnny or June would feel about that, but I know that I’m sure goin’ to Jackson.
Queens Beer Week – April 18-27
Tallest Residential Tower in Queens Will Look Like This – downtown Brooklyn to be exact
Plans for 11-story Residence in Court Square Revealed – I fell like each one of these is like a debutante coming out. Some ain’t so pretty.
Developers Bet on Boroughs – three big macher’s are in a room…
Stringer Visits CB2 – a full recap of the latest community board meeting, including approval of the expansion of the Pulaski bike lane
Jimmy Van Bramer is City Council’s Arts Champion – NYT’ profiles JVB and talks about his ascent
Owners of Shi Plan to Open Bakery and Japanese Restaurant on Jackson Next Year – the first will be a dessert shop opening next month called Pink Canary Bakery, the second will be up by the 59th St. Bridge and open by year end
Hibino Heads North to Open Second Site in LIC – Queens gets Brooklyn’ed
50 Pics of the LIC Flea 2014 – VV’s pictorial of this years vendors
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