Two days of public school and then a long weekend1 – I like those hours! But then no more breaks until October when every child will have to make do with only a pair of three-day workweeks. Forget about daycare, these kids should be getting an internship.
//In the real world, my guess is most of you never made it to one of MoMA PS1’s Saturday Warm-Up parties this summer. Me too, because it’s so convenient I kept saying ‘No problem, I’ll just go next week,’ and then Labor Day arrived. Unfortunately in doing so we all missed out on a performance by a guy The New York Times says has blown up big and is saving hip-hop. Let that gall you through the long winter months, and remember to make it a point to go next year.
//Of greater permanence, I was tipped off from someone in attendance at last nights CB2 meeting that lights are coming to FDR Four Freedom’s Park on Roosevelt Island. Now residents of Center Boulevard and visitors to Gantry Park will have another landmark to gaze at after dark.
//While we’re on the subject of gazing in the dark, one of the great things about living on this side of the East River, as opposed to bright-lighted Manhattan, is that you can frequently and clearly see the planets and stars up in the sky. In the last few weeks Mars, Saturn, and Venus have all been visible to the naked eye. Better yet, tonight the Amateur Astronomers Association will have telescopes set up in Hunters Point Park for all to use, and technicians to guide you. The universe will unfold for all …in LIC, between the hours of 7-10pm.
//In case astronomy doesn’t float your boat and you’d like a daytime activity in the park this weekend, the Secret Theatre will be giving a free performance of ‘Pirate Pete’s Parrot’ tomorrow @ 3pm, aargh!
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Modernizes Hip-Hop – w/ a pic of his jubilant performance at MoMA PS1
When Will New York City Sink? – probably some time in the next half century, and LIC will be among the first to perish
Brooklyn-Queens Trolley Has Overwhelming Support, Poll from Pro-Trolley Group Finds – I wonder what the results would look like if each person was asked to cough up $3002 on the spot to pay for it?
My AirBnb Rental Turned Out to Be a Secret Brothel – clickbait from the NYPost about a guy who rented a place in LIC
Secret Theatre Moves Shakespeare’s “Merchant” to post WWII Italy – thru Sept. 18 and only $20! This is what theater is all about
Revealed: 94-unit Resi Conversion in Dutch Kills – ho-hum
Update on Gordo’s Cantina on Queens Plaza – originally scheduled to open in August
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