THE first week of work after the Holiday break: cold, dark and bleak – and windy if you live by the waterfront in LIC. But wait, we’ve got 5 days of playoff football to kick it off, or maybe hunker down on our couches. Thur, ahh man Ole Miss, you gave us such thrills. Fri, college football game #2 – Big Ten re-emergence – if you can visualize Oregon in the conference and Indiana still playing football in January! Saturday, Sunday and even Monday – the big boys begin their quest. Thank you NFL for spreading the joy, I’m happy to maximize your viewing dollars for three days instead of two. Oh wait, this is a blog about LIC. Take Two: New Year, time to shake things up. How about a new apartment?
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WALKING along 49th Avenue just east of Vernon recently, I noticed a building going up on the north side of the street replacing a formerly (very) non-descript free-standing one story building. 'Lowy and Donnath' (L&D) was the name of the former … [Continue reading] about Seasons Greetings Long Island City
December 2025 Musings for Long Island City
INTELLIGENT maybe, artificial never. We have a lot to say this week, not sure what the point is or what the outcome will be, but here we go. Real estate, building always building, and with the news that Queens tallest tower has opened a lottery for … [Continue reading] about December 2025 Musings for Long Island City
And The Race Is On in Long Island City
PACKERS-Lions -> Chiefs-Cowboys, don't let anyone tell you things were better in the good ol' days. That's 7-hours of meaningful NFL action on Thanksgiving, a day synonymous with non-contenders playing other non-contenders or single-loss teams … [Continue reading] about And The Race Is On in Long Island City
New Mayor, Old (but good) Idea for Long Island City
"The people have spoken, they must be punished" Ed Koch after losing Mayoral election in 1989 Now that we've gotten the snide quotes out of the way, it is time to reconciliate. The people have spoken, and the unquestionable majority have voted for … [Continue reading] about New Mayor, Old (but good) Idea for Long Island City