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The news cycle is slowing down in Long Island City just in time for the Easter/Passover break. The only real stories below deal with ‘other’ areas/aspects of the town. So put aside restaurant openings and school capacity during Holy Week and see how the other [Read more…] about THE OTHER LONG ISLAND CITY
AS everyone knows Christmas falls on December 25, St. Patty’s on March 17, and Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November, but Easter is ever so elusive. Sure I know it’s on a Sunday, but that can land anytime from late March until almost the end of April. This really messes with my vacation schedule – will it be ski-able in Verbier, too cold in Palm Beach, too hot in Anguilla???
Even more elusive than Easter Sunday, is the date of the Annual LIC Egg Hunt, and even more elusive than that is the sign-up date for your child for the egg hunt. [Read more…] about EGGS 2018
On Day 2 of the new season, I really really wanted to write an Ode to Spring, with sonnets and poems and crocuses and newborn foals running free in Gantry Park. Instead we got a SNOW DAY!!! Sure, I’m now a grown getting paid by the hour word, but when our Mayor waved his magic wand I felt obliged to obey. So instead of ballads and verse, I offer ye a limerick [Read more…] about SNOW DAY LONG ISLAND CITY
Tomorrow at 12:15pm the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins and will basically continue with multiple games throughout the weekend.
Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day.
Those two events happening concurrently [Read more…] about THE WEEKEND BEGINS NOW LONG ISLAND CITY
“the mayor’s commitment to hitting numerical goals {in affordable housing} has created a potential difficulty for city negotiators in their dealings with developers, who are aware of the targets. For some housing experts, the situation was akin to an apple vendor advertising to customers: Must sell out by the end of the day; make me an offer”
You want to know why a big developer like TF Cornerstone gets a seemingly great deal on city-owned land such as Water’s Edge? Or why the Anable Basin Rezoning includes an audacious 5,000 units, and 70-story tower? The quote above from The New York Times this week is your answer in a nutshell. It’s also the reason that [Read more…] about BEING PLAYED LIKE A FIDDLE WITH LIC IN THE MIDDLE