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‘Back to School’ is a classic 80’s movie, worthy of multiple viewings. Most importantly, it’s protagonist imparts a message that all those children who began the new school year today should remember after they graduate: [Read more…] about BACK TO SCHOOL IN LIC
Look up from the river, is it a ferry-passenger ticker? Is it a Powerball Jackpot ad? At the very northern end of Gantry Park there is a large red digital display. At first glance, the meaning of the numbers would leave one bewildered. But with a little sleuthing we were able to solve the mystery. ((ok, ok, we were able to confirm what a reader tipped us off to)) Spoiler alert [Read more…] about DOES MATTHEW BARNEY HAVE A TRUMP COUNTDOWN CLOCK IN LIC?
UPON returning from summering in Marthucket, I noticed a heretofore very pregnant woman in my building pushing around a baby carriage. ‘Oh, yet another one joins the ranks’ I thought to myself at this inane observation. Yes, more babies keep coming to LIC (what does that even mean?), and on a per-capita basis it probably skews a little higher than citywide and nationwide, but it’s certainly not newsworthy. Nevertheless, like my fellow journalists in the local news trenches, occasionally I’m forced to conjure something out of nothing to go to print. Kinda like writing about a survey that finds people in LIC want more restaurants – D’uhh! Of course they do, but if asked whether [Read more…] about MORE BABIES KEEP COMING TO LIC
Various news outlets are reporting that there is a massive drug raid going on this morning at a tower on Center Boulevard. Federal agents, some wearing hazmat suits, [Read more…] about MASSIVE DRUG RAID ON CENTER BLVD IN LONG ISLAND CITY -UPDATE
IN what has to be the best story of the slow summer, a man fishing from the shore of the East River right near Costco on Vernon Boulevard hooked a giant sea turtle. I mean really big! Then, following a volley of incredulous f-bombs, he and [Read more…] about MASSIVE SEA TURTLE AND NEW FERRIES IN THE EAST RIVER