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My week-long absence seems to have been a ‘Waiting for Godot’ moment, in that nothing much actually happened. Unless of course one delves into the details of a routine follow-up, whereby it was revealed that the new streetcar proposal may very well [Read more…] about LIC MIGHT GET NEW BRIDGE WITH STREETCAR
Last night at a meeting hosted by the Gantry Parents Association, President Jimmy Van Bramer made the announcement that a new school will be built in LIC. It will be a freestanding school ((not embedded/attached to an apartment building)) located in Parcel F of Hunters Point South. Parcel F is located at the southern end of HPS, near Newtown Creek. The expected opening is 2020-2021 and it is being built with the flexibility to service grades K-8 with a final determination made closer to opening based on the needs at that time.
In the meantime, the DOE/SCA (School Construction Authority) are in the midst of negotiations to find [Read more…] about NEW SCHOOL ANNOUNCED FOR LONG ISLAND CITY
The moment we’ve all been dreading has arrived, fast food is coming to Vernon Boulevard ((though in some ways it’s already here given Dunkin Donuts and Bareburger)). We’ve heard from a good source that [Read more…] about PIZZA HUT COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD
The East River came over the edge at Gantry Park yesterday morning, creating a small pool on the promenade just north of the final pier, as pictured above. Newsworthy? [Read more…] about GANTRY PARK FLOODS AND 80-STORY TOWER IN COURT SQUARE?
Mayor de Blasio has proposed a new streetcar line that will run near the East River and link Brooklyn to Queens. More specifically, it would start in Sunset Park and end in northern Astoria. Tentative plans in Long Island City have it crossing the Pulaski Bridge and running along 11th Street up to the Queensboro Bridge, and then shifting to 21st Street for the rest of the trek north. It is expected to cost $2.5 billion.
Great idea, I love it. It would be a fantastic addition for LIC. Just one thing – about that price tag? [Read more…] about A STREETCAR NAMED DE BLASIO