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Well we finally get some real local news late in the week. Best of all, I didn’t create it. Jimmy Van Bramer was interviewed in Crain’s on Tuesday and he revealed the following: [Read more…] about JVB SPEAK(ER)S & MIGHT WE SEE TWO HIGH LINES IN LIC?
Recently the mother of a two-year old wrote to ask me how she could get more involved in community affairs, especially vis-a-vis her child. Though I found it somewhat ironic that of all people she should be asking The Editor, I also let it go to my head. Therefore I have decided to offer new parents throughout LIC some unsolicited parenting advice ((Warning: the adjunct to its being unsolicited is that it’s also free)). Though it won’t in anyway advance your kid’s career prospects, it won’t hurt them, …I think, and it might be helpful to you. Today’s subject is [Read more…] about THE LIC BIRTHDAY PARTY CIRCUIT
So where were we before we got so rudely interrupted? Oh yes, nowhere. The news situation in LIC remains static, which given current events and the adage “No news is good news,” is probably for the best.
Instead, this past week we were provided with a panoply of ‘news analysis’ that when all brought together, hones in on the changing nature of Western Queens. Oh, plus we get a naughty follow-up. Read for yourself.
//The top middle school in the city is right here in LIC – [Read more…] about THE CHANGING FACE OF WESTERN QUEENS
We received a rumor from a reader that the parcel on Vernon Boulevard containing Costco has been sold, and that this branch will close next year. He goes on to say that [Read more…] about IS COSTCO LEAVING LONG ISLAND CITY?
And by break, I mean there really isn’t any. As in the news is taking a rest, siesta, maybe even a hiatus. Oh sure, I could write about something very mundane or stir up a trivial controversy, but I’ll happily leave that fodder for others who come in from outside the neighborhood and don’t have a handle on what really matters in LIC.
Here’s an example of something that may have been overlooked but would be invaluable to those in need of such a thing. [Read more…] about LIC NEWS BREAK