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Sunday, May 10 is Mother’s Day this year. It’s also the day that Queens Beer Week begins, and to do so they are holding a kick-off party at LIC Landing on the river. Yikes! Which one do I attend? Mom in suburbs, beer right here. [Read more…] about QUEENS BEER WEEK AND NEW BREWERY COMING TO LIC IN MAY
Here’s a little information for those interested in the latest on the Hunters Point South affording housing development, which we’ve picked up from various sources over the last few weeks. First of all, move-in dates for the smaller south tower (attached to the high school), will begin in [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT SOUTH NEWS
It’s deja vu all over again, as 50 children were wait-listed for Kindergarten at PS78Q this year, according to numbers just released. This compares to less than ten kids last year, but 31 back in 2013. At that time, the school expanded from two to originally three classes. After the big wait-list number was posted, there was a huge uproar and the school opened a fourth class. This time, due to capacity issues, that may not be possible.
We wrote about this crunch back in 2012 ((In fairness to the DOE, they were able to accommodate every child in 2013 as they said they would at that time, by adding the extra class.)). As for today, [Read more…] about FIFTY ZONED KINDERGARTNERS WAIT-LISTED AT PS78
This time of year, as the weather turns nice, the playgrounds and parks of Long Island City suddenly repopulate with the noise of children big and small. Fortunately, unlike many other neighborhoods in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, these kids also have a bounty of nearby outdoor spaces from which to choose. In addition, the topography of LIC lends itself to a unique environment not seen in many other areas of this city, its suburbs, or frankly anywhere in the country. We’ve called it a giant cul-de-sac, and I’ve heard others refer to it somewhat disparagingly as cloistered.
These two characteristics, the abundant outdoor choices and the tight-knit community, in tandem with the density provided by vertical living, make LIC the perfect laboratory for [Read more…] about LET’EM RUN FREE IN LIC
A controversial dog run that was first advocated for here in these pages almost two years ago, has finally begun construction. Scaffolding has been placed around the parklet ((my word)) between the Queens West Field and PS/IS 78. The much needed dog run will [Read more…] about DOG RUN FINALLY COMING TO CENTER BOULEVARD