Cranky’s Cafe on the corner of Vernon and 49th Avenue has closed. The awnings are down, the bar removed, and the room has been cleared by a demolition crew. No reason was given, and phone calls to the telephone number on the website [Read more…] about CRANKY’S CAFE CLOSES AND SHRINKAGE COMES TO LIC APARTMENTS
AUGUST ARRIVES IN LIC
August is here, and with it comes the annual summer slowdown in news for Long Island City. Aside from a local house fire and the onward march of real estate development, there isn’t much to dig into, despite a dozen or so stories linked to below. It looks like I’ll have to create my own content [Read more…] about AUGUST ARRIVES IN LIC
JORA HAS OPENED, PERUVIAN FOOD COMES TO LONG ISLAND CITY
It’s time to pisco everybody! Jora, the Peruvian Restaurant on 11th Street at the foot of the Pulaski Bridge, has officially opened. They are currently serving dinner every day of the week starting at 5:30pm. But as any self-respecting South American knows, who eats dinner before 9? Thus they will be open until late.
According to the owner, Alejandro Rojas [Read more…] about JORA HAS OPENED, PERUVIAN FOOD COMES TO LONG ISLAND CITY
FREE SHAKESPEARE COMING TO GANTRY PARK
I’m a pretty low-brow guy, possibly even lower than avid readers might realize. If given the choice between Playboy or Hustler at the barber shop, I gravitate towards the literary fare of the latter. So it was with great surprise [Read more…] about FREE SHAKESPEARE COMING TO GANTRY PARK
U.S. SOCCER CRAZE HITS THE OVAL IN HUNTERS POINT SOUTH
In case you missed it, there is a soccer craze going on in the U.S. Since the opening rounds of the World Cup last month, the sport has finally caught on with the American public. While it has been gaining momentum with participants for about 30 years, the explosive viewership of the latest Cup has led to a huge interest in actually playing the game. Nowhere is this more indicative than [Read more…] about U.S. SOCCER CRAZE HITS THE OVAL IN HUNTERS POINT SOUTH