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News – little of worthiness in my absence, but explorer and history buffs can rejoice. Lost in the minutiae of what qualifies for news in this small town, is a gem of [Read more…] about SLOW NEWS WEEK IN LIC – HERE’S THE BIGGEST STORY
Work has commenced at the Hunters Point library site. The gate was open and several men were erecting a green wooden scaffold about 10-feet from the perimeter. If all goes according to plan it should be completed in two years and be the centerpiece of Center Boulevard.
For more information on the specifics of the library plans, click here. For more information on the tortured path of the library click here.
//It’s not just public works that are being constructed, [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION BEGAN TODAY
Hey folks, remember back in January when I wrote about Jersey City getting a 95-story tower and wondered how long before we do? Well guess what, it didn’t take very long. [Read more…] about PLANS FILED FOR 70-STORY TOWER IN LIC
Today LICtalk turns three years old. Like most 3-year olds, we’re talking up a storm, but it’s not just nonsense.
Nothing highlights this better than an article by Michael Musto in last week’s New York Times entitled “Are Manhattanites Becoming Brooklyn’s Bridge-and-Tunnel Crowd?” Why? Because two years to the day prior, LICtalk published “There Are No More New Yorkers Living in Manhattan” whose concluding sentence was:
“Go figure, the next thing you know Manhattanites will be referred to as Bridge and Tunnel people.”
Oofah! Hey, we don’t mean to suggest any, …ahem, poaching. Instead, we’d prefer to highlight [Read more…] about HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY LICTALK!
In the bury the lede column, a new review of Mu Ramen in Eater makes mention that they plan on opening a Manhattan location late this year or early next. The restaurant had no comment on these plans when asked.
Oh well, the rest of the review gives a lot of insight into the how/why of Mu Ramen, and includes such tantalizing food pics that they’re almost NSFW.
//What else do we have for you? [Read more…] about MU RAMEN TO OPEN MANHATTAN LOCATION