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LOOKOUT LIC, HERE COMES THE MASSES

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In LIC we get fireworks on many nights. Nevertheless, next year this should be the backdrop for Macy's Fourth of July.
In LIC we get spectacles on many nights. Nevertheless, next year this should be the backdrop for Macy’s Fourth of July.

The Porta Potty’s have been stationed, the police barricades delivered, and the “No Parking” signs posted along Center Boulevard.  The table has been set and the weather looks like it will cooperate for tomorrow nights fireworks.  But if you are reading this and planning on attending, [Read more…] about LOOKOUT LIC, HERE COMES THE MASSES

DINING AL FRESCO IN LONG ISLAND CITY

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Al Fresco LIC: peanuts, crackerjack, beer, and watch America's pastime
Peanuts, crackerjack, beer

LIC’s 2014 Spring battle over the use of restaurant’s backyards, has gotten citywide attention now that summer is here.  Yesterday, The Daily News published an article highlighting Alobar’s and 51st Bakery & Cafe rejections so far of their use.  Adding fuel to the fire, the story disclosed that:

“The Buildings Department approved plans at 51st Bakery and Café and then backpedaled after receiving an anonymous complaint saying the business did not have a proper certificate of occupancy to open the garden.”

Hmm, the timing sounds a little fishy to me, might it be an inside job?

Anyway, while Community Board 2 is still in its exploratory phase regarding the use of restaurant’s backyards ((which is expected to be completed around the same time as the library)), there are a few new options for dining al fresco this summer. [Read more…] about DINING AL FRESCO IN LONG ISLAND CITY

LONG ISLAND CITY: SOON TO BE A 3-BAKERY TOWN

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The old guard and the new in Greenpoint
Peter Pan Bakery: where the old guard meets the new in Greenpoint

Nothing puts a town on the map like a local bakery.  Astoria has Rose and Joe’s, a traditional old-school Italian bakery.  Greenpoint has Peter Pan, an old-fashioned donut shop manned by young Polish women in uniforms.  Williamsburg has Fortunato Brothers, a pasticerria that transports you back to 1970’s Brooklyn, and where cannolis are to dessert, what pasta is to dinner: a midway point.  As in “I’ll have the tiramisu and a slice of cheesecake, and throw in a cannoli …or two.” [Read more…] about LONG ISLAND CITY: SOON TO BE A 3-BAKERY TOWN

WILL THE 2014 MACY’S FIREWORKS BE VISIBLE FROM QUEENS?

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The smokestacks in the background are the halfway point to the fireworks barge
The smokestacks in the background are the halfway point to the fireworks barge

The Oval in Hunters Point South is two and a half miles from the Manhattan Bridge, and the shortest distance between Queens and the northern most fireworks barge in this year’s Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks display.  With that in mind, to what extent will those staying in Long Island City for the Fourth actually be able to see the fireworks?  Frankly I haven’t a clue.  So I’ve decided not to gamble, and instead have leased my friend Roman’s yacht to get me and one hundred of my nearest and dearest in the mix, after which we’ll hightail it down to Rio for the World Cup Finals. ((Where else?))  As for those contemplating staying in Long Island City for the show, will it be worth it? [Read more…] about WILL THE 2014 MACY’S FIREWORKS BE VISIBLE FROM QUEENS?