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LIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN SEX SCANDAL

May 5, 2014 by editor 1 Comment

Now this looks attractive! — Now this looks attractive au naturel

Nothing sells copy like sex, thus the headline above. I’m not the only sensationalist journalist though, as similar headlines about this affair were scripted in England, France, and Australia. Yes, it is true, a female principal of a school in LIC allegedly did some naughty things on school property with multiple partners, but that high school is near LaGuardia CC and I doubt many of the readers in this rag would care. Nevertheless you know you want to see what she looks like, so click away on the link below before we start digging into all the other LIC news.

Closer to home, and considerably more relevant to many residents, [Read more…] about LIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN SEX SCANDAL

I’D RATHER LIVE HERE THAN THERE

May 1, 2014 by editor 2 Comments

Budding — I see budding, but no teardowns here

New York’s got the ways and means; but just won’t let you be, oh no

No New Yorker would ever think of partying in Times Square. In the not-too-distant future, I think it will be fair to say that no New Yorker would actually want to live in Manhattan. It’s where the tourists live. For the last decade, Brooklyn has been the place to which NY’ers have decamped to in order to 1) get more for their money and 2) retain their hipness. Recently though, real estate prices in select parts of Brooklyn have eclipsed those in certain areas of Manhattan ((Williamsburg vs. the UES for example)). Moreover, being hip is overrated, especially after one changes their first dozen baby diapers.

That leaves Queens as the new, new thing. First off, it’s the last place within very close proximity to midtown where real estate is still inexpensive. Second [Read more…] about I’D RATHER LIVE HERE THAN THERE

CAN WE ALL GET ALONG …IN HUNTERS POINT?

April 28, 2014 by editor 5 Comments

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

Last week, the LICpost wrote two solid articles about the inability of local restaurant owners to access their backyards. Basically, there has been one long time member of Community Board 2, who due to his not wanting outdoor seating adjacent to his own back windows, has used his position on the board to block any restaurants in Hunters Point from doing so. This is a long term battle he has waged, and you can read about the start of it back in 2003 right here.

Fast forward to 2014, and were I, The Editor, to have the power to dispense with some personal and local annoyances simply by decree, I cannot say that I wouldn’t. Unfortunately, I’m just a lowly copy boy with a local blog. So here is the problem as I see it: [Read more…] about CAN WE ALL GET ALONG …IN HUNTERS POINT?

TRANSMITTER BREWING: OPEN FOR BUSINESS DOWN ON BORDEN AVENUE

April 25, 2014 by editor 4 Comments

Anthony Accardi and Rob Kohl of Transmitter Brewery — Anthony Accardi and Rob Kohl of Transmitter Brewing

“Our audience is like people who like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.” – Jerry Garcia

The weekend is here, it’s time to talk beer. Long Island City is at the forefront of the craft brewing wave. In addition to Rockaway and Big Alice breweries, a third one has just opened off Borden Avenue, right beneath the Pulaski Bridge. [Read more…] about TRANSMITTER BREWING: OPEN FOR BUSINESS DOWN ON BORDEN AVENUE

LIC PARTNERSHIP REAL ESTATE BREAKFAST 2014

April 23, 2014 by editor 4 Comments

Bras fittings, car wash, Citigroup, and residents. There's not room for all of it. — Brass fittings, car wash, Citigroup, artists, and residents. Some things are going to get pushed out of LIC.

The LIC Partnership held their annual real estate breakfast this morning. Like last year’s event, it was a full house shortly after the doors opened, despite moving to a larger venue. It’s still the place to be for anyone involved in Long Island City real estate. Yet I couldn’t help but feel that something had changed over the course of the year, and if I had to pinpoint why, I would have to say [Read more…] about LIC PARTNERSHIP REAL ESTATE BREAKFAST 2014