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A full sleight of professional pigskin is on tap for Sunday, though these days we get it Thur/Fri too. Toggle that with the US Open Finals, the sun setting before 7, and more schoolkids on the 7, and Fall must be nigh. News starts to flow, and though it was pretty much a fait accompli, One LIC was passed by the City Council this week. Does it matter?
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AS if we needed another reminder that summer is almost over, Starbucks brought back pumpkin spiced latte’s yesterday. Talk about stealing the thunder from Taylor Quick and Travis Chelsea! Alas life moves on, and upwards. Soothr Thai Restaurant looks ready to open their doors in LIC.
[Read more…] about Soothr Thai LIC About to Open, FER LIC Moving Into Bigger Digs
WE have a celebrity in our midst. He is also a virtuoso guitarist. His name is Bay Melnick Virgolino, but like many a star he is usually referenced by the monomym ‘Bay.’
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Soft Swerve, which bills itself as ‘New York City’s whimsical soft serve ice cream shop,’ has opened in the JACX building at 28-17 Jackson Avenue. Strawberry Lychee, Matcha, Black Sesame and more.
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DONOVAN Richards gave his thumbs up to the OneLIC Plan this week, with some stipulations, the oddest of which is a request for a new hospital in Long Island City. Oddest yes, but the newfangled demands were multiple and both small and large including a new library for QueensBridge and a batch of $10k small business grants. According to the link below, it was a 4-page laundry list, none of which seem to be binding on the City.
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