I can’t really compete with verdict and Stormy Daniels headlines, but while the mainstream press uses the largest fonts ever, we persevere with news that’s actually relevant. For Long Island City anyway. This week that means restaurants.
[Read more…] about Restaurant News For You Long Island CityMalt Drive LIC and Memorial Day Musings
A few weeks ago we pondered the meaning of the new naming rights claimed by TF Cornerstone for the live music presented at Culture Lab LIC: Malt Drive Stage. A few weeks later I received a press release from the new sponsor announcing the name of a new street in Hunters Point South called ‘Malt Drive,’ and their new residential towers located on the street. Aha! This is the plot of land that used to contain City Harvest’s processing center and is now described as follows:
[Read more…] about Malt Drive LIC and Memorial Day MusingsNo Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks For Long Island City In 2024
THERE will not be fireworks on the East River for the Fourth of July this year. Instead, Macy’s has moved their annual celebration to the Hudson River for 2024, a location that hadn’t been used since 2013.
[Read more…] about No Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks For Long Island City In 2024‘Greats of Craft’ Opening In Long Island City
GREATS of Craft, a bar specializing in craft beer, is opening in Long Island City tomorrow. Located at 10-15 43rd Avenue across the street from the Z Hotel, this will be the second location for ‘Greats,’ the first being on 1st Ave and 54th Street, which opened five years ago.
[Read more…] about ‘Greats of Craft’ Opening In Long Island CityNo News, No Mangoes In LIC
AS headlines consistently scream about despair in distant locales such as Gaza and Ukraine (and Afghanistan where it never seems to end), here in LIC, Spring brings us a reminder about another tragedy unfolding much closer to home.
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