CALL it a consolation prize for not getting Amazon, but come July 2nd the Plaxall Gallery will turn into The Louvre for eight weeks as the latter lends its piece de resistance ‘The Mona Lisa’ to New York City according to Jean-Luc Martinez, the Louvre’s director. Or maybe Fort Knox is a better analogy as the famed painting will be coming with a major security detail that will shut down the not-so-major streets surrounding the gallery. How did this extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime event come about and land in Long Island City’s lap? Quite simply, the pandemic!
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THE developer who owns the six-acre ‘Lake Vernon’ site on the waterfront has proposed a “green energy hub to power neighboring businesses” according to The New York Post. This was one of the plots originally slated to be tied into the Amazon proposal and the subsequent ‘Master Plan’ concept that arose out of that dissolution, the latter of which subsequently dissolved too for reasons that are still somewhat of a mystery.
[Read more…] about ‘Green Energy’ Hub Proposed For Lake Vernon Waterfront Site In LICThe Baroness Bar Owner Taking Corner Bistro Spot On Vernon Blvd
ST. PADDY”S DAY is the perfect occasion to break the news that another bar & grill is coming to Vernon Boulevard! The owners of The Baroness Bar and the The Huntress Bar, both located in Dutch Kills, are bringing their show and vittles to 47-18 Vernon Boulevard, previously home to The Corner Bistro which closed last year.
[Read more…] about The Baroness Bar Owner Taking Corner Bistro Spot On Vernon BlvdSami’s Kabab House Coming To Vernon Boulevard In LIC
THERE I was, deep in the Hindu Kush, when the fragrance of roasting lamb wafted over the valley where we were bivouacing. That valley was Vernon Boulevard, or soon will be, when Sami’s Kabab House arrives. Sami’s specializes in Afghan cuisine, and currently has a restaurant north of the bridge on Crescent Street in an area I refer to as Long Island City but The New York Times says is Astoria – you decide who’s right.
[Read more…] about Sami’s Kabab House Coming To Vernon Boulevard In LICBlack Star Bakery On Vernon Boulevard In LIC Has Opened
AS of 7am this morning, a new day has dawned on Vernon Boulevard. Black Star Bakery has opened it’s fifth location on the prime Hunters Point corner of 50th Avenue as we first reported back in September. It looks like they have a few new menu options too.
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