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Fireworks And Other Disturbances On The LIC Waterfront

June 18, 2020 by editor 20 Comments

Center Boulevard LIC — Smorgasburg it’s not, more like Baghdad come nightfall

And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there

Back in my early teens I was a fireworks fanatic. Bottle rockets, cherry bombs, bricks of firecrackers, roman candles, etc. gave me great joy. It also made me and my compadres the scourge of the suburban street I grew up on, which was largely inhabited by retirees for some reason – whose fanaticism centered around gardening. So it is with great reluctance, mainly as a result of my unwillingness to concede to adulthood, that I write this post.

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Dutch Kills Centraal Restaurant To Permanently Close

June 15, 2020 by editor 11 Comments

Dutch Kills Centraal is permanently closing according to the owners. The restaurant, located on a quiet corner three blocks north of Queens Plaza, originally opened in 2013 when the immediate neighborhood was close to a dead zone, especially come nightfall. In the ensuing years numerous hotels and a few residential towers have sprung up.

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Chinelos Birria Tacos Comes To Long Island City

June 9, 2020 by editor Leave a Comment

The protests are winding down and now the real work begins, both in terms of reforms and making a living. Yet even if you’re no longer WFH, Summer 2020 increasingly has the feeling of staying at home, or staying close by. You can see that in the crowds along Vernon Blvd and in Gantry Park, and as people flock to the outdoors, a whole passel of new al fresco food options has gravitated to the LIC waterfront.

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Rec Center Slated For LIC Waterfront, But…

June 4, 2020 by editor 4 Comments

THERE is nothing more important than proximity when it comes to exercising. Between inertia and the multitude of distractions in the 21st century, convenience is the key to a successful and thriving Rec Center. Thus when it was pointed out to me that ‘Yes indeed, there is a plan to build a Rec Center in the LIC Waterfront Master Plan,’ I couldn’t help but feel tremendously disappointed in looking at where it’s tentatively slated to be.

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Moving Along In LIC

May 29, 2020 by editor 1 Comment

Now Available: Hanging Out With The Fruit Man

Well folks I’m happy to report that in this period of sheltering it’s given me the time to work on the Great American Novel and I am now .01% complete. More importantly I’ve already chosen which Hollywood stars will be in the movie version and am reaching out to them as we speak. The only thing I haven’t decided is whether to have Brad Pitt or George Clooney play the lead role of myself, please forward contact information for either if you happen to have it. You can pre-order the book on Amazon at the link below.

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