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Nude Sunrise Yoga Class Offered in Gantry Park This Summer

April 1, 2019 by editor 5 Comments

All nude come June, just like Show Palace

There will be a nude sunrise yoga class offered on the northern pier of Gantry Plaza State Park this summer. The class will begin on Thursday, June 13 and occur every Thursday until August 8. The start time for the initial class will be 5:24am and change slightly from week to week based on the sunrise. The instructor is Holly Beartush from the Yoga & Yogurt Studio in Bushwick and it is open to all, no advance registration necessary.

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Spring Has Sprung 2019

March 29, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

Opening Day at Shea – a shutout no less, the ice cream man on Center Boulevard playing his ding-a-ling, flowers blooming, that does it for me [Read more…] about Spring Has Sprung 2019

Construction Has Begun on Parcel C in Hunters Point South

March 27, 2019 by editor 7 Comments

Don’t need no release, when a reporter’s on da beat. Last week a reader sent us a pic (above) revealing that construction has finally begun on Parcel C of Hunters Point South. Today we received a press release announcing an official groundbreaking for the site scheduled for next week. Anyway after years in the making what’s a few days/weeks discrepancy? This project was first announced in 2013 when the development was awarded to TF Cornerstone (surprise!), only to be mysteriously delayed until word leaked in mid-2017 that there were logistical problems due to the trains and power lines running below. Several months later a redesign was announced splitting what had heretofore been a concrete and glass monolith along Center Boulevard into two towers of 55 and 44 stories and maybe a Shake Shack in between, all slated to [Read more…] about Construction Has Begun on Parcel C in Hunters Point South

Citi Building in Court Square About to Hook Big Tenant?

March 22, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

THE Citi Building in Court Square may have lost one big fish with Amazon, but is on the verge of hooking another [Read more…] about Citi Building in Court Square About to Hook Big Tenant?

Sad Memorial in Long Island City Hopefully Brings Solutions

March 19, 2019 by editor Leave a Comment

A sad memorial was held Saturday afternoon on Borden Avenue at the location where 53-year old bicyclist Robert Spencer was killed Thursday morning. According to the Queens Daily Eagle, many of his family members and friends were in attendance, as were a few local pols and bicycle advocates. While the article below hints at some finger-pointing in terms of responsibility, [Read more…] about Sad Memorial in Long Island City Hopefully Brings Solutions