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HUNTERS POINT PARK PHASE 2 GETS PICS + LOVE FROM THE NYT

May 31, 2018 by editor Leave a Comment

Not your grandpappy's Hunters Point - courtesy NYPL — Not your grandpappy’s Hunters Point – courtesy NYPL

Hunters Point Park Phase 2, which is slated to open at the end of June, gets previewed by The New York Times today in a lovefest and photo essay. It’s [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT PARK PHASE 2 GETS PICS + LOVE FROM THE NYT

CYCLIST KILLED ON 21ST ST. NEAR MoMA PS1

May 30, 2018 by editor 2 Comments

A cyclist was killed on 21st Street by MoMA PS1 yesterday afternoon when he was struck by a driver opening the door of his parked car according to Politico. [Read more…] about CYCLIST KILLED ON 21ST ST. NEAR MoMA PS1

MANHATTANHENGE AND MOMA PS1 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS = SUMMER

May 25, 2018 by editor 1 Comment

Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell
Where the banshees live and they do live well
Stonehenge! Where a man’s a man
And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan

YES, yes yes, the MoMa PS1 Warm-Up Schedule and ManhattanHenge dates were publicized this week. While the substance of these two announcements might be considered news on their own, what they really herald is the arrival of summer. Which coming ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend is apropos. News or not, I’m going to milk it for all it’s worth like a one-hit wonder 70’s rock band putting out a Greatest Hits Vol. II cd. [Read more…]

KIDS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN HUNTERS POINT: SUNDAY, JUNE 3

May 22, 2018 by editor Leave a Comment

Basketball, a game your kids can play for life - just look at these old-timers! — Basketball, a game your kids can play for life – just look at these old-timers!

The 2nd Annual LIC Hoops Kids Basketball Tournament sponsored by Gantry Plaza State Park will be held on Sunday, June 3 at the outdoor courts on 48th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and Fifth Street. There is no cost to participate and it is open to all kids, that means boys and girls! from 1st grade up to and including age 17, but there is limited availability. [Read more…] about KIDS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN HUNTERS POINT: SUNDAY, JUNE 3

DUTCH KILLS TOWNHOUSE PUT ON MARKET FOR $5.5 MILLION

May 16, 2018 by editor Leave a Comment

A townhouse in Dutch Kills was just put on the market for $5.5 million according to a lengthy article about it in The Wall Street Journal. A former Queens firehouse purchased in 1981 by the seller, it underwent [Read more…] about DUTCH KILLS TOWNHOUSE PUT ON MARKET FOR $5.5 MILLION