Arts and Entertainment

50 Years Ago This Week Led Zeppelin Came to Queens

August 29, 2019 by editor 11 Comments

Fifth Hammer Brewing — Wow, that’s some stack!

In the days of my youth
I was told what it was to be a man
Now I’ve reached the age
I’ve tried to do all those things the best I can
No matter how I try
I find my way to do the same old jam

The traditional vacation allowance at LICtalk is one fixed week a year. All the employees are cool with that because they understand how important the mission is to keep the residents of Long Island City informed with quality news. It’s also why our small (but hard-punching) website keeps a corporate jet on call – so our writers can pack it all in somewhere exotic over the weekend and be back on Mondays. For you, always for you readers.

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More Live Music and More Ice Cream For Long Island City This Summer

August 2, 2019 by editor 2 Comments

4 Winters Ice Cream Long Island City — You scream, I scream, we all scream for…

Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, London, LA, Long Island City – an incongruous lot to say the least, what do they all have in common? As of today they all have a ‘Four Winters Ice Cream’ location. Paris, Tokyo, Manhattan, and ahem Brooklyn do not. The newest branch opened at 47-38 Vernon Boulevard today and by 5pm had to close for a 30-minute regrouping due to the crowds according to a manager on location.

According to a recent article in Eater Los Angeles:

The company made its name by making custom order ice cream from -196 degree liquid nitrogen, where fresh ingredients are flash frozen into a liquid base. The flavors plans are simple: Four Winters uses the seasons of the year for inspiration.

Now all I need to do is decide between Knafeh and Brown Sugar Speculoos.

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Basketball & Belmont In LIC This Weekend

June 7, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

Gantry Plaza State Park basketball — Men’s basketball tourney on Saturday, kids on Sunday

There are many signs this week of summer’s imminent arrival in LIC. The PS78Q Spring Fair on Center Boulevard is this Saturday, as is the 3rd Annual LIC Hoops Men’s Basketball Tourney. The latter is hosted by Gantry Plaza State Park on their 48th Avenue courts and will be followed on Sunday with a kids basketball tournament for boys and girls in grades 1 – 12. The line-up for ‘Live at The Gantries’ was released and the Metropolitan Opera announced their summer recital at Socrates Sculpture Park will be on June 17.

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Pig Beach to Open in Long Island City Late Fall

May 16, 2019 by editor Leave a Comment

LIC Springs on Vernon Boulevard 2019 — Not a beach, but LIC

LONG Island City will get a third new BBQ restaurant in 2019 when Pig Beach opens it’s second location in the former Studio Square space up near the Astoria border. According to an article in Boro Magazine, this will happen in late Fall.

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AMAZON PATS, LIC-CON, PRINCESS PARTICULAR IN LIC

February 1, 2019 by editor 3 Comments

NEWS about Amazon dominates the local media this week, but there’s not a lot of meat in the stories. At least we have the Super Bowl this weekend …oh wait, the Patriots are playing in it – are they not amazonish?

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