Woodstock ’69, were you there? How about Gantry 2018 for July 4? If you were you were among the masses as seemingly [Read more…] about JULY 4, WERE YOU THERE?
JULY 4, WERE YOU THERE?
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MACY’S JULY 4TH FIREWORKS BACK IN LONG ISLAND CITY IN 2018
CONFIRMED! Also Kelly Clarkson will be there
Those holding the strings have held out long enough, so now [Read more…] about MACY’S JULY 4TH FIREWORKS BACK IN LONG ISLAND CITY IN 2018
MANHATTANHENGE AND MOMA PS1 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS = SUMMER
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
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…] about MANHATTANHENGE AND MOMA PS1 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS = SUMMER
LIC FLEA STARTS SATURDAY & GOES TO ONCE A MONTH SCHEDULE
The sixth season of the LIC Flea begins this Saturday and it will be the only weekend in May to attend the Flea as it has gone to a once-monthly schedule as opposed to every weekend in previous years. Here it is: [Read more…] about LIC FLEA STARTS SATURDAY & GOES TO ONCE A MONTH SCHEDULE
HUNTERS POINT SOUTH PARK PHASE 2 TO OPEN LATE JUNE
TWO of my writers were poached by The New Yorker this month so I’ve had to rely on my own faculties to dig up scoops. Fortunately in a quick perusal of the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy’s newsletter I caught a recap of their community meeting last night which revealed that Phase 2 of Hunters Point Park South will open in late June according to a presenter at the meeting from the EDC. This is the southern portion of the park, past the volleyball court/LIC Landing, which is supposed to be more “contemplative” and which will NOT include a playground for older kids. As a consolation the HPPC newsletter also reported that The Wizard of Oz will be the first movie they present at the Oval this year on May 18.
//MORE real estate news for you RE junkies, and in my mind this one’s a big one. [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT SOUTH PARK PHASE 2 TO OPEN LATE JUNE