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TONY Bennett died last week at the age of 96 at his home in Manhattan. Though he was raised in Astoria, he was born at St. John’s Hospital in Long Island City. Leading the newsroom here at LICtalk to wonder ‘Where is St. John’s Hospital?”
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SORRY for the delay in posting, but The Editor had to make his annual week-long jaunt to Sun Valley to attend an ‘event’ with his peers. Fortunately, little has transpired in LIC in the wake of the post-July 4 lull. And yet, and yet.
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“NO Parking Tuesday” arrives tomorrow. Not Taco Tuesday, not Two-for-Tuesday, when the pink signs everywhere in Hunters Point say “No Parking Tuesday” then it must be July 4, 2023!!!
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No more pencils, no more books
Mr. Cooper
No more teachers, dirty looks
Out for summer, out ’til fall
We might not come back at all
THE last day of school, sweeter words have never been spoken. In tandem with that comes the news that the Gantry Plaza State Park Sports Field has reopened after a major renovation. There is ‘Open Play’ for everyone at all times through July 8.
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FROM mid-April to mid-June one can typically purchase Haitian mangoes from the produce vendor on 49th Avenue by Vernon Boulevard. This is when the fruit from this region is in season and available. For those in the know, which includes the Hunters Point West Indian Nanny Posse and The Editor, there is no better delicacy in the world.
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