A Long Island City man alleges he was attacked and had a $120,000 Audemars Piguet watch stolen from him in the Avalon North parking garage on 47th Rd. according to a report on NBC4 New York.
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Presidents Week News For LIC

Did you winter sur la piste o en la playa this week? Either way you didn’t miss much here at home. Nevertheless I had the interns beating the bushes and when they couldn’t come up with the obligatory 500 words I had them slap this together:
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Today is Valentine’s Day, except if you live in Long Island City where it’s better known as Break-Up Day. Which might be a good thing, but usually not for the person being dumped.
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THE Pro Bowl is this Sunday, a game which is almost as exciting and hard-hitting as the local news this week. Oh sure, we could add some filler by regurgitating innocuous articles about Queens in general or elaborating on vapid press releases. Much as the NFL does with meaningless ‘Battle of the Network Stars’ type contests the day before with players competing in muscle-bulging tank-tops and too much of a smile. Or we could do rote interviews with our sponsors, much like the NFL does with those players in attendance – none of whom will be participating in the actual Super Bowl – about who will win the big game.
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NO 7-train this weekend Long Island City. Yeah, at the heart of it that’s the biggest and most impactful local headline this week. Unless you had a hankering for Lamb Cumin Biang Biang noodles this weekend and thought you just had to walk up the street to get them at Xian Famous Foods. Au contraire, it’s closed due to fire, but no worries, you can just hop on the..
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