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Fire up the bbq’s, the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza is returning to Long Island City again this year. Buried deep in an article in the Times Ledger about the Bernie Sanders rally at Hunters Point Park, was this quote:
“a Macy’s spokesman said “the barges for the show will continue to be set on the waterway in the same exact locations as last year on the East River.” [Read more…] about MACY’S FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS RETURNING TO LIC IN 2016!
I hope you enjoyed the April Fools Day excitement stirred up last week. That’s because it’s probably the only rousing local news, real or not, that you’ll be seeing this week. We can only [Read more…] about APRIL SHOWERS…
The iconic St. Mary’s Church on Vernon Boulevard will be knocked down to make way for a luxury residential tower according to plans filed with the NYC Department of Buildings yesterday. The proposal calls for a 62-story “pinner” building – one that’s very tall and very narrow – with many of the apartments full-floor 4-bedrooms with keyed access. According to the developer [Read more…] about ST. MARY’S CHURCH ON VERNON BLVD TO BE DEMOLISHED FOR TOWER
Like piranhas to a cow in the Amazon River, the children of LIC picked the grass in Gantry Park clean of eggs in under a minute. In three waves they came. in three waves they conquered. Sure, there was some jostling, and an occasional [Read more…] about THE PIRANHAS OF LONG ISLAND CITY
“I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me.” – Sally Field ((“You like me, you really like me.” Sally Field did not actually say this line in her acceptance speech for Best Actress at the 1984 Oscars, it’s a common misquote. Instead, her verbatim quote from onstage is the one I used))
Tomorrow, March 9, LICtalk will be four years old. Though still in its infancy, we are wise beyond our age – I mean that’s like 23 in dog years. Since our inception we have held nothing back, and in return we have earned and received your unconditional love. In fact, just recently we [Read more…] about HAPPY FOURTH BIRTHDAY LICTALK!