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It took a little while to get into swing this year, but my packed 7-train the last two days means it must be September.  Wait there’s a disconnect, it’s 89 degrees out and [Read more…] about AHH SEPTEMBER IN LIC

Well I’ve been training all summer for the monumental bike ride across the Queensboro Bridge.  After many years of living in its shadow, it was time to take on the beast and journey across the river to the outer borough of Manhattan in something other than the subway or a taxi.  So this weekend I ventured forth, first stopping at Sweetleaf to down a quart of coffee, then pausing in Queens Plaza to gobble two Clif Bars.  Finally I strapped on my helmet and started pedaling up the eastern face.  It was hot out and I had to rest several times and catch my breath, not unusual for most mountaineers, but 40 minutes later with my hamstrings screaming, I hit the apex.  The trip down to the other side was quicker and less traumatic, at the bottom of the bridge I made a sharp right turn onto East 60th Street proudly hitting the island of Manhattan in a triumphal manner, and do you know what I discovered when I got there? [Read more…] about THE LIC SUMMER FINALE AND MORE

The New York Times has written another love letter to Queens with an article touting the borough as a hot tourist destination.  The gist of the story is [Read more…] about ANOTHER LOVE NOTE TO QUEENS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

A young male fell to his death Tuesday night around 10pm, after apparently [Read more…] about YOUNG MAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM AVALON RIVERVIEW NORTH

About a month ago, we received a story idea and a picture from a reader.  It concerned cigarette butts and the general attitude of smokers not to treat them as trash.  Though this might be considered more of a national or worldwide subject, because many residents in LIC [Read more…] about THE SCOURGE OF LIC, AND BEYOND