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Seem like the whole world walking pretty
And you can’t find the room to move
Freeze-out? Well maybe more like slush-city today. But frozen out of new condos, that’s for sure. According to a press release from Modern Spaces, The Vista, a 48-unit condominium in Court Square, is 100% sold out. Here’s what I find most interesting though: [Read more…] about 47TH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
Well I’m Southbound, Lord I’m comin’ home to you.
Well I’m Southbound, baby, Lord I’m comin’ home to you.
I got that old lonesome feelin’ that’s sometimes called the blues.
Is South Beach the South? Who knows? Who Cares? It’s really cold and I’m outta here. But before I go, there’s a little tidying up I need to do. [Read more…] about LIC CLEAN-UP, LIBRARY-GATE, THEN SOUTHBOUND
Not much to say about that headline, except it is a sad but not completely unexpected outcome. Kind of makes the 7-train protests trivial.
Nevertheless, we said we’d show you the apologetic letter received by the powers-that-be from the MTA. It contains the whole list of fixes to be done over the year. You can read it below and judge for yourself the merits and rationale for the weekend closings. [Read more…] about AVONTE OQUENDO REMAINS MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND IN WATER
The internet is really really great
For porn
I’ve got a fast connection so i don’t have to wait
For porn
There’s always some new site,
For porn!
I browse all day and night
For porn!
It’s like i’m surfing at the speed of light
For porn!
In a recent Nielsen website survey, LICtalk was deemed more addictive than pornography. That’s because there is a low threshold for locality when it comes to the news. One person killed in NYC = 10 in Chicago = 100 in France = 1,000 in Turkey = 10,000 in Bangladesh. Going in the other direction, it equals a bike running over a person’s foot in LIC. You know you want to look, “Oh, I’ll just take a little peek.” People care about local smut! [Read more…] about LICTALK IS MORE ADDICTIVE THAN PORN
Ok, we got this snow thing out of the way without much trouble. Not that it will keep the mainstream press from harping on this non-story. Nothing much else happening in the neighborhood news-wise, so let’s mop up the stories from 2013, add a few throwaways from 2014, and get ready for the hard hitting stuff starting next week.
Dutch Kills Centraal Owner’s Story – this place has established a nice foothold in the ‘hood, see pics
Say Goodbye to the Same Old Steakhouse – M Wells makes WSJ’s top 5 new steakhouses
Inside M Wells Steakhouse, Where They Kill Your Fish to Order – best pictorial yet, looks awesome
Hunters Point Cafe Aims to Be Neighborhood Gathering Spot – bakery, lunch, and soon-to-be dinner
For An Excited Nude Statue, Finally a Bit of Privacy – haha, no comment
New LIC Art Gallery Run By and For Artists – ArtistRun Gallery, at 36-21 22nd St.
LIC Boathouses Bandy in Court Over Ownership – the Battle of the Boathouses
Former Paper Factory Recycled into Hotel – see pics of this loft like hotel