Politics

It’s a Shame Long Island City

September 21, 2025 by editor 4 Comments

IT was a five birthday party day in Shady Park on the last Saturday of Summer. That’s a testament to all the kids and new parents filling Hunters Point. Not surprising given all the massive residential buildings completed in the past few years in the southern part of this family-friendly neighborhood: the 800-unit 52-03 Center Boulevard and 400-unit 52-41 Center boulevard in 2022, 1132-unit Gotham Point and an adjacent massive tower whose name I can’t recall in 2023, 1386-units in Malt Drive during 2024-5, and the 500-unit Jasper currently filling up. It’s a shame all the kids at all these birthday parties will never learn to swim.

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A New Hospital For Long Island City???

July 29, 2025 by editor 5 Comments

DONOVAN Richards gave his thumbs up to the OneLIC Plan this week, with some stipulations, the oddest of which is a request for a new hospital in Long Island City. Oddest yes, but the newfangled demands were multiple and both small and large including a new library for QueensBridge and a batch of $10k small business grants. According to the link below, it was a 4-page laundry list, none of which seem to be binding on the City.

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If Mamdani Wins In November, Will Mike Bloomberg Leave NYC?

June 28, 2025 by editor Leave a Comment

WHAT can I add to the recent mayoral primary victory this week? Given the strong possibility that Zohran Mamdani will be the next Mayor of New York City, and that his unique policies will require big expenditures by city government, my guess is that ‘Taxing the Rich’ will be his way to pay for it.

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OneLIC Plan: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

May 7, 2025 by editor 2 Comments

I received a blast email from Julie Won last week stating “These priorities are the minimum requirements for the OneLIC neighborhood plan to succeed and receive my support when it comes before the City Council for a vote.” The subsequent bullet points were a good jumping off point for me to share my thoughts on this plan, so here we go, with my comments in italics.

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Mayoral Candidate Whitney Tilson Talks to LIC

March 5, 2025 by editor Leave a Comment

ABOUT a month ago, I sent my missive on updating Local Law 11 to a pair of the Mayoral candidates, with the thinking that it was an under the radar issue that would come with a built-in constituency if championed. One of those candidates replied back and asked if we wanted an interview. With that, here are the highlights of my discussion with Whitney Tilson.

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