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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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Long Island City – Amends?
HERE we are, six years on and still unable to forget about our past love. Maybe I should write a song, but even if I don’t Valentine’s Day will be inextricably entwined with Amazon’s HQ2 cancellation in Long Island City.
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LAST month while reading a recap of the latest Community Board 2 (CB2) meeting, I came across this in the final paragraph:
“In response to the death of 16-year-old Jael Zhinin and the injuring of her 8-year-old sister, Leslie, when they were struck by a truck on 46th Street and 47th Avenue on June 26,”
Heavy stuff, I know, and it made me seriously pause given the ages and what the parents must have endured and are enduring. The recap continued:
“Won {Julie Won} announced that in the coming weeks a universal “daylighting” bill will be introduced in the City Council. The measure would create more visibility at intersections by removing parking.
[Read more…] about In With The New Legislation, Out With The Old In LIC‘Oh Calcutta’ Indian Restaurant in LIC Gets NYT Write-up
THE final week of summer comes with some good news, and some less than good. First off, following in the footsteps of LICtalk, Florence Fabricant of The New York Times gives a shout out to ‘Oh Calcutta,’ the new Indian restaurant on Jackson Avenue.
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There are times in one’s life when people are called upon to make difficult decisions. Sometimes those decisions are wrong, but in the hands of a capable and intelligent person, more often than not they are right. Other times, people choose to not make a decision on an important matter (aka: do nothing). If by doing nothing, this leads to an adverse outcome, it is what I would refer to as an invisible mistake.
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