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ELECTION DAY: THE BIG VOTE IN LIC

November 3, 2017 by editor Leave a Comment

Halloween finale – no work and all play …and lots of candy

So let’s sink another drink
‘Cause it’ll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
And I’ll be dancing with myself

NOW we shift from the festivity of Halloween to the drama and solemnity of Election Day. Of course there isn’t really any drama as by and large the relevant races are a foregone conclusion. Out of the spotlight but of possibly greater consequence is the once-in-every-twenty-years vote over whether to hold a Constitutional Convention in New York State, on which I have no opinion. Yet if one were to allow their imaginations and machinations to run wild…

Actually there is a vote on an item, or line-item as it were, that will have ahem …dire? consequences for a select segment of the Long Island City population [Read more…] about ELECTION DAY: THE BIG VOTE IN LIC

SHAKE SHACK COMING TO HUNTERS POINT SOUTH?

October 19, 2017 by editor 4 Comments

Future home of Shake Shack ...oh and 2,000 new residents — Future home of Shake Shack …oh and 2,000 new residents

Well maybe, but that’s not the real story. Instead, the LIC Post is reporting that a complete redesign of Hunters Point South’s Parcel C was unveiled last night at a Community Board 2 Land Use meeting. Most significantly, the towers will now rise to 55 and 44 stories from a previous 41 and 35 stories in the original plan shared in 2013. The other significant design change from that plan, is that the structure will no longer run uninterrupted along Center Boulevard, which effectively made it one mammoth building with two peaks. Instead it will be broken up with a Center Boulevard (and Oval and Manhattan) facing open area filled with greenery, art installations, and a food pavilion. It’s in that pavilion that one of the presenters last night threw out the name Shake Shack [Read more…] about SHAKE SHACK COMING TO HUNTERS POINT SOUTH?

BACK TO SCHOOL IN LIC

September 7, 2017 by editor Leave a Comment

“Bring us a pitcher of beer every seven minutes until somebody passes out. And then bring one every ten minutes”

‘Back to School’ is a classic 80’s movie, worthy of multiple viewings. Most importantly, it’s protagonist imparts a message that all those children who began the new school year today should remember after they graduate: [Read more…] about BACK TO SCHOOL IN LIC

TOP CHEF’S ED COTTON OPENING RESTAURANT ON VERNON BOULEVARD

June 24, 2017 by editor 2 Comments

WE have heard from a pretty good source that Top Chef Season 7 runner-up Ed Cotton will be opening a restaurant in the former Masso space on Vernon Boulevard. Cotton has worked under numerous famous chefs such as Daniel Boulud, Laurent Tourondel, and David Burke. More importantly, [Read more…] about TOP CHEF’S ED COTTON OPENING RESTAURANT ON VERNON BOULEVARD

HUNTERS POINT SOUTH PHASE 2 BACK ON TRACK?

June 2, 2017 by editor 2 Comments

What’s going on at the residential lots of Hunters Point South Phase 2? For the last year absolutely nothing as the anointed developer TF Cornerstone wrangled with Amtrak and the New York Power Authority over underground rail and electrical lines – admittedly no simple feat. Yet according to a story in Crain’s, the issues seem to have been worked out and the building plans might be back on track and starting soon.

Which brings us (once again) to the more important issue of [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT SOUTH PHASE 2 BACK ON TRACK?