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THE petition to include a community center with a pool in the Plaxall rezoning has surpassed its goal of 500 signatures. That's 500+ residents of Hunters Point who now await the final decision by the city like a child waits for Christmas … [Continue reading] about REC CENTER PETITION OVER 500 SIGNATURES & JIMMY FALLON
Last year's 'it' food was poke, which came and left Long Island City with barely a trace. Crabs have vanished too. In previous years I speculated baby food and roadkill might gain traction in LIC. 2018 looks to be … [Continue reading] about LONG ISLAND CITY 2018 RESTAURANT ROUND-UP
It's deja vu all over again when it comes to schools in Hunters Point. Over half-a-decade ago, which in LIC-years is two generations, LICtalk wrote about similar capacity crises, and then again in 2015 (aka one-generation past). The calculations … [Continue reading] about HI SCHOOL? BRIDGE TOLLS? XI’AN FAMOUS FOODS COMING TO LIC!
While I wrote recently that I might expound on the rationale for adding a rec center in Hunters Point, I've decided I would provide an excerpt that I wrote to Robert Dobruskin, the director in the NYC Planning Dept. who is collecting community … [Continue reading] about PETITION, LETTER, & NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INCUBATION
A movement has begun for a Rec Center in Hunters Point. Spearheaded by Brent O'Leary, President of the Hunters Point Civic Association, and Eric Malinowski, a local father of two, the tandem, with backing from several other neighborhood … [Continue reading] about A MOVEMENT HAS BEGUN IN HUNTERS POINT