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!
PETITION, LETTER, & NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INCUBATION
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 IN HUNTERS POINT
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
SHOW PALACE DENUDED, QUEENSBRIDGE HOUSES VERMINIZED
Show Palace strip club, located on 21st St. across from the exit ramp of the Queensboro Bridge was closed down Friday night by the NYPD in light of prostitution allegations according to The Daily News. No surprise there, but locals may be … [Continue reading] about SHOW PALACE DENUDED, QUEENSBRIDGE HOUSES VERMINIZED
KIDS HIP-HOP CLASS(ES) COMING TO LONG ISLAND CITY
Were you upset that the Jessica Lang Dance Studio never came to fruition in Long Island City? Well here's a substitute … [Continue reading] about KIDS HIP-HOP CLASS(ES) COMING TO LONG ISLAND CITY