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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
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
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
Sometimes I write stories that I know are more derivative of LIC than the usual drivel I scratch out. That's my prerogative and this is one of those stories. In researching it I learned a lot more than the original subject matter. Distance-wise, … [Continue reading] about GYMNASTICS IS LIFE, IN LONG ISLAND CITY AND BEYOND