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This Saturday and Sunday from 9am until noon the 1st Annual LIC Hoops Basketball Tournament for kids and adults will take place at the Gantry Plaza State Park courts on 48th Avenue. The adults bracket on Saturday is completely sold out, but there … [Continue reading] about 1ST ANNUAL LIC HOOPS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND
WELCOME to Stream-of-Consciousness Friday. The Wall Street Journal revealed that Tishman Speyer's 3-tower project at the top of Jackson Avenue will be called 'Jackson Park' and begin leasing this fall, with initial occupancy before year-end. Will … [Continue reading] about ‘JACKSON PARK’S 1800 RENTALS AVAILABLE THIS FALL – YOWZA!
Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me. It was later than I thought when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools FIFTY years ago we had the 'Summer of Love.' I missed it. Yesterday began … [Continue reading] about SUMMER OF HELL BRINGS TEMPORARY NEW FERRY TERMINAL TO LIC
WHILE the joy of the fireworks and the visions of J.Lo dancing in our heads linger, the underlying stories of the last two weeks focused on the more worrisome topic of … [Continue reading] about AND NOW, BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED REALITY IN LIC
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players WHILE the majority of readers are in Martha's Tucket, Northampton, and the Jawsy Shore, those who have stuck around have experienced the unusual dichotomy of the calm before the … [Continue reading] about WINNERS AND WHINERS AND SCENES FROM THE JULY 4 WKND IN LIC