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“The books are to remind us what asses and fool we are. They're Caeser's praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue, "Remember, Caeser, thou art mortal." UPDATE: May 5, 11:30am - the NYT has just reported that "Book Culture, … [Continue reading] about BOOK STORE COMING TO COURT SQUARE
WHAT a day in LIC. It started early this morning at the Queensboro Correctional Facility where a guard who worked there ran down the street firing shots at her ex-boyfriend before turning the gun on herself. Due to bullets splaying all over the … [Continue reading] about FATAL SHOOTING AND LIBRARY DELAYS IN LIC
THE New York Times is out today with a story on the emptying out of the Blanchard and Paragon buildings on Borden Avenue, in order to make way for higher-paying office tenants. Whole businesses are vacating the premises, typified by the protagonist … [Continue reading] about THE DOWNSIDE OF GENTRIFICATION IN LONG ISLAND CITY
I'd like to say that nothing happened in LIC during my two week absence, because that would be the truth. But I'm in the ink moving business, have lots of other things to catch up on, and the truth is … [Continue reading] about NEW LIC NEWS
From the day we arrive on the planet And, blinking, step into the sun There's more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done There's far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rolling … [Continue reading] about EGGS AND FLEAS AND RENTALS AND FLEES