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In a follow-up to last week's Berlin playground snippet on selbstständigkeit, the need to inculcate self-sufficiency in kids, I laughed very hard at a recent Simpson's episode transcribed in Lenore Skenazy's website Free Range Kids. Especially … [Continue reading] about OVERREACTIONS & CONCESSIONS IN LIC
The city has requested bids from developers for the two southern-most sites in Hunters Point South. According to an article in Crain's New York, it will contain "at least 750 apartments—with 450 or more (+60%) being permanently … [Continue reading] about MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMING TO HUNTERS POINT SOUTH
Memorial Day weekend is a funny one for the typical local summer getaway scene. The weather this time of year ranges from cool, rainy, and windy to delightful, so beaching it can be a high-risk/high-reward proposition. Thus for those … [Continue reading] about ROADTRIP: SUNNYSIDE
Or is it 'shoppe?' Either way, an ice cream themed venue is coming to the space previously occupied by Delta Force Army & Navy according to one of the workers onsite today. Just this week construction began and the windows were … [Continue reading] about NEW ICE CREAM SHOP TO OPEN ON VERNON BOULEVARD
"Fact: In New York City, if you want tips for the best bars, restaurants, and venues, or insider scoop on just about anything, it's best to ask a local. And the same goes for how we take our news. In addition to the New York Times and other local … [Continue reading] about YES, LIC, YOU HAVE A WINNER