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My week-long absence seems to have been a 'Waiting for Godot' moment, in that nothing much actually happened. Unless of course one delves into the details of a routine follow-up, whereby it was revealed that the new streetcar proposal may very well … [Continue reading] about LIC MIGHT GET NEW BRIDGE WITH STREETCAR
Last night at a meeting hosted by the Gantry Parents Association, President Jimmy Van Bramer made the announcement that a new school will be built in LIC. It will be a freestanding school ((not embedded/attached to an apartment building)) located in … [Continue reading] about NEW SCHOOL ANNOUNCED FOR LONG ISLAND CITY
The moment we've all been dreading has arrived, fast food is coming to Vernon Boulevard ((though in some ways it's already here given Dunkin Donuts and Bareburger)). We've heard from a good source that … [Continue reading] about PIZZA HUT COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD
The East River came over the edge at Gantry Park yesterday morning, creating a small pool on the promenade just north of the final pier, as pictured above. Newsworthy? … [Continue reading] about GANTRY PARK FLOODS AND 80-STORY TOWER IN COURT SQUARE?
Mayor de Blasio has proposed a new streetcar line that will run near the East River and link Brooklyn to Queens. More specifically, it would start in Sunset Park and end in northern Astoria. Tentative plans in Long Island City have it … [Continue reading] about A STREETCAR NAMED DE BLASIO