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As we all know, Long Island City is a great place to live. Yet due to its nascency, there are several crucial resources that have yet to emerge. One of these is a locally-based youth sports program for kids over five years old. So I have decided … [Continue reading] about LONG ISLAND CITY YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUE AND KIDS BASKETBALL COMING IN JANUARY
A double headline, one surprising, one anything but. The news of Joe Conley's resignation from Community Board 2 after 23 years, was unexpected and sudden. Under normal circumstances, a reign of that duration usually ends with months of boozy … [Continue reading] about CONLEY SUDDENLY RESIGNS AND MU RAMEN HAS LONG LINES
LIC's Pepsi sign and almost a hundred other sites may lose their no-tear-down status. In a year end rush to take things off its plate, the Landmarks Preservation Committee is taking a page from municipal pension plans by simply removing these … [Continue reading] about PEPSI SIGN COULD LOSE LANDMARK DESIGNATION
A year and four days ago, LICtalk declared that Ramen Fever Had Come to LIC. It was a prescient headline from a haughty but highly-respected rag, and today it has come full circle, … [Continue reading] about MU RAMEN LIC TO OPEN MONDAY, THE TURKEY HAS ASCENDED
Two weeks ago, a list of the best public school districts in the U.S. was published. Normally I don't put much faith in these subjective top-10's, but when I saw who was ranked #1, I knew they got it right. No, it wasn't LIC/PS78, ...yet, but we'll … [Continue reading] about THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE NATION