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Fall is back in the air, and with it comes the return of the journalists. That's a good thing because I am tired of having to script original content. Some of it is a rehash: Bierocracy, PS78 start times, available land is expensive. … [Continue reading] about HERE COMES THE NEWS, AND ONE OF THEM IS NOT SO PRETTY
The good news keeps pouring in for LIC. The name of the beer hall coming to Jackson Avenue and 47th Road will be Bierocracy and is expected to open in December. It will be the first … [Continue reading] about BIEROCRACY COMING TO LONG ISLAND CITY IN DECEMBER
First I placed a call to my personal banker to release the funds to Bentley Manhattan for my new ride, then I called my investment banker to tell the VC scrutinizing LICtalk's books that I want a valuation north of $50 million or it's no deal. Why? … [Continue reading] about LICTALK HAS REACHED A NEW MILESTONE
On this day 50 years ago, The Beatles played Forest Hills Stadium. While their date at Shea a year later would garner a lot more press, something very interesting occurred after their first Queens date that very well may have had a bigger influence … [Continue reading] about THE BEATLES PLAY QUEENS, AND THE WORLD IS NEVER THE SAME
46th Road between Vernon Boulevard and 11th Street is the embodiment of a side street in Long Island City. One side of the street is all industrial: Queens Import Motors, DMP Taxi Parts, AVA Performance Auto Repairs, Empire City Ironworks. The … [Continue reading] about THE DICHOTOMY OF 46TH ROAD