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LIC's 2014 Spring battle over the use of restaurant's backyards, has gotten citywide attention now that summer is here. Yesterday, The Daily News published an article highlighting Alobar's and 51st Bakery & Cafe rejections so far of their use. … [Continue reading] about DINING AL FRESCO IN LONG ISLAND CITY
Nothing puts a town on the map like a local bakery. Astoria has Rose and Joe's, a traditional old-school Italian bakery. Greenpoint has Peter Pan, an old-fashioned donut shop manned by young Polish women in uniforms. Williamsburg has Fortunato … [Continue reading] about LONG ISLAND CITY: SOON TO BE A 3-BAKERY TOWN
The Oval in Hunters Point South is two and a half miles from the Manhattan Bridge, and the shortest distance between Queens and the northern most fireworks barge in this year's Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks display. With that in … [Continue reading] about WILL THE 2014 MACY’S FIREWORKS BE VISIBLE FROM QUEENS?
Real estate continues to dominate the news in LIC as we end the week. So if you want to read it, the links are below. As for me, I'm getting a head start on the weekend and summer solstice tomorrow. With that in mind, … [Continue reading] about FREE CONCERT IN HUNTERS POINT TOMORROW, BUT NO CONDOS
That's what this town has come to: All real estate, all the time. The LIC Partnership held its first ever LIC Summit yesterday, and despite a myriad of topics, the reality is it all boiled down to real estate. In tandem with this week's news, … [Continue reading] about REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE!