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So just last week I reported walking by the very first townhouse knockdown in LIC, which was occurring on 47th Road. This week brings news of another building going up on the same road about fifty yards away. The lot size is considerably bigger, … [Continue reading] about 47th ROAD BUILDING SPREE, A MICROCOSM FOR LIC
Yo, I don't think we should talk about this Come on, why not? People might misunderstand what we're tryin' to say, you know? No, but that's a part of life It keeps coming up anyhow Don't decoy, avoid, or make void the topic Cuz that ain't gonna … [Continue reading] about LET’S TALK ABOUT RENTS
Continuing on Monday's theme, we stole an extra week of summer and things are slow in LIC. Hopefully you got to enjoy the great weather as things cool down, or at least will be able to as it continues through the weekend. As I walk around I notice … [Continue reading] about SUMMERS END: TAKE TWO
This week is a weird one in NYC, the Jewish holidays(Rosh Hashanah) arrived early and threw the school calendar out of whack. So for possibly the first time ever, NYC public schools will open the second week in September, not the first. Anyone who … [Continue reading] about PLUGGING INTO FALL
Warning: This article is not suitable for single adults Freakonomics comes to Long Island City this week, as a reader of LICtalk emailed us a story about a study which analyzes the ratio of kids aged 5-9 years old to those aged 0-4, in a given … [Continue reading] about BACKPACKS VS. STROLLERS = BEER?