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Come August, long weekends are de rigeur. Especially if one is not taking off the whole week, or like myself the whole month. Thus, it's a great time to catch up on one's summer reading ...about LIC, and therefore today we provide you with a whole … [Continue reading] about AUGUST IS HERE, BUT NOT THE DOLDRUMS
The world famous LIC waterfront once again served as the backdrop for a politician making noise. This time it was celebrity candidate Anthony Weiner, who based on the number of reporters attending today's fracas, one would think had already been … [Continue reading] about WEINER ROLLS ON IN LONG ISLAND CITY
That's right folks, according to Crain's, LIC is about to get another destination restaurant. Trattoria L'incontro, rated 27 in Zagat's and the best restaurant in Queens, is coming to 4540 Center Boulevard. Don't go calling the restaurant in … [Continue reading] about TRATTORIA L’INCONTRO IS COMING TO LONG ISLAND CITY
"Can we all get along?"Back in May, I published an editorial from a local mom which called for enforcing the ban on dogs in Gantry Park. In hearing her reasons and then reviewing her letter, I thought she made a pretty rational case for the ban. At … [Continue reading] about DOGS VS. KIDS
One of the greatest movies ever, The Wicker Man, takes place on a remote Scottish Isle filled with colorful people and farms. The only things the locale has in common with LIC, are that it's on the water and cloistered. Otherwise, to the best of my … [Continue reading] about THE WICKER MAN OF LONG ISLAND CITY