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Yesterday I was stopped by Erdem, the fruit and vegetable peddler on 49th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard. He was scared and wanted me to write a story about his situation. As many of you know, one morning last week he was arrested, hauled off to jail, … [Continue reading] about THE FRUIT MAN SPEAKETH
Well I never kept a dollar past sunset, It always burned a hole in my pants. Never made a school mama happy, Never blew a second chance, oh no Between the oppressive heat, the inability to escape it anywhere in LIC via shade cover, the lack of … [Continue reading] about LIC = HAPPINESS
It's a hot, sticky summer and I don't feel like working. The last few weeks I know I've really been phoning it in with cut and paste and snippets. You, loyal reader, are deserving of some original content, a large format type piece, whether it be a … [Continue reading] about FREE BEER, EXPENSIVE RENTS
No spiel today, just news in a shotgun format: Shady Park still under repair ...no sprinklers yet at Rainbow Park ...and I'm hearing that the "Gantry South" opening is now backed up until late July, though by appearance it looks completed. Plus, if … [Continue reading] about SWELTERING LIC NEWS TIDBITS
Live Music Is Better - Neil YoungI'd like to tell you that there's no pic with today's story as a continued protest for not having fireworks on the East River. The reality though is that I have actually been vacationing all Fourth of July week on … [Continue reading] about A LOT GOING ON IN LIC THIS SUMMER, JUST BYOB