Dear Readers, It's a good thing I don't let my poor writing skills get in the way of generating original content. Simply put, there are periods in the LIC news cycle when things are slow, and this is one of them. Thus I have decided to expound on … [Continue reading] about LONG ISLAND CITY IS LIKE ONE GIANT CUL-DE-SAC
VALENTINE’S POP-UP AND ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SOLUTION
Once again The Editor will concede the space here to other LIC residents with happenings/ideas/news/reminiscences etc. First of all a happening you should know about: I wanted to make you aware of a Valentine's Pop Up Shop at the Irish Center next … [Continue reading] about VALENTINE’S POP-UP AND ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SOLUTION
SUPER BOWL AND SUPER NEWS!
Ok readers, the big weekend is upon us, and there is also a lot of super LIC news. It starts with a great new addition coming to the neighborhood, and ends with a pig roast for the big game. In between there's more meat than filler, kinda … [Continue reading] about SUPER BOWL AND SUPER NEWS!
ADIOS Y OLA
Like the commandos who killed Bin Laden, the closing of the Delta Force Army and Navy store on Vernon Boulevard was a completely covert operation. Always known as a forbidding kind of place, no one I know actually went in there on the rare occasions … [Continue reading] about ADIOS Y OLA
HO-HUM: LIC HOUSING PRICES RISE MARGINALLY
Condo prices are up 4% year over year on a per-square-foot basis, and rentals 2% according to a new local report by Modern Spaces. That's basically the same as the cost-of-living adjustment if beer prices are a legitimate indicator of that index. … [Continue reading] about HO-HUM: LIC HOUSING PRICES RISE MARGINALLY