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Here we are the end of August. It's still hot, languorous, and quiet in LIC and about a week away from our thoughts turning to Fall and school, aka the future. And yet a select group still in town are struggling and barely keeping their heads above … [Continue reading] about Slow, Sad, And Stupid In LIC
John Brown Smokehouse is closing it's original location on 44th Drive after eight years and rolling it up into it's Mothership Meat Company restaurant in Dutch Kills according to the LIC Post and the company's Facebook page. The owner Josh Bowen … [Continue reading] about John Brown Smokehouse On 44th Drive Is Closing
AS Summer 2020 winds down, one looks back at the many regularly scheduled events that did not occur this year: Warm-Ups at MoMA PS1; Live At The Gantries, Taste of LIC, Evening Movies At The Oval, etc. … [Continue reading] about There Was No Summer 2020 In LIC, And Yet
A reader tipped us off that according to the Citizen App another person jumped from the tower 4545 Center Boulevard last night. Around 9pm a passel of police cars zoomed to the site, followed quickly by a large area cordoned off with police tape - … [Continue reading] about Another Apparent Suicide On Center Boulevard in LIC
Long Island City got rocked by Tropical Storm Isaias yesterday, especially near the waterfront, but when all is said and done it's still rolling. As one long time resident with a battered terrace described it "the wind was even worse than Hurricane … [Continue reading] about LIC Rocks But Doesn’t Roll In Tropical Storm