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Hey folks, remember back in January when I wrote about Jersey City getting a 95-story tower and wondered how long before we do? Well guess what, it didn’t take very long. [Read more…] about PLANS FILED FOR 70-STORY TOWER IN LIC
It’s time to forget about subways and affordable housing, the weekend is here. With that in mind comes word from the LIC Partnership that there’s a new restaurant on Jackson Avenue called Mr. Nilsson. Ok, it’s not really a completely new restaurant. In quickly googling the address, I noticed that it was the same one as ‘Sage General Store.’ So I gave them a call and spoke to the owner, Leslie Nilsson. She told me that [Read more…] about NEW RESTAURANT OPENS IN LIC: MR. NILSSON
LIC is on the verge of leaving its pub food and red sauce reputation behind. Saturday night I ate at Jora, the new Peruvian restaurant by the Pulaski Bridge, and while we do not do restaurant reviews here at LICtalk, I will say [Read more…] about LONG ISLAND CITY IS BECOMING A CULINARY MECCA
On January 1, 1994, China devalued its currency by 50% in a single day, and since then has experienced a manufacturing boom …in modern times there never has been free trade with China; the US has already been in a trade war for nearly two decades; and it is the only time in this nation’s history it surrendered without ever firing a shot. The United States lost six million jobs, indebted itself to China by $1.4 trillion, and received in return a host of consumer goods, many of which now reside in landfills across the country. -Paul Tudor Jones
Now that the year is about to turn, the parents of LIC will be starting a whole new round of birthdays for their kids. In return for cake, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, and meet n’ greets with Eli Manning and Beyonce; young guests (or their custodians/handmaidens) are expected to bring a gift for the birthday child. While this is a time-honored tradition, I couldn’t help but wonder, having witnessed this orgiastic display firsthand(as a journalist), if maybe it hasn’t become a bit of an anachronism in the 21st century? [Read more…] about “NO GIFTS PLEASE”
