THE large retail space in Hunters Point South Crossing has been rented by a “local daycare operator” according to a notice sent to residents of the building today. The notice projects completion in [Read more…] about DAYCARE OPERATOR COMING INTO BIG HPS CROSSING SPACE
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FATAL SHOOTING AND LIBRARY DELAYS IN LIC
WHAT a day in LIC. It started early this morning at the Queensboro Correctional Facility where a guard who worked there ran down the street firing shots at her ex-boyfriend before turning the gun on herself. Due to bullets splaying all over the place and the eventual dramatic suicide, the story was widely reported on by NYC media within hours of its occurring.
More interesting to local readers, is a) the existence of this prison, and b) its location. The latter can best [Read more…] about FATAL SHOOTING AND LIBRARY DELAYS IN LIC
HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY TO BE NAMED AFTER TRUMP
The nearly completed Hunters Point Library along the waterfront in Long Island City will be re-christened in honor of Queens most famous native son. The Queens Library has announced that the new building will be given the name ‘Trump Library’ when it is finished later this year, and that barring any unforeseen circumstances the president will be in attendance for the grand opening and naming ceremony in September.
When asked about the honor last night at a press conference, Trump responded that he was very gratified [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY TO BE NAMED AFTER TRUMP
HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY TOPS OUT AND GETS LOVE FROM NYT
Isn’t she lovely
Isn’t she wonderful
Isn’t she precious
Less than one minute old
Well Stevie, it’s going to take another year, but the Hunters Point Library has topped out and it looks nothing short of fantastic! No less an authority than The New York Times states that “…no one will overlook it” in a just-published in-depth article about the library.
The article delves into the long-ago origin of the building, familiar to many older residents of LIC, and shares the latest with a walk-through the author took earlier this week. Read it and be up-to-date on what Dennis Walcott accurately describes as “the pride of the borough of Queens.” Now that it’s almost arrived, there is no doubt that it’s existence will be truly monumental for Long Island City.
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