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New Mayor, Old (but good) Idea for Long Island City

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Now that we’ve gotten the snide quotes out of the way, it is time to reconciliate. The people have spoken, and the unquestionable majority have voted for Mamdani. With 50.4% of the vote, he beat both Cuomo and Sliwa combined. Hopefully the reality of ruling (and budgeting) will temper some of his idealistic instincts.

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Now that we’ve gotten the snide quotes out of the way, it is time to reconciliate. The people have spoken, and the unquestionable majority have voted for Mamdani. With 50.4% of the vote, he beat both Cuomo and Sliwa combined. Hopefully the reality of ruling (and budgeting) will temper some of his idealistic instincts.

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“The people have spoken, they must be punished” Ed Koch after losing Mayoral election in 1989

Now that we’ve gotten the snide quotes out of the way, it is time to reconciliate. The people have spoken, and the unquestionable majority have voted for Mamdani. With 50.4% of the vote, he beat both Cuomo and Sliwa combined. Hopefully the reality of ruling (and budgeting) will temper some of his idealistic instincts.

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It’s a Shame Long Island City

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IT was a five birthday party day in Shady Park on the last Saturday of Summer. That’s a testament to all the kids and new parents filling Hunters Point. Not surprising given all the massive residential buildings completed in the past few years in the southern part of this family-friendly neighborhood: the 800-unit 52-03 Center Boulevard and 400-unit 52-41 Center boulevard in 2022, 1132-unit Gotham Point and an adjacent massive tower whose name I can’t recall in 2023, 1386-units in Malt Drive during 2024-5, and the 500-unit Jasper currently filling up. It’s a shame all the kids at all these birthday parties will never learn to swim.

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A New Hospital For Long Island City???

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DONOVAN Richards gave his thumbs up to the OneLIC Plan this week, with some stipulations, the oddest of which is a request for a new hospital in Long Island City. Oddest yes, but the newfangled demands were multiple and both small and large including a new library for QueensBridge and a batch of $10k small business grants. According to the link below, it was a 4-page laundry list, none of which seem to be binding on the City.

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UnHenge-d Exercise in LIC

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henging the rock

GEE willikers, it’s that time of the year again. ManhattanHenge was scheduled to take place on May 28 & 29, but weather interruptus, and returns on July 11 & 12. Though each day is a succinct event, some believe the whole stretch between the two two-somes is a time for unbridled animal spirits. And while I don’t know what that term means exactly, I’d like to think there is nudity involved. With or without bare skin, it also spans the time of year when the days are at their longest. Get out there and enjoy!

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OneLIC Plan: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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I received a blast email from Julie Won last week stating “These priorities are the minimum requirements for the OneLIC neighborhood plan to succeed and receive my support when it comes before the City Council for a vote.” The subsequent bullet points were a good jumping off point for me to share my thoughts on this plan, so here we go, with my comments in italics.

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