I hope you enjoyed the April Fools Day excitement stirred up last week. That’s because it’s probably the only rousing local news, real or not, that you’ll be seeing this week. We can only [Read more…] about APRIL SHOWERS…
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ST. MARY’S CHURCH ON VERNON BLVD TO BE DEMOLISHED FOR TOWER
The iconic St. Mary’s Church on Vernon Boulevard will be knocked down to make way for a luxury residential tower according to plans filed with the NYC Department of Buildings yesterday. The proposal calls for a 62-story “pinner” building – one that’s very tall and very narrow – with many of the apartments full-floor 4-bedrooms with keyed access. According to the developer [Read more…] about ST. MARY’S CHURCH ON VERNON BLVD TO BE DEMOLISHED FOR TOWER
THE PIRANHAS OF LONG ISLAND CITY
Like piranhas to a cow in the Amazon River, the children of LIC picked the grass in Gantry Park clean of eggs in under a minute. In three waves they came. in three waves they conquered. Sure, there was some jostling, and an occasional [Read more…] about THE PIRANHAS OF LONG ISLAND CITY
L.I.C. ICE: A NEW ICE RINK OPENS IN HUNTERS POINT
Last week we uncovered a stealth restaurant, this week we bring you news of a new indoor ice rink in Hunters Point. Hidden among the dichotomy of 46th Road, in a two-story red brick building just east of Vernon Boulevard, L.I.C.-ICE has been operating for about a month. As pictured above, it’s a long and very narrow rink whose main focus is [Read more…] about L.I.C. ICE: A NEW ICE RINK OPENS IN HUNTERS POINT
KOREAN FOOD HAS COME TO LIC: KSFC IN BRICKTOWN BAGELS
First it was food trucks circa 2008, then came the M. Wells phenomenon in 2010, followed by pop-up restaurants in 2013. Long Island City has been an incubator for several of these concepts, now might we be playing host to the latest fad in millennial dining – stealth restaurants?
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