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MORE BABIES KEEP COMING TO LIC

August 30, 2017 by editor Leave a Comment

UPON returning from summering in Marthucket, I noticed a heretofore very pregnant woman in my building pushing around a baby carriage. ‘Oh, yet another one joins the ranks’ I thought to myself at this inane observation. Yes, more babies keep coming to LIC (what does that even mean?), and on a per-capita basis it probably skews a little higher than citywide and nationwide, but it’s certainly not newsworthy. Nevertheless, like my fellow journalists in the local news trenches, occasionally I’m forced to conjure something out of nothing to go to print. Kinda like writing about a survey that finds people in LIC want more restaurants – D’uhh! Of course they do, but if asked whether [Read more…] about MORE BABIES KEEP COMING TO LIC

MASSIVE DRUG RAID ON CENTER BLVD IN LONG ISLAND CITY -UPDATE

August 29, 2017 by editor 1 Comment

Various news outlets are reporting that there is a massive drug raid going on this morning at a tower on Center Boulevard. Federal agents, some wearing hazmat suits, [Read more…] about MASSIVE DRUG RAID ON CENTER BLVD IN LONG ISLAND CITY -UPDATE

SUMMER OF HELL BRINGS TEMPORARY NEW FERRY TERMINAL TO LIC

July 11, 2017 by editor 2 Comments

*Gilligan, remind me again which side is fore and which is aft?*

Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me.
It was later than I thought when I first believed you,
Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools

FIFTY years ago we had the ‘Summer of Love.’ I missed it. Yesterday began the ‘Summer of Hell’ for those suburbanites east and west of Manhattan, and though I once again will not be a participant, as an LIC resident I’ll be a passive bystander in the thick of it all. That’s because [Read more…] about SUMMER OF HELL BRINGS TEMPORARY NEW FERRY TERMINAL TO LIC

AND NOW, BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED REALITY IN LIC

July 6, 2017 by editor Leave a Comment

WHILE the joy of the fireworks and the visions of J.Lo dancing in our heads linger, the underlying stories of the last two weeks focused on the more worrisome topic of [Read more…] about AND NOW, BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED REALITY IN LIC

EGGS AND FLEAS AND RENTALS AND FLEES

April 7, 2017 by editor 1 Comment

From the day we arrive on the planet
And, blinking, step into the sun
There’s more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There’s far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

THE stories of the week are the stories of life. Yes I am making that profound statement, despite its only having a filigree of connection at best. Though aren’t egg hunts, food festivals posing as flea markets, and real estate a suitable analogy for the basic necessities of LIC in 2017?

Anyway, for those not leaving town, the LIC Flea begins this Saturday. You know the deal, what began several years ago as a market of goods, is now predominantly gourmet food stalls and craft beer. Nothing wrong with that! Moreover as the beer swilling continues it helps to grease the wheels of an egg hunt of sorts for adults. Capisce?

//I don’t know what’s more highly anticipated, the Annual Trinity Grace Church Queens Easter Egg Hunt in Gantry Park, or the registration for it? Either way, [Read more…] about EGGS AND FLEAS AND RENTALS AND FLEES