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Look up from the river, is it a ferry-passenger ticker? Is it a Powerball Jackpot ad? At the very northern end of Gantry Park there is a large red digital display. At first glance, the meaning of the numbers would leave one bewildered. But with a little sleuthing we were able to solve the mystery. ((ok, ok, we were able to confirm what a reader tipped us off to)) Spoiler alert [Read more…] about DOES MATTHEW BARNEY HAVE A TRUMP COUNTDOWN CLOCK IN LIC?
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
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
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
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