Tag Archives: Vernon Boulevard

Oct 25 2018
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Booze, Eats, Real Estate

WHAT’S WRONG WITH RETAIL IN LONG ISLAND CITY?

Of course then there's...

Of course then there’s…

And if you say to me tomorrow,
Oh what fun it all would be
Then what’s to stop us, pretty baby,
But what is and what should never be

Given all the empty storefronts, anyone walking along Vernon Boulevard might wonder how Long Island City is the fastest growing city in the nation.  Of course excessive retail vacancies abound through many stretches of Manhattan as well, and “retailing” as a concept is under siege nationwide due to Amazon.

One of the problems lies with the entrepreneurs who start these businesses. Continue reading →

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Oct 18 2018
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Arts and Entertainment, Kids

HALLOWEEN PARADE AND FALL FESTIVAL WILL BE ON OCTOBER 28

Getting in the spirit

Getting in the spirit

The Star Chamber of Long Island City has passed down through their disciples that the LIC Halloween Parade on Vernon Boulevard will occur on Sunday, October 28 this year.  You know the drill: kids wear costumes and get candy from the local merchants.  In addition, Continue reading →

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Oct 12 2018
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Eats

WHAT’S UP WITH ‘THE SANDWICH KING’ IN LONG ISLAND CITY?

"I could really use a sandwich, woof"

“I could really use a sandwich, woof”

Excellent question sir and one that’s been eating at me all summer.  Originally scheduled to open by early May according to owner Nick Giovanniello, the storefront has sat undisturbed since.  Recently though, Continue reading →

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Aug 29 2018
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Politics, Real Estate

“KNOCK DOWN THE PROJECTS AND BRING IN THE CRANES”

Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

But at night it’s a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it’ll be alright

3 1/2 years ago LICtalk proposed razing Queensbridge.  Not because it was a blight on Long Island City – its presence has minimal impact, but instead as a pragmatic solution to the endemic problems of, well …the projects.  It took awhile, but now others are making similar arguments, most notably in Continue reading →

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Aug 13 2018
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Eats

ONE NIGHT IN SUSHI DAIZEN

Opening the kimono

Opening the kimono

I don’t see you guys rating
The kind of mate I’m contemplating
I’d let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you

Almost 2 1/2 years ago a new restaurant landed on Vernon Boulevard with hardly a peep.  In the ensuing period Continue reading →

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Jul 23 2018
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Eats

DAI HACHI COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD IN LIC

Chinese no, fugu maybe?

Chinese no, fugu maybe?

THE red trim at 46-18 Vernon Boulevard reveals that the new restaurant coming to this corner will be called Dai Hachi. Continue reading →

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May 02 2018
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Eats

CHINESE RESTAURANT COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD

Wo Hop on Vernon?

Wo Hop on Vernon?

CAPITALISM fills the void as the wave of change continues in Long Island City.  No sooner had Chinese take-out New City Kitchen closed and morphed into The Sandwich King, that we hear from an inside source that Continue reading →

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Apr 25 2018
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Booze, Eats

VERNON BOULEVARD’S NIGHT SCENE HITS CRITICAL MASS

It's all coming together

It’s all coming together

SATURDAY night I walked down Vernon Boulevard around 9pm and found all of it’s dining and drinking establishments more packed than not – a big change from numerous other strolls I’ve taken along the same path in the past year.  Maybe it Continue reading →

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Apr 05 2018
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Eats

THE SANDWICH KING IS COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD!

Anticipation

The Sandwich King comes to Queens

“Enjoy every sandwich” 1

A whole lotta news happened here while I was guzzling away on the beach during Spring Break. There’s no craft beer where I went, just Bud Light during the day and Fireball at night.  With heavy doses of that combo you don’t even need a motel room.  Would you like to see pictures?  No?  Well then let’s talk sandwiches! Continue reading →

  1. in an interview the musician Warren Zevon did on the Late Show with David Letterman following Zevon’s having been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Letterman asked Zevon if there was anything he understood now, facing his own mortality, that he didn’t before. Zevon replied, “Just how much you’re supposed to enjoy every sandwich.” [↩]
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Mar 05 2018
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Eats

BELLWETHER RESTAURANT IN LONG ISLAND CITY CLOSE TO OPENING

Bellwether is almost here LIC

Bellwether is almost here LIC

BULBS planted in Fall begin to show themselves in March.  So it is with Bellwether restaurant on Vernon Boulevard, where the scaffolding has been removed and there is a sign in the window mentioning they will be opening in a few weeks.  Further details were revealed Continue reading →

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