LONG ISLAND CITY – This summer, visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art will get a taste of Queens, in the form of LIC’s Cake and Shake, serving all-organic cupcakes, milkshakes and premium coffee from a solar-powered cart parked outside the museum. “The Met is a global destination,” says co-owner Gina Ojile. “People come and stay fo [...]
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Eco-Friendly Treats: Organic Cupcakes...
LONG ISLAND CITY – This summer, visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art will get a taste of Queens, in the form of LIC’s Cake and Shake, serving all-organic cupcakes, milkshakes and premium coffee from a solar-powered cart parked outside the museum. “The Met is a global destination,” says co-owner Gina Ojile. “People come and stay fo [...]
Is Crime a Problem in Astoria?
For residents of Astoria concerned about the recent spate of crime in the area, the 114th Precinct had a reassuring message on Tuesday — “Don’t worry. Everything is under control.”
At a packed community council meeting on Tuesday, deputy inspector Paul Vorbeck of the 114th Precinct and his colleagues briefed the community on steps taken to cu [...]
Fear and Loathing At Latimer Gardens
Sixty-three-year-old Mary Peters was just looking forward to a quiet Easter weekend with her son and two grandchildren. But on April 3, that feeling was shortlived as a bullet whizzed into her first floor apartment in Latimer Gardens, a city-owned housing development in Flushing.
The bullet shattered her kitchen’s upper window and narrowly mi [...]
Astoria Sees Spike in Car Break-Ins
A photo composite showing various break-ins over the past few weeks in Astoria (Credit: Donnelly Marks)
Residents of Norwood Gardens in Astoria have been advised to keep a close check on their cars and GPS, after a rash of auto break-ins has made them nervous about leaving anything valuable in their cars.
Residents report that areas around 35 [...]
MTA Public Hearings Annoy Queens Comm...
Angry straphangers and elected officials gathered at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing on Tuesday for the borough’s public hearing on plans for massive service cuts intended to close the MTA’s $750 million budget deficit.
In Queens, the MTA proposed not just eliminating the W subway line and numerous bus routes, but also city-wide [...]
West Side Story: School Overcrowding ...
I.S 44 building, seen here, is expected to house five schools this Fall (Pic Courtesy: Andrew Schwartz for West Side Spirit)
Despite the urging of District 3’s Community Education Council, the Department of Education said it was not possible to increase the number of grades at P.S. 452, a new school slated to open in the I.S. 44 building on W [...]
Upper East Side Real Estate: ‘Chirp’ ...
If you have ever taken a cab in New York City, chances are you have seen advertisements for Bid on the City, a real estate service that lets you bid on high-end commercial and residential properties in New York City. If the owner accepts your bid on a property, which is typically worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, you get to purchase it. [...]
Jackson Heights Chat: Coming Soon, An...
Is Jackson Heights getting a new chat house? The answer, my friend, is YES. And as The Village Voice points out, it looks like a “multi-culti” sorts. Why do we think so? Because the new awning for “Ambala Sweet and Bakery Chat House” has almost every nation in South Asia listed. (more…)
LeFrak Rent Hike Sparks Protests
When Tanya Delucca and her 16-year-old daughter, Michelle, went to St. Paul’s Church in Corona on Feb. 4, they were going not to pray, but to protest.
The Deluccas were one of hundreds of families in LeFrak City whose rents increased more than $10 per room per month, starting this month — and many say the spike is more than they can afford. M [...]
Hiram Monserrate On His Way Out
Convicted state senator from Queens, Hiram Monserrate is on his way out. On Tuesday, the NY Senate voted 53-8 to expel Monserrate, who has been convicted of dragging his girlfriend Karla Giraldo through his apartment lobby. He wasn’t charged with felony–a charge that would have automatically cost his job.
The Associated Press repo [...]