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Eco-Friendly Treats: Organic Cupcakes from Solar-Powered Carts

Sunday, May 16, 2010
By Smriti Rao
Eco-Friendly Treats: Organic Cupcakes from Solar-Powered Carts

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... »

Is Crime a Problem in Astoria?

Thursday, April 29, 2010
By Smriti Rao
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... »

Fear and Loathing At Latimer Gardens

Thursday, April 22, 2010
By Smriti Rao
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 missed her... »

Astoria Sees Spike in Car Break-Ins

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
By Smriti Rao
Astoria Sees Spike in Car Break-Ins

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 35th, 36th and 37th streets at 30th Avenue have been the worst affected, with... »

Album Review: Titus Andronicus’ “The Monitor”

Sunday, April 4, 2010
By Janos Marton

The Enemy Is Everywhere “From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never. All the armies of Europe and Asia…could not by force take a drink from the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue... »

MTA Public Hearings Annoy Queens Commuters

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Smriti Rao
MTA Public Hearings Annoy Queens Commuters

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 Continues Despite PS 452 Addition

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Smriti Rao
West Side Story: School Overcrowding Continues Despite PS 452 Addition

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 West 77th Street in fall 2010. The department is planning to start three kindergarten classes at... »

Upper East Side Real Estate: ‘Chirp’ Your Property Price

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Smriti Rao
Upper East Side Real Estate: ‘Chirp’ Your Property Price

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... »

Jackson Heights Chat: Coming Soon, Another Multi-Culti Snack Joint

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By MajorDomo
Jackson Heights Chat: Coming Soon, Another Multi-Culti Snack Joint

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. »

LeFrak Rent Hike Sparks Protests

Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Smriti Rao
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... »

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