This press release from Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer from November 17 details the candlelight vigil held for slain Woodside resident Lou Rispoli, murdered in Sunnyside on October 20. On Saturday, November 17th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and more than 500 local residents from Sunnyside and Woodside, community leaders, representatives from the New York [...]
It’s alive! It’s alive … And it’s coming this way. Forecasters expect “Frankenstorm,” or Hurricane Sandy, to bring the East Coast high winds, heavy rain, extreme tides, and maybe even snow, just in time for Halloween. It’s making no exceptions for New York City: this morning, Mayor Bloomberg issued an evacuation order for low-lying “Zone [...]
The Queens Tourism Council met Tuesday at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing to announce their newest venture: “Real Culture/Authentic Flavor.” This project will publicize events and activities in Queens through social networking sites, blogs and other forms of media. Everything from restaurants to puppet shows will be advertised to bring more tourists into [...]
Attention street art connoisseurs: 5 Pointz, AKA “graffiti Mecca” might soon be no more. David Wolkoff, whose family owns the property, announced last Wednesday at a land use committee meeting that the famous collaborative art exhibit in Long Island City will be demolished this fall. Wolkoff’s plan—currently pending approval—for the space includes construction of two [...]
This afternoon, scores of pint-size protesters stormed the Our World Neighborhood Charter School (OWN) playground in Long Island City armed with hand-made posters and catchy rally chants. Occupy Sesame Street? Not quite.
