Jimmy Van Bramer submitted a successful proposal for the dual name street name of “Winged Fist Way/ 43rd Street” between 48th and 50th Avenues in Woodside, Queens, reports Ian McGowan, Executive Director of WingedFist.org. McGowan explains, “This street runs through the two square blocks which today are the Celtic Park apartments.…
Bix Beiderbecke, born in 1903, was a musical prodigy who played the piano by ear as a toddler and after his death at 28, gradually became one of the most influential jazz soloists of all time. Beiderbecke’s short life was tumultuous.…
Organized by the 108 Police Precinct Community Council, which includes civilians and officers, and Hunter’s Point Community Development Corporation, all ages were welcomed and dined on food donated by LIC restaurants on Tuesday night at John Andrew Park on 48th Ave.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced that New York City Council voted to pass rezoning for a 130-block area of Sunnyside and Woodside on July 28, 2011. The move is a substantial overhaul in zoning ordinances, which govern land use and building shape,…
There will be no Number 7 line subway service between the Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza stations from midnight Saturday, July 30 through 5 a.m. on Monday, August 1. A special fare-free shuttle bus service will operate between the Vernon-Jackson and Queensboro Plaza Stations while the service diversion is in effect.…
A new Lebanese restaurant opened on the corner of 43rd Street and 43rd Ave. on Thursday. The new eatery, Habibi, replaces the former Lebanese store El Shater. Habibi is run by Mehdi Osman, who was a member of the family that ran El Shater.…
Construction is underway at 45-20 Skillman Avenue, at the corner of 46th Street, on the restaurant which will replace the shuttered Bliss Bistro. Owner of the property Dorothy Morehead confirms that two new partners have rented the spot and are planning to open an elegant but friendly eatery there.…
On the first day of legal marriage for same sex couples in New York State, dozens of elated members of the local community celebrated at Claret Wine Bar on Skillman with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and his partner of 12 years,…
A Mediterranean deli and grocery store opened Tuesday at 45-15 Queens Blvd, which was the former location of the Diving Bell. The store, Parrot Coffee Shop, features products such as olives, meats, teas, nuts, dried fruit, spices, sea products and cheeses.…
The recent marriage equality vote in Albany inspired the management of Molly Blooms Victorian bar and restaurant in Sunnyside, Queens to make a generous offer: they decided to hold a raffle offering a free wedding reception to one lucky same sex couple after gay nuptials become legal on July 24.…