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May 11, 2012
Burgers Go Satanic in Queens Tonight
Tonight's the night, devil worshippers, that you finally get your own hamburger.
Blogs
March 13, 2012
Say Hello to Neta, Casa Enrique
Here are the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. Neta, a sushi restaurant in the Village run by the people behind Masa, opened last Friday. [Grub Street] Today is opening day for Russian restaurant Brasserie Pushkin ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2012
Food Lovers Hit With Diet Tips
Every treadmill is taken, the quinoa shelf is empty, and orange-juice-fast bags hang off the shoulders of legging-clad ladies. It must be January. Post-New Year's, everyone, and their mother, makes resolutions, vowing to cut out alcohol and give up white bread. And even though the food world is ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Strip Club Threatens to 'Stain' Long Island City; Lawyer Says It Deserves a Chance
Everything was going right for the once-industrial, now-booming Long Island City -- until a strip club company tried to move its way into the little-neighborhood-that-could. This blossoming section of the city across the East River (the gateway to Queens!) has everything going for it: It's ex ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Frites 'n' Meats Hopes to Return to the Streets Next Week
Almost three months after its propane tank exploded and injured two people, the Frites 'n' Meats truck is almost ready to get back on the road.
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August 2, 2011
M. Wells to Close at the End of August [UPDATED]
Robert SietsemaWe'll always have offal.Alas! It seems that M. Wells is not long for this world.
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July 28, 2011
New Jersey Pizzeria Claims to Be Older than Lombardi's; Staten Island Restos Boast the Most 'A' Grades
A pizzeria in Trenton, New Jersey, is claiming that it, and not Lombardi's in Manhattan, is the oldest in the country. [Diner's Journal] Everything you need to know about hosting your very first clam bake, courtesy of Mark Bittman. [T Magazine] More on the forthcoming food-truck food court ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Owner Says Queens Graffiti Mecca 5Pointz Will Stay For Now, But Not Forever
5Ptz.comWhen owner Jerry Wolkoff originally announced plans to bulldoze Long Island City graffiti mecca, 5Pointz, street artists and hip-hop fans alike were crushed. Over the years, 5Pointz has become a landmark in the world of NYC art as a warehouse dedicated to the cultivation and curation ... More >>
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March 19, 2011
Gym-Free Queens School Sounds Awesome, But Is Not
A high school in Queens just sort of forgot to offer gym classes. Which -- woohoo! But actually, gym credits are required in order to graduate in the New York City public school system. So about 100 seniors at the Robert F. Wagner Secondary School in Long Island City might not be able to graduate ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
5Pointz, Queens Graffiti Warehouse, to Be Bulldozed to Build High-Rises
Subaquatica.comJust as it seemed like street art was experiencing a rush, New York City developers have announced that Queens' own graffiti warehouse, 5Pointz, will be bulldozed. To the dismay of street artists and hip-hop fans alike, the "graffiti mecca" will be replaced by high-rises.
Voice Choices
December 8, 2010
THE PURSUIT OF FUNNINESS
Maira Kalman’s elements of style
Blogs
November 4, 2010
Tourtières & Nuns' Farts at M. Wells Ce Soir
What is that heavenly scent?Here in America, November is all about Thanksgiving. We spend the whole month talking about that big turkey dinner we're going to have at the end of it. But in Quebec, Thanksgiving is already over and done with. November instead marks the beginning of tourtière se ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Where to Eat Along the Marathon Route; Grimaldi's Owner Sues Landlady
In the kitchen with Adam Rapoport, the new editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, who believes the magazine "can and should build on the massive interest in food in this country." [NY Times] Wondering where to eat as you cheer on this year's marathoners? Mile 2: Bay Ridge's Longbow Pub and Pantry, ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Robert Sietsema at Testaccio; Sarah DiGregorio at Olio Pizza e Più & Camp de' Fiori
This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema discovers true Roman fare at Testaccio in Long Island City; Sarah DiGregorio samples the pies at two new pizzerias: Olio Pizza e Più and Campo de' Fiori. Sam Sfiton awards two stars to Il Matto: "Nothing about the restaurant is perfect... The cocktails... ar ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
Dish No. 73: Baklava at Güllüoglu
Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, Fork in the Road's handy list of some of our favorite dishes -- old standbys and new finds alike -- compiled daily. Today's pick: Baklava at Güllüoglu.
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August 13, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Gabbana; Goobye to Gansevoort 69
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Andrew's Coffee Shop in the Financial District has shuttered after 31 years in operation. It comes a year after a West 34th Street location of the small chain closed its doors. [Jeremiah's Vani ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Restaurant Letter Grading Officially Kicks Off Today
Beginning today, the Department of Health is implementing its new letter-grading system, which will require restaurants throughout the city to display their grades -- A, B, or C -- near their entrances.
Blogs
July 26, 2010
Residential Protections Issued for Very, Very Lucky Commercial Building Dwellers
Artists are real estate rental geniuses. They always find fabulous deals and settle into cheap but very cool living spaces years before the rest of us realize that where they're living is the best bargain in town and subsequently ruin it with popular demand. Well, this time, artists and anyon ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 20, 2010
THE WARMTH OF THE SUN
Have an arty party
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Posts of the Week
Friday afternoon means that it's time to reminisce: We ranked Our 10 Best Manhattan Bars. Tribeca's Il Matto: surrealist cocktails, confused service, rocks that taste like rocks. Battle of the Williamsburg Fish 'n' Chips: Sel de Mer vs. Goods.
Blogs
June 30, 2010
Ice Cream Treats to Scream For; A New 'Quebeco-American' Diner
Maybe it's a good thing that so many airlines have abandoned complimentary meals on planes: as it turns out, a lot of airplane food is prepared in unsanitary and unsafe conditions that could lead to illness. [USA Today] Geoffrey McDonald, an heir to the fast-food chain that is his namesake, ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
Roberta's Brooklyn Grange Will Be in Queens
tibchris/FlickrComing to Long Island City.It looks like the meatballs finally paid off: the folks at Roberta's have found a 40,000 square-foot rooftop home for their Brooklyn Grange Farms. And it will be in Queens.
Blogs
April 14, 2010
G-Train Riders Kinda Hating Life Right Now
Oh, the G-train. If you talk to your typical rider, G stands for any number of things before it implies actually Getting you anywhere -- Grumpiness, aGgression, and Goddamn. is it not running this weekend, again? Pity the poor G-trainer because there's more where that came from. Per amNewYor ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2010
New Tiki Bar from Dutch Kills Owners
theinvisibleagent.wordpress.comGood news for tiki-lovers: Mouthing Off reports that two of the owners of Long Island City's Dutch Kills, Giuseppe Gonzalez and Richard Boccato, will be opening a tiki bar at 49 Essex Street in March.
Blogs
November 25, 2009
Bedbugs Bite in LIC Access-a-Ride, Upper West Side School
The bedbug scare at the Pavilion Cinema in Brooklyn may have been bogus, but as always there are plenty of the little bastards out there. Workers at the Access-a-Ride in Long Island City picketed their own offices in complaint of bedbug infestation, and now we are told P.S. 163 aka The Alfred ... More >>
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August 24, 2009
1,000 Line Up in Queens to Apprentice as Plumbers, Make Much More Than Us
New Yorkers know a good thing when they see it, and this morning more than a thousand of them turned up for the chance to become a plumber's apprentice. The 8,000 hour gig is rigorous, but you come out of it with a useful trade that is relatively unaffected by booms and busts. One guy told NY ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2009
Strange Snacks of the World: Walnut-Cranberry Roll
Tom Cat Bakery of Long Island City (you see their panel trucks with the black cat on the side cruising the streets of the city, delivering to restaurants) bakes a walnut cranberry roll, dense and delicious, which makes a perfect satisfying breakfast or afternoon snack, low in calories and hig ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 22, 2009
'The Beach Party Presents Andres and Kai Alce'
Tom Cat Bakery of Long Island City (you see their panel trucks with the black cat on the side cruising the streets of the city, delivering to restaurants) bakes a walnut cranberry roll, dense and delicious, which makes a perfect satisfying breakfast or afternoon snack, low in calories and hig ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2009
Steinway Grand Hand-Crafted in Public, March 16-27
If you drop by Steinway Hall in Long Island City over the next few weeks, you can watch a master craftsman at work. Steinway & Sons have moved the workshop of casemaker Sante Auriti to a space visible through the front window of the Hall, where he will work on a new Steinway Louis XV grand piano (M ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2008
5 Banks Robbed Yesterday in 4 Boroughs
Citizens responding to the financial crisis robbed five banks in the city yesterday. A WaMu was hit in the Bronx at 9:20 a.m., then a Valley National near Flatbush, then an HSBC in Long Island City, then the Sovereign Bank on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint -- and this was all before 11 a.m. At 3:30 ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 27, 2008
GALLERY AHOY!
Swoon docks her latest work at Deitch Studios
Voice Choices
May 20, 2008
SATURDAY | 5.24
Swoon docks her latest work at Deitch Studios
Voice Choices
May 20, 2008
AMALGAMATED ARTISTRY
And you thought you were crazy
Art
October 10, 2006
Yurts and Stalagmites
Outdoor sculpture as more than decorative object or propaganda tool
NYC Life
September 5, 2006
The Way We Were
Outdoor sculpture as more than decorative object or propaganda tool
NYC Life
May 16, 2006
A Shore Thing
Mini guides to five waterfront neighborhoods worth your salt
Dining
May 9, 2006
Feta Blizzard
A real Bulgarian mehana touches down in Long Island City
NYC Life
November 8, 2005
Close-Up on Long Island City
A real Bulgarian mehana touches down in Long Island City
NYC Life
August 23, 2005
Next Stop on the Train: East River Beach Party, Shoes Optional
A real Bulgarian mehana touches down in Long Island City
NYC Life
April 26, 2005
No-Pain Gain
Urban sports for low-energy athletes
NYC Life
April 27, 2004
It's All Relative: In Long Island City, You're Like Family
Urban sports for low-energy athletes
NYC Life
January 7, 2003
Close-up on Astoria
Urban sports for low-energy athletes
NYC Life
July 9, 2002
Close-Up On: Long Island City
Urban sports for low-energy athletes
NYC Life
August 21, 2001
Listings
Urban sports for low-energy athletes
NYC Life
May 29, 2001
Art
Three Months, 11 Exhibits
News
August 8, 2000
Dotcom Hither
Silicon Alley Looks to Expand in Bloods' Long Island City
NYC Life
August 17, 1999
Dancin' Queens
photographs by Nina Roberts
Art
August 3, 1999
Water Works
photographs by Nina Roberts
Film
July 6, 1999
Living on the Edge
photographs by Nina Roberts
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