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and they say that english is a lost art
Two overheard remarks Christmas eve….
in Kmart (bohemia) -
Woman: you’re not allowed to say Ho, ho , ho anymore.
Man: Why? What the hell am I supposed to say?
Woman: its derogatory to women. You can’t call them ‘ho’s’.
Man: That’s all political crap. It’s all (expletive).
Woman: it IS (e…
Long Island on Christmas Eve
For those of you unlucky enough to be born in these harried times, you don’t remember Long Island ‘back in the day’ , especially at Christmas. There was, it seems to me, an electric excitement in those days - a different patina even to something as basic as snow - that I’m just not feeling anymore….
Long Island City is Turning Japanese
The details are trickling out about the planned Jackson Avenue hotel, following yesterday’s announcement of the sale of five parcels of land. Itzhaki Properties brokered the sale $17.75 million sale, and the adjacent properties are listed as 2405, 2409, 2411-2415, 2417 and 2419 Jackson Avenue. t…
Long Island City Hotel: Luxury or Let Down?
Why hello there, boring press release that turns out to be interesting on moment glance! It appears that Long Island City is getting a sort new hotel, but unfortunately, we don’t know whether we’re talking about W Hotel opulence or, like, Le Bleu “opulence.” From the inbox:
The Commercial Division …
Long Island Man Given Medal of Honor
A Navy SEAL from expanded Island who was killed in combat in Afghanistan will be awarded America’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor, the White House announced yesterday. Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, of Patchogue, will become the first member of the armed forces to get the award for …
Island grandmother struck and killed
An 84-year-old lengthy Island grandmother was struck and killed by a driver who told cops he lost control of his car considering he had spilled hot coffee on his pants - but who was arrested after a Post reporter and photographer found pills and drug…
Original post by By KIERAN CROWLEY
L.I. ‘DRUNK’ RUNS DOWN GAL PAL: COPS
A soused expanded Islander mowed down his designated-driver girlfriend Sunday night after she’d told him he was too drunk to take the wheel, police said yesterday. Paulito Lorenzo, 21, began arguing with Yudith Garces by driving her sister’s Toyota Corolla at 11 p.m. as they returned to a Brentwood …
A fast end for fluke season
In a turbulent day for Long Island’s recreational fishing industry, state environmental officials announced Thursday that the fluke season would close early — on Tuesday — because too many had been caught.
A few hours and a number of irate phone calls later, environmental Commissioner Pete Gran…
