Archive for the 'Queens Blog' Category
A museum-worthy crap
The Queens Chronicle alerts us that the Italian American Museum Found a New Home at Mulberry and Grand Streets in Little Italy. Unsatisfied with the current quaint design, they plan to top it off with a King Kong-sized dung pile that spans the three buildings:Notice how the crap oozes by the sides,…
Where to go to be in it to win it
All you need is a dollar and a dream - and to buy your lotto ticket in Queens. Five stores in Queens were among the Top 10 to dole out the largest amounts of cash to bettors who bought lotto tickets and scratch-off cards in the city by the past three years, officials said. Taking the top spot as the…
Doorman does good: moves to remove turf
Legislation Would Erect Fence To Artificial TurfSpecial to the SunMarch 26, 2008City parks would not be allowed to install artificial turf for at least six months under legislation being introduced nowadays by three City Council members.The bill, sponsored by council members Eric Gioia of Queens, Le…
The Bklyn-Qns-Bx choo-choo
Here’s a project announced by MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander during his recent “State of the MTA Address”. It calls for passenger service along existing freight lines in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx and would associate to many existing subway lines.Is a Brooklyn-Queens-Bronx Train Line Pie …
Abandoned cab baby story a hoax
I wish I could say I am surprised…Livery Driver Arrested in Baby CaseMy heart goes out to the poor child.Photo from NY TimesOriginal post by Queens Crapper
Report on St. Saviour’s Protest
Present at the St. Saviour’s rally yesterday were Councilman Tony Avella, citywide and boroughwide preservationists, the Queens press corps, about 35-40 townspeople and 6 police officers.Notably absent were every elected official that represents the district - they didn’t even send representatives o…
Weird news from around the world
A video made by four white students in South Africa showing middle-aged black hostel cleaning employees duped into eating food that had been urinated on, caused angry protests across the country.Video shows black South Africans forced to eat urine-laced stew”He was sprawled out on the bed in just a …
SJU dorm’s Residential Threat
Dear Editor: The development which is being built by H2H for St. John’s University in Jamaica Estates is a threat to many communities well beyond the borders of that residential community. As a civic leader who has had meaningful experience with St. John’s residential development, I feel obligat…
Affordable housing much less likely
Hmmm…Queens West, Willets Point, Atlantic Yards, Downtown Brooklyn…they may never see “affordable housing” (which I think is defined differently for each project):Is the Creation of Affordable Housing in Jeopardy?The truth is that whether 1 million units of housing weren’t tied up in rent regula…
Valley of ashes
Okay, the park may not be well maintained these days, but at least it hasn’t returned to its old status as the “Valley of Ashes.” that photo from the New York Public Library shows what it looked like before Robert Moses built the ‘39-40 Fair. The pile of ashes was so tall that it was dubbed “Mount…
Maps of Malba
Here are some old maps of Malba to use as you will.The 1880 map shows 20th Avenue (stores) under water as well as what is now 11th Avenue in Malba. With the railroad running up what is now the high ridge along 14th Avenue.The 1898 map was 8 years before Malba was first laid out and that map never ca…
Is Claire a lobbyist or not?
Former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman has been pushing tough for the city-led plan to redevelop Willets Point, main an advocacy group, the Flushing, Willets Point, Corona Local Development Corporation (which is funded in part by the city), and pushing elected officials and community leaders…
Intentional foreclosure
WEIRD BUT TRUEBy LUKAS I. ALPERT and LORENA MONGELLI, Post Wire ServicesA state senator from Queens intentionally went into mortgage foreclosure to see what the experience was like - and complained that her bank was at fault for being slow in telling her she might lose her Jamaica home. Sen. Shirley…
