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Restaurant set to open, overcoming many setbacks

By Bill Parry
A new restaurant, which will feature 16 craft beers on tap and small-plate American dishes, will be making its long-awaited debut in late January. Open Door, which is located at 10-09 50th Ave., is expected to open within the next two to three weeks—overcoming long odds after a series of investors left and it was plagued with money problems.…

Brooklyn Cupcake opens in LIC

By Bill Parry
A family-owned cupcake shop is about to open in Long Island City. Brooklyn Cupcake, which was established less than two years ago in Williamsburg, is crossing the border and opening up in Queens. Brooklyn Cupcake will share space with Uncle Louie G’s,…

No. 7 train Closures Begin Tonight, Community Voices its Opposition

The No. 7 train will be cutting its weekend service for 13 successive weekends—starting tonight—and elected officials and members of the Long Island City community were out this morning voicing their displeasure. The MTA, which provided the community with little advance notice,…

Van Bramer to protest No. 7 train weekend outage tomorrow

Elected officials, members of the cultural community and business owners are holding a press conference tomorrow (December 28th, 2012) to demand that the MTA change the planned work that would leave the 7 Train down for 13 consecutive weekends. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer,…

Weekend No 7 shutdowns, a blow for many Vernon Blvd. businesses

By Bill Parry
Businesses around the Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue
Station
are dreading the shutdown of #7 subway service starting this weekend. The service will be disrupted for 13 successive weekends– from Dec. 29 through March 25.…

Local florist caters to restaurants, apartment buildings & pricey weddings

By Bill Parry
In the days leading up to Christmas, Floresta, a Long Island City florist, experienced a steady flow of customers looking for the perfect wreath or poinsettia. While Juan Carlo Bermudez, the owner, caters to his clients’ Holiday needs—he is also known as floral designer who caters to the needs of large corporations,…

Tony Raouf of Riverview Restaurant has a ‘big heart’, say LIC seniors

When St Mary’s senior center was closed in 2010, many of Long Island City’s older residents were left without a meeting place. There were 35 to 40 seniors at the time—with most of the seniors being of Italian extraction who could trace their roots to the Italian grandparents who bought property in LIC at the beginning of the 20th century.…

No. 7 train weekend service to be cut for 3 months

It’s going to be a long winter for No. 7 train weekend riders. The MTA will be cutting service starting the weekend of Dec. 29—which will continue each weekend through March 25, public officials have been told. The trains will stop running—between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square–from 12:01 a.m.…

Alewife Prepares for the End of the World

By Bill Parry
With the Mayan calendar suggesting the world will end Friday, one bar/restaurant in Long Island City wants its patrons to go out with a bang. Alewife (5-14 51st Ave.) is having a “Last Beer Event Ever on Apocalypse Eve” on Thursday night,…