August 08 Cover, Ins & Outs Magazine, Long Island City
LIC residents are quite lucky (we think) to have such a rich offering of community media. On top of the handful of blogs, forums, and misc sites, we have a glossy quarterly print magazine called Ins&Outs, which hits the streets today with their 12th volume. Founded by a longtime LIC resident closely connected with local artists, I&O covers news and events about the LIC community (kind of like liQcity, but not at all) as well as the Outside World. In their own words »
Duane Reade manifesting on 47th Rd @ 5th St, Long Island City
Queens West continues with its late summer bloom, as Duane Reade catches up with its neighbor, foodcellar, which has been open since Wednesday and already starting to pick up a decent bustle. The store is still being stocked, and there is a lot of grumble »
Strata Tower - Abhu Dhabi, UAE
from the liQcity inbox:
“”I am happy to announce the arrival of Asymptote Architecture, to the corner of 46rd and Asymptote Architecture is representing the United States at the Venice Biennale in Italy this year and will have over 50 architects working at this new location. They are presently renovating the building to become a state of the art architecture office, The principals, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture are professors at Harvard School of Architecture and Columbia School of Architecture. This will represent new blood for the neighborhood and enliven culture in LIC.”*
McReilly’s Bar closing down, 4642 Vernon Blvd @ 47th St, LIC
Hunters Point Wines, Vernon, LIC
It’s a rainy Thursday night in LIC… what to do?
Well…if you want to get your drink on, and for free, you can go to one of the two wine tastings going on at a couple of LIC’s most prized wine shops, Hunters Point Wines (6-8pm) and Court Square Wine (4:30-7p). For those who complain about lack of amenities in LIC, we certainly have an abundance of alcohol distributors.
Dear liQcity readers,
If you’re noticing that comments are occasionally randomly being deleted, it’s because we’re manually deleting spam, and occasionally a real comment gets accidentally erased.
Spam sucks. It’s insidious. Terrible. Truly a virus. And it’s actually All Your Fault, liQcity readers, that we’re being bombarded with it now. When the blog launched six months ago, we truly thought we’d be talking to virtually no one for at least that long. But of course, we underestimated the fervor of LIC residents, and the diabolical power of Curbed.
New cafe opening on Vernon Blvd
The owners of the Manducati restaurant on Jackson Ave have been working on a cafe and small gourmet market on Vernon near 46th Ave. Peeking into the doorway, the cafe looks ready to pop any day now. Word on the street (literally) is that the gelato is to die for. Good timing.
Well folks. The epic battle between the Vernon restaurant Blend and the Neighbors continues tomorrow at a public hearing being held at St. Mary’s Church at 7pm. St. Mary’s is the church at Vernon/Jackson. You can’t really miss it. Tomorrow is Thursday. We recommend you wear some protective gear, as this topic seems to provoke bloodbath.
Blend on Vernon Blvd @ 47th, LIC
The Latino fusion restaurant, Blend is jumping through hoops of fire with the community board to get their liquor license, and seems to be getting burned. Which is too bad, because one really does crave wine with their food. Not to mention, it really sucks for a restaurant business to not get those precious alcohol sales…which is where they make the bulk of their money.
It seems though, from a fervently supportive tipster and general word on the street, that the trouble is not with the board itself, but with a disgruntled neighbor(s) brandishing a conspiracy theory »
Vine Wine, 12-09 Jackson Ave, LIC
“We here at Vine Wine like to pretend we are rock stars (occasionally), but opportunities to show that off are rare in a wine store. So this week’s tasting will take a nod from Radiohead & offer one of the bottles for the price of… whatever you want (yes, really). Taste some of my favorite new Italian wines & put your money where your mouth is. We only have one case of the buyer’s choice wine, so come early, and feel free to wear your rock star apparel.”
For those music lovers out there, here’s a Press Release from a local Long Island City business, Amie Street, which provides a great website promoting independent music. Check them out.
Hello:
Today, 2/26/08, Amie Street is releasing the entire catalogs of Beggars Group (XL, Rough Trade, 4AD), Matador Records and Polyvinyl Recording Co. — more than 15,000 songs.
Thom Yorke, Cat Power, Interpol, of Montreal, Devendra Banhart, The New Pornographers, Sigur Rós, Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Belle and Sebastian, and Architecture In Helsinki are just a few of the artists now available on AmieStreet.com.
This is an exciting new development in the digital music world, as more and more artists embrace fan-based pricing as a viable music sales model.
These artists, like all songs on Amie Street, are initially free to download and rise in price based on popularity, up to $0.98.
Check out the [press release] for more information, go to AmieStreet.com for the music, and feel free to call or email me with any questions.
Thanks, Zane
- Amie Street [Official Website]
