Long Island City weekly event round-up; Sept 8th – 12th

Wow, a dating promotion at Shi Saturday night…September 11th? Seems wrong.

I am so sick of the sanctimony surrounding 9/11. It was a bad day, but the world has seen many bad days, including a number of them caused by us. You don’t see the rest of the world reading out names every year of “heroes” killed in attacks or from wars, or getting so bent out of shape about development on supposed “hallowed ground.” I wish we could just get over it and move on. See you at Shi.

I disagree, everyone who wants to should have the chance to participate in 9/11 ceremonies as they see fit. My Grandmother still celebrates veterans day, and it always includes going to a cemetery to leave flowers and to remember those who were lost in wars. I don’t celebrate veterans day, other than to go to a bbq but I don’t dismiss her desire to do so. I think we need to respect however a person “celebrates” 9/11 and not mock it. I say go to a singles event, listen to the listing of names, go to the beach or let it pass by altogether with no celebration.

I think Sept 11th can be what anyone wants it to be for themselves – like #5 said. Some of us can make it a holiday that we still stop our lives for, but it’s not like normal events are prohibited from happening on that day. People have birthdays on Sept 11th, weddings, dates, singles events, anniversaries… I agree it’s a memorial day for us, and probably changed more in this country than anything else in the last decade, but I don’t think our lives have to stop entirely every 9/11.

The singles event at SHI by the way looks like a very interesting concept.

9/11 now only exists as a ploy used to gin up support for any unpopular politician or position that needs a boost in the opinion polls. That is the only true lasting legacy of that day IMO. We have gone to uncessary wars, lost personal liberties, lost our standing in the world as a result of this fake outrage/grief – whatever you want to call it.

For the record I also work downtown and know people who passed on that day. If you want to mourn do so privately. That would be the best way to honor their memory. In addition to sparing the living from the week long posturing and solemn displays that we’ve come to know 9/11 week (yes its not a weeklong observance) for you would deprive some hack politician the limelight and attention that he craves or avoid justifying some other ill-conceived action that is in the works that is being done in the name of 9/11 – like burn international burn a Koran day.

You have to incessantly email CB2 and go to a meeting and beg until you are blue in the face to get speed bumps. Or you have to wait until someone dies. Then they do something. Though it’s not usually for the better.

While we’re on the topic, I have to say I am absolutely APPALLED by what they are doing to Jackson Ave. It used to be two lanes on either side plus a parking lane, and now it’s down to one lane and many parking spots still removed. I don’t understand why they put that huge median planter strip in!!! All its doing is bottlenecking the traffic to QP even worse than it was before, and took away parking spots. I have zero faith in DOT or CB2, because they approved this stupid, wasteful, cosmetic project. There were hundreds of ways to make Jackson Ave look prettier, making the traffic situation 10X’s worse is not one of them.

I agree with your assessment on Jackson Avenue. It looks nice but is a functional mess that took much needed parking for business. What were they thinking? That they were going to vanish traffic by not allowing parking? #10. It’s more affective if you show up for a CB2 meeting, and sign up to speak for 3 minutes. I know Jimmy Van Bremer also got a speed bumps in Sunnyside right after his election. He is a CB2 member. I suggest going to the meeting and introducing yourself to him in addition to speaking.

I think the Hunters Point South EIS says that 5th Street is going to be changed to one-way northbound and 2nd Street will be one-way southbound when the project is built.

By the way, it isn’t just 5th Street that gets its share of speeders. Many vehicles go flying down the east-west cross streets headed toward the waterfront. Police cruisers, interestingly enough, are among the worst abusers.

When would they have had the chance? It’s been like that for decades upon decades.

I will reflect and say a prayer for those who lost their lives on 9/11 and for the families that are still grieving for their loved ones.

#20 = troll

Please ignore.

…that’s getting “old”, is what I meant to say.

I’m a troll too, evidently. But I agree with 20′s first AND second comments. By constantly reliving the horror of 9-11, the families are not allowing themselves to let go of their grief. It’s not healthy. Reflecting on the lives of your loved one’s is one thing. Constantly dwelling on how they died serves no purpose. See you at Shi.

people need to watch before they cross the street. Most of the people driving around the neighborhood are not speeding (there are far too many potholes). The ones who do speed, usually do it on Center Blvd or 48th where its very wide. It would make sense for them to get rid of the two way streets on 47th and 5th st. It is possible to pass each other but given the fact they hand out licenses to poor drivers, I can see how the problem arises. They’ve already made 49th Ave one way. Not sure why they didn’t do it to the others as well.

Hey #20 I didn’t knock you or attack you for you not acknowledging 9/11. You are allowed to do whatever you wish on 9/11 and so am I as I SIMPLY stated. I’m allowed to FEEL the way I do and I don’t feel like I could not acknowledge what happend that day personnally knowing 5 people that didn’t survive and a lot more who are now sick because of their efforts after the fact including family members. AND yes I do say a prayer for all of the military and their familes.

As for your “therapy” in the 2nd paragraph – you should use it on your anger management issues, bully!

I think LiqCity went on vacation again.

I witnessed a semi stuck for over 2 hours because he couldn’t make the right from 5th street onto 46th rd. 5th street is not wide enough and for some reason everyone like to drive as if it were a one way street….both ways. Which is problematic. I still wish they would have made it wider when they had the chance. I was basically caught in one way loop and there was such gridlock because of one truck.