Long Island City TGIF afternoon linkage

Holiday bear hanging around on a fence, Long Island City
Last minute Sponsor Specials
LIC’s Big City Graphics are offering a super deal: 5000 4×6 postcards for $99 [BCG]
Shop this weekend at Ethereal Boutique’s $50 & under Super Sale [Ethereal]
Linkage
LIC strip club sues city after losing ruling [The Real Deal]
Doggie daycares mushroom in LIC [Queens Chronicle]
James Franco discusses possible show @ LIC’s Deitch Studios [Gothamist]
Controversial Obama coat ad still up in LIC above Midtown Tunnel [NY1]
Attack of the 25-foot-tall pole dance @ PS 1 in LIC [Curbed]
BK architects chosen for this summer’s PS 1 courtyard transformation [NYT]
A zen moment on a trip to LIC’s PS 1 [Clean Hippie]
SculptureCenter’s latest show focuses on the unexpected [YourNabe]
LIC’s Fisher Landau Center: see 1500+ artworks, FREE [Prepare for CrossCheck]
Bloomberg’s small biz plan unveiled @ LIC/Astoria’s Frank Sinatra HS [YourNabe]
LIC High School lands on list of ‘weak’ NYC schools to fix or close [NYT]
More blank billboards making LIE commuters feel unloved? [Restless]
Did that woman from Astoria Bank really think she could get away with stealing $90,000.00??????
I hope the billboards stay empty. It’s a relief for the eyes.
I must confess I like the Obama ad. I shudder to think of a George W ad.
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