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Aug 19 2008

Arabic Music and Bellydancing tonight ‘Live at the Gantries’ Hunters Point

Zikrayat, Live at the Gantries, Gantry Park, Long Island City, Queens, NYC, 11101

ZIKRAYAT, a Long Island City based Arabic Music & Dance Ensemble

The ‘Live at the Gantries’ summer performance series brought to us by the QCA continues tonight at Gantry Park with an Arabic Music and Dance Ensemble, ZIKRAYAT »

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Aug 15 2008

OCA/CUNY BSA Hearing next week; Does QCA qualify as community use?

OCA/CUNY Development Site, 5th Street, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, 11101, NYC

OCA/CUNY Dev Site, July 2008

The next BSA hearing for the very controversial OCA/CUNY development site on 5th Street is set for next Tuesday, August 19th. According to Queens Chronicle, the latest issue on the table is whether or not the OCA’s granting of space to the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) counts as an official community benefit:

“In a submission to the Board of Standards and Appeals »

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Zikrayat performs 'Live at the Gantries', Gantry Park, LIC

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Zikrayat performs 'Live at the Gantries', Gantry Park, LIC

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