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MTA Rebuffs Queens Councilman’s Plan To Ease Burden For 7 Line Commuters
WCBSTV Local Business
Jan 23Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said he got approval to use $250,000 in city funds to pay for a shuttle bus from Vernon Boulevard Station to Grand Central. However, the MTA said no thanks. »
Billboard Collapses Onto The BQE, Shuts Down Expressway
HuffPost New York
Jan 13A large billboard collapsed onto the Brooklyn Queensboro Expressway Friday afternoon, temporarily shutting down parts of the BQE. The sign fell at the Metropolitan Avenue... »
SUBWAY REPAIRMAGEDDON
HuffPost New York
Jan 13The 7 train, that vital artery connecting Times Square and midtown to Queensboro plaza and Queens, will be shut down for 11 consecutive weekends, The... »
Carnegie gives gift to NY's public libraries
Crain's New York Business
Dec 28New York's public libraries are getting a $5 million grant from Carnegie Corp. of New York. The New York Public Library will receive $2 million, and the Queens Library and Brooklyn Public Library will each get $1.5 million. The gift will help make up s... »
Photo of the Day: Students Carol at Nursing Home
Southampton Patch
Dec 23Students from the Southampton Elementary School Student Council traveled to the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing to sing carols to the residents there. »
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Central Library gets upgraded
Queens Crap
Jan 24From the Daily News:When it opened more than 45 years ago, the Queens Central Library in Jamaica was touted as a state-of-the art facility, offering the latest in customer convenience and library research.But the traditional stacks of books and rows of... »
Queens Library Highlights New Cyber Center
Queens Latino
Jan 23NY City Council Member Leroy Comrie toured the new Cyber Center at Queens’ Central Library, with President/CEO Thomas W. Galante. The new Cyber Center has… Ver más »
The Quickie: January 19 – January 22
The Q Note
Jan 17LAUGH After tucking into a platter of wild mushroom toast at Alobar, keep the night going with a $20 set at Laughing Devil. This weekend, the comedy club features such talents as Nigel Fullerton, Steve Hofstetter, and Leighann Lord. laughingdevil.com, ... »
7 train disruptions for next 11 weekends
Queens Crap
Jan 14From the Queens Gazette:A continuation of upgrade and modernization work to the Flushing Line and its stations will necessitate suspension of 7 train service between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square for eleven weekends beginning January 21, as well as... »
Top Ten Things to Do This Weekend
Queens Mamas
Jan 13With the three day weekend coming up, plan to keep busy and spending some great family time together at some of these great Queens events and a tribute to Dr. King from the Queens Library. Birding: ... »