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Genting spells out its needs for convention center
Crain's New York Business
Jan 30Genting executives say that to build its proposed 3.8 million-square-foot convention center at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, the company would need to retain a bigger slice of the revenue that it currently splits with the State of New York. It would al... »
Jan. 25: Snowless snow plows and hydrofracking
NYDailyNews.com Headlines
Jan 25South Ozone Park: Whose idea was it to put all those sanitation trucks and drivers out there on overtime with nothing to do? I looked out my window and saw a sanitation truck scraping the street, making sparks fly, but there was no snow. They did nothi... »
Queens man may have committed suicide by fireworks
New York Post Local
Jan 24A troubled Queens man may have committed suicide by fireworks yesterday. Horrified relatives discovered Theodore Ellinghaus Jr., 50, dead in the second-floor hallway of his house on 111th Avenue in South Ozone Park at 9:28 a.m. — after the powerful M80... »
The house loses
New York Post
Jan 22As states are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, a growing number of politicians are turning to legalized gambling with desperate hopes of an easy fix. New York officials, hungrily eyeing the revenues pouring into the Resorts World slot-machine pa... »
Students, staff defend John Dewey in face of turnaround plans
GothamSchools
Jan 20Students and teachers from John Dewey High School protested outside of the Brooklyn school on Friday, brandishing signs reading: "Fix Schools, Don't Close Them!" and, "Save John Dewey." Anger and uncertainty about the city’s plans to overhaul 33 strugg... »
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High schools to close and reopen
Queens Crap
Feb 04From the Daily News:The future of eight large Queens high schools — and the hundreds of educators who work there — are in jeopardy as the city plans to overhaul the struggling institutions.The schools could lose up to half of their staff and receive a ... »
Austin’s Urban Success Threatens Its Iconic Music Venues
Streetsblog New York City
Feb 01Nightlife and urban living — they seem to go hand in hand. But while the success of entertainment venues can draw residents to urban areas, a city made famous by its eclectic music scene is seeing pressure from new residents to quiet things down. Austi... »
Gem Spa in Not Padlocked Shocker
Flaming Pablum
Feb 01In the wake of a recent string of closings and announcements of impending closings of places like the Holiday Bar, Bleecker Bob's and Rockit Scientist Records, a rumor started circulating that Gem Spa, the storied corner candy store/newspaper shop/egg ... »
The Day | Holiday’s Replacement Revealed?
The Local East Village
Feb 01A roundup of this morning's news, including the temporary closing of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, praise for Masak, Philip Glass on the East Village, a visit to Gem Spa, and more. »
Gem Spa: Not Closed
Jeremiah's Vanishing New York
Feb 01Someone started a blasphemous rumor on Facebook that the Gem Spa had shuttered. One Facebooker said it was "padlocked" last week. People flipped out, raining comments and tweets that cried, "WTF! thats crazy...the only question now is will it become a ... »