Alobar is a famous Restaurant in LIC
Alobar is a famous Restaurant in LIC that servers up some amazing dishes: http://ow.ly/ddY5d
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Summer on a Stick and in a Straw Astoria
Astoria Mex specialist Pachanga Patterson is about to make its backyard even more appealing by adding a bar, the Icebox, specializing in frozen margaritas, ice pops, and raspados (shaved ice) in seasonal flavors. The Icebox will ring in Cinco de Mayo with pineapple-chile-powder raspados and grapefruit-ginger-honey and avocado-jalapeño-lime ice pops — the treats are $3 [...]
Read More >>Astoria Power Plant
A coalition of community leaders and residents is pushing the state to support an Astoria power plant in its quest to replace its decades-old, dirty generators with newer, cleaner ones. Smart Power NY was created to support NRG’s bid for a power purchasing contract, which will enable the company to fund its $1.5 billion repowering [...]
Read More >>Seasonal Maintenance
Spring & Summer Seasonal Maintenance Guide — Northeast Certain home maintenance tasks should be completed each season to prevent structural damage, save energy, and keep all your home’s systems running properly. These maintenance tasks are most important for the Northeast in spring and summer. For a comprehensive list of tasks by season, refer to [...]
Read More >>U.S. new single-family home sales slip
U.S. new single-family home sales slip to lowest on record since October March 23, 2012 01:00PM Based on last months’ new homes sales data, the housing recovery is still on shaky ground. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, sales of new single-family homes fell 1.6 percent between January and February to a seasonally adjusted annual [...]
Read More >>Astoria Condos Heat Up
Astoria draws homebuyers even as LIC cools off March 16, 2012 10:00AM The Santorini in at 35-40 30th Street in Astoria While Long Island City dominates the Queens development landscape, nearby Astoria has quietly flourished, according to the Wall Street Journal. While average home prices in LIC and New York City as a whole declined [...]
Read More >>Mount Sinai seeking to expand in Astoria
Mount Sinai hospital seeking green light for expansion $113 million project would bolster emergency room and add beds By Irving Dejohn / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 6:00 AM Christie M. Farriella for New York Daily News Mount Sinai Hospital Queens at 25-10 30th Ave. in Astoria. A western Queens hospital [...]
Read More >>Astoria gets MP Taverna !
Michael Psilakis to Open MP Taverna in Astoria Wednesday, March 7, 2012, by Amanda Kludt [Photo of Mezzo Mezzo via Adam Kuban] It only makes sense than Michael Psilakis, arguably the most well-known Greek chef in New York would open a restaurant in the city’s largest Greek community, years after he established himself by serving [...]
Read More >>Enticing Renters to Cross the Bridge to Queens
By C. J. HUGHES ON a recent afternoon the view across Court Square, in eastern Long Island City, Queens, took in an auto body shop and parking lots, and aging factories beyond. The Citicorp Building and other office towers cast shadows across streets. Places to shop were nonexistent. That view is about to change. The [...]
Read More >>Home Prices Are Down, but Rentals Are Rising
Home Prices Are Down, but Rentals Are Rising By MOTOKO RICH The housing market is gasping for air, and home prices are down to 2003 levels, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. But that does not mean all housing is cheap. Rents are actually rising, according to the latest inflation data from the Labor [...]
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