Hot Dog!

Crain’s New York Hot dogs won’t lack buns in Queens By Hilary Potkewitz Published: February 22, 2009 – 5:59 am Residents of Jamaica, Queens, can sleep soundly. Their buns are staying in the oven. After emerging from bankruptcy early this month, Interstate Bakeries Corp. wasted no time in trumpeting the glad tidings: Its Jamaica factory, [...]

The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator

From U.S. News & World Report The Nanny (Fran Drescher) for New York Senator February 06, 2009 04:50 PM ET By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers Fran Drescher seems to have a thing for jobs that last six years. First it was The Nanny, the sitcom that ran from 1993 to 1999 and, through reruns, continues [...]

“Last Summer at Coney Island”

“Last Summer at Coney Island” (aka, Mayor Bloomberg never met a developer he didn’t like)

When Vintage New York Is Lost

From the NY Times February 8, 2009 When Diners Pick Up Stakes, and Vintage New York Is Lost By RALPH BLUMENTHAL Hey, Alabama, you want a piece of us? Olde New York, that is. Now that an Alabama couple have purchased the Cheyenne Diner on Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street, they say they are eyeing [...]

Fort Totten on the “Fringe”

FORT TOTTEN ON THE “FRINGE” On Thursday February 5, 2009 the TV show “FRINGE” is  scheduled to shoot interior and exterior scenes at Fort Totten Park. Approximate time:    9am – 6pm

Nassau lawsuit targets Queens strip club billboard

From Newsday Nassau lawsuit targets Queens strip club billboard BY JENNIFER BARRIOS jennifer.barrios@newsday.com 7:59 PM EST, February 3, 2009 Reaching across the county border, Nassau County has filed suit against a strip club in Queens, arguing that the club’s risque billboards featuring a nearly naked woman are a public nuisance and should be removed. The [...]