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Restaurants & Food / Re: Coffee shop on 77 street - lousy hot cup of tea
« on: May 17, 2010, 11:35:20 AM »
Also. Tea leaves as a source of bacterial infection? I've never heard of that. I will look into it, though.
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Restaurants & Food / Re: Coffee shop on 77 street - lousy hot cup of tea
« on: May 17, 2010, 11:32:19 AM »
Why is suggesting that the website is being paid off to post only positive comments about a business hurtful? Julie, we're dealing with someone who is clueless!
Further evidence: The fact that someone who has one bad experience at a business feels compelled to publically criticize that operation on a website is silly and self-centered.
This is a pattern in JH and probably other neighborhoods with self-important people. Some of the hottest discussions on JHfamilies are not about anything substantive but diatribes against local business people who offended someone's delicate sensibilities.
I'll try and stop by for breakfast this week. It's always a treat.
Len
Further evidence: The fact that someone who has one bad experience at a business feels compelled to publically criticize that operation on a website is silly and self-centered.
This is a pattern in JH and probably other neighborhoods with self-important people. Some of the hottest discussions on JHfamilies are not about anything substantive but diatribes against local business people who offended someone's delicate sensibilities.
I'll try and stop by for breakfast this week. It's always a treat.
Len
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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Have your say on creating New York City's greenest neighborhood
« on: February 17, 2010, 05:43:00 PM »
LB,
That's a great idea. We will definitely look into that. Thank you so much. Hope you can make it to one of our Green Agenda sessions!!!
Len
That's a great idea. We will definitely look into that. Thank you so much. Hope you can make it to one of our Green Agenda sessions!!!
Len
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Jackson Heights of Yesteryear / Re: 1924 Aerial City Photos
« on: February 14, 2010, 02:29:16 PM »
Great photo, Todd. Was checking out Astoria and JH. And yes so much was farmland. Looking forward to exploring the rest of the city. How did you discover this map?
Len
Len
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Neighborhood Chat / Have your say on creating New York City's greenest neighborhood
« on: February 13, 2010, 03:34:32 PM »
Meets noon at McClancy High School, 31 Avenue and 71 Street.
Check out our new website and learn more at http://thegreenagenda.webs.com. Other sessions are listed by clicking on the Breaking News link. Please RSVP for the Feb. 28 session by following the link to GA4JH Facebook event page.
Check out our new website and learn more at http://thegreenagenda.webs.com. Other sessions are listed by clicking on the Breaking News link. Please RSVP for the Feb. 28 session by following the link to GA4JH Facebook event page.
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Community Groups, Activities & Events / BUSY SPRING FOR TRAVERS PARK
« on: April 13, 2008, 10:23:16 PM »
A lot is going on at Travers Park and the various volunteer Friends teams.
Alexis Andrews and Alfonzo Quiroz have been doing great work on Family Fun Day (May 17 and Summer Sundays in the Park (our performance series in June and August, which will feature our first Grammy nominee performer).
Dudley Stewart is heading our park clean and green team, and also doing translation work on our Summer Sundays poster. Renee Stonebraker will be updating the beautiful poster that she designed for us).
Javier Ramirez-Baron (our community organizer from Queens Commutniy House) is becoming a familiar face in the park. He's been doing park surveys and working to develop park volunteers from our immigrant communities.
Mary Abbate, Donovan Finn, Todd Goldman, Helen Ho, Byron Muñoz, Will Sweeney, Zlati Rothman, Ed Westley and Len Maniace are working on a grant proposal for a Green Agenda for Jackson Heights that could help make Jackson Height a greener more environmentally sustainable community - deadline April 23.
If we do get this grant, the Green Agenda will be developed out of a series of community meetings this fall. Stay tuned.
Alexis Andrews and Alfonzo Quiroz have been doing great work on Family Fun Day (May 17 and Summer Sundays in the Park (our performance series in June and August, which will feature our first Grammy nominee performer).
Dudley Stewart is heading our park clean and green team, and also doing translation work on our Summer Sundays poster. Renee Stonebraker will be updating the beautiful poster that she designed for us).
Javier Ramirez-Baron (our community organizer from Queens Commutniy House) is becoming a familiar face in the park. He's been doing park surveys and working to develop park volunteers from our immigrant communities.
Mary Abbate, Donovan Finn, Todd Goldman, Helen Ho, Byron Muñoz, Will Sweeney, Zlati Rothman, Ed Westley and Len Maniace are working on a grant proposal for a Green Agenda for Jackson Heights that could help make Jackson Height a greener more environmentally sustainable community - deadline April 23.
If we do get this grant, the Green Agenda will be developed out of a series of community meetings this fall. Stay tuned.
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Neighborhood Chat / Re: baseball, kids and the new NYC ball parks
« on: April 02, 2008, 12:17:12 AM »
Thanks Todd.
The last few years we've been going to 4 or 5 games a year (at both stadiums), often buying the discount tickets, which I suspect will be in extremely short supply next year. See you Thursday.,
Len
The last few years we've been going to 4 or 5 games a year (at both stadiums), often buying the discount tickets, which I suspect will be in extremely short supply next year. See you Thursday.,
Len
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Neighborhood Chat / baseball, kids and the new NYC ball parks
« on: April 01, 2008, 08:48:05 PM »
I posted this on LoHud.com, website of The Journal News, where I work. Please check it out and if you like it, pass it along. Thanks.
http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/author/lmaniace
Len Maniace
http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/author/lmaniace
Len Maniace
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Community Groups, Activities & Events / It's My Park Day in Travers Park 2008
« on: March 28, 2008, 09:53:22 PM »
Summer Sundays in the Park - 2008.
Most shows begin at 4 p.m. at Travers Park, 34th Avenue, between 77th and 78th Streets
*June 1: AudraRox, high-energy rock for kids,
and Astrograss, bluegrass and folk for families
*June 8: Falu, rock and raga,
and Laura Cantrell and band (folk and country)
*June 22: Swedish Cottage Marionettes, "Cinderella Samba" - Sponsor: City Parks Foundation
*June 29: Lucia Pulido Ensemble (experimental take on traditional Colombian song) - from Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series,
plus 2008 Grammy nominee Hector Martignon and his band, Latin Jazz
*Aug. 24: "It's the Economy, Stupid" the newest musical satire from Theater for the New City
And don’t forget:
Family Fun / It’s My Park Day - Saturday morning, May 17.
Sponsored by Friends of Travers Park (a branch of the Jackson Heights Beautification Group) and the Queens Community House.
Fun for the whole family, including performances by bands from P.S. 69, I.S. 145 and I.S. 230, arts and crafts activities, soccer, story time, face painting, and more!
Visit www.itsmypark.org to learn more about It's My Park Day events citywide.
Most shows begin at 4 p.m. at Travers Park, 34th Avenue, between 77th and 78th Streets
*June 1: AudraRox, high-energy rock for kids,
and Astrograss, bluegrass and folk for families
*June 8: Falu, rock and raga,
and Laura Cantrell and band (folk and country)
*June 22: Swedish Cottage Marionettes, "Cinderella Samba" - Sponsor: City Parks Foundation
*June 29: Lucia Pulido Ensemble (experimental take on traditional Colombian song) - from Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series,
plus 2008 Grammy nominee Hector Martignon and his band, Latin Jazz
*Aug. 24: "It's the Economy, Stupid" the newest musical satire from Theater for the New City
And don’t forget:
Family Fun / It’s My Park Day - Saturday morning, May 17.
Sponsored by Friends of Travers Park (a branch of the Jackson Heights Beautification Group) and the Queens Community House.
Fun for the whole family, including performances by bands from P.S. 69, I.S. 145 and I.S. 230, arts and crafts activities, soccer, story time, face painting, and more!
Visit www.itsmypark.org to learn more about It's My Park Day events citywide.
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Restaurants & Food / Re: The Obligatory JH Starbucks Thread
« on: November 19, 2007, 09:47:47 PM »
Stopped by Espresso77 yesterday and the work is proceeding. The owners are friendly and said they are on target for a December opening.
I've got no problem with a Starbucks, but I'd rather support a good local place (which I'm hoping it will be) run by Jackson Heights residents - and two architects at that.
-Len
visit my blog at http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com
I've got no problem with a Starbucks, but I'd rather support a good local place (which I'm hoping it will be) run by Jackson Heights residents - and two architects at that.
-Len
visit my blog at http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com