via The Queens Courier
Artful Compromise on Graffiti Battle
Queens merchants, tired of constantly painting over graffiti, are asking street artists to create murals.
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via The Queens Courier
The Death of a Hospital
Two longtime employees offer an inside look at Mary Immaculate Hospital as the 108-year-old Queens medical center is sold to a developer.
via Irish Central
Remembered in Death, 150 Years Later
Remains representing 19th Century Irish and German immigrants who were interred in mass graves on Staten Island finally will be given a proper burial. Workers found the bones during the construction of a new courthouse in 2000.
Free Drinks, Bar None
Open bar promotions are drawing New Yorkers with a thirst for free booze.
via The Brooklyn Rail
A Tempest Blows into Coney Island
The Brave New World Repertory Theatre brought the Bard to the Boardwalk in production of "The Tempest," set on Coney Island.
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Getting Physical – and Physics – on Playground
The new science-themed, student-designed playground at Public School/Middle School 394 in Crown Heights also will serve as a neighborhood park.
via The Queens Courier
Sinatra School Opens on High Note
Music greats Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones helped Astoria welcome the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, which celebrates the legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes and the value of arts education.
via New York Daily News
Stella D'oro Ditches Bronx, Workers
Stella D'oro, the longtime Bronx Italian cookie and breadstick maker, is fleeing to Ohio, leaving some 150 workers jobless.