O C T O B E R 14
The Dining Diva:
Riverview
Restaurant
& Lounge
BY HELENE OELERICH
This spacious eatery and bar in Long Island City
serves New American cuisine in a contemporary
interior space and on an airy sidewalk patio (you
will love the breathtaking views of Manhattan!).
There are many appetizers on the menu, from
Phil’s favorite, French Onion soup, to my favorite,
oysters. Friends loved the crab cake over celery
remoulade, pan-seared scallops, cheese platter, lobster
salad, calamari, mussels, and so much more.
Entrees include filet of sole with string beans and
fried rice, roasted salmon with vegetables, whole
grilled Branzino with grilled squash, hangar steak,
filet mignon, and lamb. On the more casual side,
there are also sandwiches, burgers, pizza, and pasta.
Beer, wine, cocktails, as well as desserts, are offered.
And don’t forget to ask about the daily specials! Go
on line to read the menu, and be sure to check out
the bar menu and special prices on oysters, beer and
wine served at the bar from 3pm until 9pm.
Everyone on the staff is wonderful!!! Elysee is
my favorite waiter, and the owner, Tony, and the
Manager, Brahim, are very helpful and can assist
you in booking a party, wedding or any special
event.
Riverview is located at 2-01 50th Ave. The hours
are 4pm-11pm Sunday through Thursday; 4pm-2am
Friday and Saturday; and lunch is served every day
from 11am till 3pm.
Visit Riverviewny.com for more info, or telephone
718-392-5000. Reservations are required. You will
definitely enjoy this American restaurant that offers
a Mediterranean twist on classic cuisine.
View LIC
Hangar Steak Calamari with 3 sauces
French onion soup
Phil and Helene (and a spectacular backdrop!) Riverview owner, Tony, and Helene
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Seafood Diablo
A Letter from a Shareholder
SELMA MUSICANT, LE HAVRE RESIDENT,
BUILDING 14
OCTOBER, 2017
I assume that most of you have received the large
card from the NYC Department of Sanitation about
the service now available for collecting food scraps
and other organic materials.
You may ask, why is DSNY offering this service?
The answer is that food scraps, spoiled food, foodsoiled
-paper, yard trimmings and plants—collectively
known as "organic waste"— comprises 31% of
all waste that NYC Dept. of Sanitation collects with
the other trash. The NYDS is going all out to operate
this program to help NYC save money by reducing
the waste sent to costly landfills. It also deters pests
by storing food waste in special rodent resistant bins
(supplied gratis), the contents of which will be picked
up weekly by the DS on recycling day.
All this material is taken to an area (I was told it
is under one of the bridges) where it decomposes
and becomes enriched soil to be used as fertilizer,
which is then bagged and given away. This program
is already in operation throughout most of
Queens. We in the northeastern part of Queens are
at the tail end.
However, a few of my friends and I have been
saving our food scraps, and for about a year and
a half we drove approximately every 10 days to
2 weeks to deposit our decomposables at a site
in Jackson Heights where a DS truck set out-barrels
for neighborhood collection. But recently we
found out that the Queens Farm at Little Neck
Pkwy collects compost for use on its acres of
organic vegetables which they grow and sell, so we
have been going there to dump our organics and
usually buy some freshly harvested vegetables.
Once you start saving those scraps it becomes second
nature, and having bins under or near each building
will make it very easy to dispose of your organic
waste without traveling. We will be saving the city
money while helping the environment and you definitely
will have pride in being part of the effort.
Of course it's not mandatory, so if you're not
inclined to do this there is no obligation. Private
homes at 160th St. were recently given small bins
without any fanfare, but since we are in a building
with more than 10 apartments, the management must
meet with a rep from NYC Gov/organics to create a
workable plan. If you want to look at the complete
project on line, go to: nyc.gov/organics.
Thank you.
L E H A V R E
N E W S