6letter from publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis PUBLISHER We’re waiting to hear from you! Address your “Letters to the Editor” to 38-15 Bell Boulevard Bayside, NY or send an email to aaltamirano@queenscourier.com Your feedback is very important to us! Angy Altamirano EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Photo by Orestes Gonzalez APRIL 2014 I LIC COURIER I www.queenscourier.com Publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis Co-Publisher Joshua A. Schneps Editor-in-Chief Angy Altamirano Art Director Stephen Reina Graphic Artists Jennifer Decio Ron Torina Nirmal Singh Advertising Sales Alan Gottlieb Contributors Cristabelle Tumola Natasha Pogrebinsky Juliana Moreno Da Hae Jung David Dynak Greater Astoria Historical Society Orestes Gonzalez Alan Capper Cassandra Bodzak Schneps Communications 38-15 Bell Blvd. Bayside, NY 11361 718.224.5863 Fax 718.224.5441 www.queenscourier.com e-mail: editorial@queenscourier.com ads@queenscourier.com Entire Contents Copyright 2014 by LIC Courier Magazine LIC Courier Magazine is published monthly. No such ad or any part thereof may be reproduced without prior permission of LIC Courier Magazine. The publishers will not be responsible for any error in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Errors must be reported to LIC Courier Magazine within five days of publication. Ad position cannot be guaranteed unless paid prior to publication. Schneps Communications assumes no liability for the content or reply to any ads. The advertiser assumes all liability for the content of and all replies. The advertiser agrees to hold LIC COURIER MAGAZINE and its employees harmless from all cost, expenses, liabilities, and damages resulting from or caused by the publication or recording placed by the advertiser or any reply to any such advertisement. CHANGE OF SEASON Spring is here and Long Island City, Astoria and Sunnyside are blooming. Before sharing with you what we have inside this month’s issue, we want to continue sending our best wishes for a speedy and healthy recovery to Alan Capper, one of the LIC Courier’s writers and friend. We can’t wait to have him back and sharing his interviews with the community. We also want to say good-bye to Priscilla Morgan, one of the founding board members of the Noguchi Museum. She will be remembered as both a great friend and a major figure in the art world. May she rest in peace. For our front cover we have 5Pointz CEO and curator Johnathan “Meres” Cohen with one of his art pieces that is showcasing at the Jeffrey Leder Gallery in a unique exhibition called “Whitewash.” In this show a group of 5Pointz artists share through their art what they felt after the building they called home was covered in white paint over night. Take a look inside for photos of some of the pieces. This month we celebrate the opening of the LIC Flea & Food 2014 season. The market will be opened every Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the outdoor lot located at 5th Street and 46th Avenue. So gather your friends and family, and make the LIC Flea your next weekend destination! With the LIC Flea already in bloom, on Sunday, May 4 we will be happy to have the grand opening of the Astoria Flea & Food at Kaufman Astoria Studios. Located in the studio’s outdoor lot, the market will operate every Sunday for eight consecutive weekends and bring the best in vendors selling food, antiques, fashion, art and much more. We can’t wait! Queens is proud to have the first arts district designation called the Kaufman Arts District, recognizing the multiple cultural groups in the community. Astoria is now ready for the world to know it’s the place to be for the arts. In this issue we introduce Create NY Space, a new environment for entrepreneurs to come and work on ideas, without the need of having to buy a cup of coffee. We welcome them to the community! Bringing some laughs to the neighborhood, we interviewed one Long Island City comedian, who is part of a duo previously featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. These two travel the United States finding vintage VHS tapes, which they incorporate into their one-of-a-kind skits. The time to get out and visit museums, restaurants, bars, and parks is finally here! Get out and enjoy the warm temperatures, and don’t forget to keep sending us your feedback and ideas. So get started on that spring cleaning and we wish you a happy new season!
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