Letter from the Editor 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 amatua@qns.com @AngelaMatua Your feedback is very important to us! Angela Matua EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 6 july 2016 i LIC COURIER i www.qns.com Publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis Co-Publisher Joshua A. Schneps Editor-in-Chief Angela Matua Art Director Stephen Reina Graphic Artists Ron Torina Nirmal Singh Advertising Sales Alan Gottlieb Contributors Natasha Pogrebinsky Sasha Pogrebinsky David Dynak Greater Astoria Historical Society Orestes Gonzalez Victor Marasso Schneps Communications 38-15 Bell Blvd. Bayside, NY 11361 718.224.5863 Fax 718.224.5441 www.qns.com e-mail: editorial@qns.com ads@qns.com Entire Contents Copyright 2016 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. } lic LONG ISLAND CITY COURIER Summer’s End The summer is quickly approaching its last days and that will hopefully signal cooler and less humid weather. To celebrate a great summer, we have an issue packed with great stories. In this issue, you’ll meet a toymaker based in Long Island City. Ken Como has worked as a furniture draftsman for years before starting his own business. His handmade, wooden toys are sold in high-end furniture and design stores around the world. Como makes each toy by himself in a Long Island City studio. He’s one of the many artists and craftspeople that gives the neighborhood its character. We also have an issue filled with the latest real estate news. Residential real estate trends and the latest developments being purchased and renovated in Long Island City are just some of the topics covered in this month’s issue. Our real estate columnist David Dynak also has an interesting solution to the lack of commercial development and glut of residential development in the neighborhood. Sofar Sounds, a global organization that puts on secret music shows around the world, has just expanded to Long Island City. They put on shows in unexpected places such as clothing stores, churches, people’s backyards and studios. We profiled the company and have some photos from the first ever Queens show. The MTA recently announced a complete overhaul of subway trains and stations that will start taking place in 2017. Astoria will see these renovations along several stations on the R line. Open cars, wider doors, Wi-Fi and charging stations are just some of the features included in the new subway cars unveiled by Governor Andrew Cuomo last month. We have the renderings so you can get a closer look at the changes. Three Astoria residents have put their filmmaking skills to service the Astoria community by profiling long-time businesses. James Ogle, Kevin Provost and Dan Connell payed homage to Broadway Silk Store, a fabric store that has been in the neighborhood since the 1930s. They plan on making this a reoccuring series to educate the neighborhood about the history of Astoria’s businesses. We hope you’ve had a great summer and if you have any tips, please feel free to email amatua@qns.com
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