6letter from publisher The holidays are here The holiday season has finally arrived and along with giving thanks for all the great things we have accomplished this year, November brings many exciting things to Long Island City, Astoria and Sunnyside. To start off, we have announced the indoor LIC Flea & Food Holiday Market will open for three weekends before Christmas, as the LIC Flea & Food outdoor market has come to an end for the season. This unique market will kick off on December 7 and be held every weekend until December 22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is free to the public and vendors with unique vintage and handcrafted artisan items and great food can apply to sell at the market through the LIC Flea website, www.licflea.com. Our front cover introduces one member of the LIC community that adds a new brightness to the art world. We got to sit down with Kenny Greenberg, a.k.a. “Mr. Neon,” and found out about what made him start creating neon signs as both a business and an art. We congratulate life-long Astoria resident Costa Constantinides, who took home the win to fill in departing Peter Vallone Jr.’s seat in the City Council and in January will represent Astoria, Long Island City and parts of Jackson Heights. We also celebrated the groundbreaking of the expansion of the beloved Mount Sinai Queens in Astoria. We also brought you front-row seats to the Battle of the Borough Bowl, where representatives from our borough took on the Bronx in a match of touch football. Even though Halloween was last month, we wanted to share photos of the lovely families that came out to the annual LIC Trick-Or-Treating March, decked out in their best costumes. We always welcome your feedback, ideas and want to hear from you. The holiday season is a great time to get together with family over a nice holiday meal and be grateful for all we have. Happy Thanksgiving! 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 NOVEMBER 2013 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 Natasha Pogrebinsky Liam La Guerre Johann Hamilton Nicolette Djokovich Alan Capper Troy Benson David Dynak Greater Astoria Historical Society Orestes Gonzalez Angelena Lucheux Rachel Landau Lisa Gneo 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 2013 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.
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