January Events The new year come with new opportunities and interests. We would like to highlight a few of them. January 10th Big aLICe- Industry City, Brooklyn. Emergence Photo Exhibition and Thousand Dollar Dinner. Emergence is an intimate portrait of self-directed creative Kelly M. Coffey, a collection of images which showcase her life’s greatest achievements and uncertainties. Inspired by unexpected transformative chaos, Kelly’s photos unveil the world as seen through her eyes, each image revealing fractured wonderment and joyful curiosities in survival and the reinvention of self. Join us for a night of creatives showcasing what happens when we stay…
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If there was a quintessential NYC food, What would it be? I assume most would say pastrami on rye, maybe pizza, or a bagel, maybe a pizza bagel (we are really good at combining stuff.) I think there is a new sensation… introducing the chopped cheese! The chopped cheese is quintessential New York sandwich. I’ve heard it called a NYC cheesesteak… it’s not! It’s a chopped cheese. What is it? On a hot grill take a hamburger patty, add raw onion. And cook. Use your spatula feverishly and cut up the burger until its minced and cooked, melt American cheese add…
The Academy Awards are just around the corner. Award season is here. We decided to review some of the favorites for Movie of the Year. We reviewed The Joker last… Today we put Quentin Tarantino’s Once upon a time in… Hollywood under the microscope. It has been said, Once Upon a Time is Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to the city that raised him… Los Angeles. The cast is amazing, leading with Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie. Similarly to Inglorious Bastards, Tarantino tells a real historical event with an alternative ending. Inglorious Bastards was about the end of the…
With the Oscars around the corner, we thought it was about time to look at some of the films considered for the Academy Awards. Up first is The Joker. The Joker is an origin story for the Batman character of the same name. It tried to explain why the Joker is the way he is. He is the villain to the dark hero. Joaquin Phoenix does a fine job at portraying him. It as a very nice performance. They tackled important social issues like mental disease, systematic abuse, and the overall cruelty of everyday life. The movie was fine. The…
LIB Magazine When did you get into painting? Andres- In early 2005. After the passing of my grandfather in Puerto Rico, is the day I started to paint. I painted my first picture of a house that my grandfather and my Grandmother had once lived. The day of the wake, I had shown to my uncle and his first word is Wow, where did you purchase that from? It’s exactly like the house we all grew up in. My response was no uncle I made it and I painted it from a picture memory. He was so surprised and other…
David Bligh is running for Suffolk County Legislature in the 4th district. The fourth district is essentially Hawkins Ave in Ronkonkoma the the west and Route 112 in the east. It incorporates part of Lake Ronkonkoma, Holbrook, Farmingville, Holtsville, Centereach and Selden. Suffolk County Legislature is responsible for setting county policy. They also adopt all capital, operating and college budgets- Suffolk County Community College in Selden falls in this district. Yes federal politics is important but local politics affect your daily lives more. Local politics deals with infrastructure (road repairs), school budgets, and overall tenor of community. Local Politics are…
Community is important. We are all a a part of one. The beautiful thing about community is we look out for each other. Thursday at Cobblestones Beirgarten, they hosted a fundraiser for Carmencita Gutierrez. Carmencita Gutierrez was appointed Director of the Queens District Attorney’s Office of Immigrant Affairs in January of 2015. Carmentcita is an accomplished senior prosecutor with over twenty three years of service at the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Prior to being named Director of the Queens District Attorney’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Ms. Gutierrez was assigned to the Public Integrity Bureau as Deputy Bureau Chief where she…
This is an editorial. The view’s expressed are solely John Milovcic’s. September 10, 2001 I remember watching the New York Giants lost to the Denver Broncos 31- 20. I was a 23 year old, still enrolled at LIU- CW Post. I split my career between Geico in the morning and as a Mortgage Broker at night. I was able to squeeze an internship in my free time. Days were long, and the hours rough but I was my own man. I miss those day. Then it all changed. I was on the M train running late to an internship. An…
Artists, performers and Social media mavens Penelope Robin & 99 GoonSquad are proud to announce the release of the new single and video for their new offering, “4 Leaf Cover” which is available now via YouTube and on all the major streaming/download services. “4 Leaf Clover” is a collaboration between a duo of twins called Julian and Jovani Jara, known as 99 GoonSquad (https://www.99goonsquad.com/bio) who have 2.7 million followers on TikTok, 240K on Youtube, and 500K on Instagram and Penelope Robin; who also has a growing fanbase on her social media. @thepennyrobin / @99goonsquad Penelope Robin is an 11-year-old singer-songwriter…
I think it’s obvious, but I love food. In the past year and half, that love has lead me to the cuisine of the sub continent of India. Ah, incredible India! Your palette is so diverse and delicious. Who it comes to Indian food it started and ended with Chicken Tikka Masala… that is until we discovered Garam Masala located in my old stomping ground of Ridgewood, Queens. Garam Masala is new restaurant, having opened some six weeks ago. The owner Saiful, previously managed restaurants like Tandoori Masala in Bushwick, and Mahal Kita in Williamsburg. Garam Masala is an Indian…