

This morning we asked, “ where do you like to buy bread?” and we got some great suggestions. Our readers weigh in on where to get great bread In any case, the newsstand won’t be established any time soon. When the applicant, noted as “MD” (who apparently also works at superstar restaurant Nobu in Manhattan), was asked “What will you offer that you can’t get at CVS?” the response was “Convenience.” The article goes on to say that a local business person is outraged at the low taxes the newsstand would pay ($1,000 to a restaurant’s $5,000 – but let’s face it, a newsstand takes up way less space than a restaurant) and that they sell porn. It’s the third or fourth one in the last two years.” It would have been set up in front of the 24 hour CVS (which is kitty corner from another CVS). CB1 member Jose Batista said, “We never approve them. We caught this little news tidbit in the Queens Chronicle from a couple of weeks ago – recently someone had applied to open a newsstand on the northeast corner of 31st Street and Ditmars Blvd in Astoria, but Community Board 1 smacked it down.

Awesome!ĭid you know? No newsstands for you in Astoria.

You can bring up to 20 photos, and if they are deemed repairable, they team will digitally capture and later restore, print and mail them to the owner at no cost. Walk-ins are welcome and appointments can be scheduled here. On February 2-3, SVA’s MPS Digital Photography Department is hosting Operation Photo Rescue (OPR), which brings together a worldwide network of volunteers to digitally copy photos for anyone whose pictures were damaged by the storm. The OPR team will be onsite at 133 West 21st Street, Room 101c on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm. If you had photos that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, all is not lost. We love this project from the SVA (School of Visual Arts) in Manhattan – Operation Photo Rescue. Operation Photo Rescue for damaged photos from Hurricane Sandy
