Two new high-rises, one on the Upper East Side, the other in Brooklyn, a have the same name: Azure, a deep shade of blue. Seem familiar? It should. On the Lower East Side, another new building is called Blue. Sky House, under construction on East 29th Street, is not to be confused with the Cielo (Italian for “sky”), on East 83rd Street. And then there are Star Tower, in Long Island City, and Solaria, in the Bronx.

Published by New York Times on July 8, 2008.

Members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance say they'll meet Monday at the Manhattan headquarters of the Taxi and Limousine Commission to propose an extra $1 on their meters to offset high gas prices.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 7, 2008.

The drivers plan to take their proposal to the Taxi and Limousine Commission Monday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 7, 2008.

Cops said the man had just left a bar at about 4 a.m. when at least six people jumped him in Jackson Heights.

Published by New York Post on July 5, 2008.

Two of Mr. Roche's friends, Tim and Dagny DuVal, own the building, which was once an iron factory, then a paint factory, and later an ice cream factory. The DuVals, former owners of Plant Specialists, now split their time between their Long Island City home and Italy.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

These include Kent Avenue from Division Avenue to North 14th Street, Franklin Street from North 14th Street to Greenpoint Avenue and Montague Street between Court and Montague Terrace.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Taxi Beach in Long Island City makes you feel as though you're right below the action.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

"I been harassed so much, I'm selling my business," said Espinoza, owner of Delicias de Mi Tierra on 91st Place in Elmhurst.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

La Vuelta, 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City, (718) 361-1858. A special menu will be offered, but no reservations taken - get there early

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Bella Via, 47-46 Vernon Blvd. at 48th Ave., (718) 361-7510. This great view is blocks from Gantry Plaza State Park, but doesn't take reservations for the big night. Tip: Spend the day in the park to be first in line at the restaurant.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Water Taxi Beach, Hunters Point, Long Island City, (212) 742-1969. Food, drinks, and a beach-front seat for $25 per person. A $200 VIP ticket guarantees more options and a seat under the tent in case of rain.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

The store, Alphabeta in Greenpoint, proudly embraces graffiti culture and even offers artists a space for their work. But any mention of graffiti among some New Yorkers conjures searing images of a city in economic and social despair. A store that glorifies graffiti, says Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., (D- Astoria), is the equivalent of creating a criminal supply shop.

Published by amNY.com on July 1, 2008.

But, Mr. Hall said, the view from sanctioned locations, including the FDR Drive, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and Empire Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, will be unaffected. Stacey Sherman, a spokeswoman for the Water Taxi Beach, which offers beach access for the show and a three-hour fireworks cruise package, said the barges' relocation would not change the "prime views of the fireworks" from the beach.

Published by New York Sun on July 1, 2008.

And so fans like 27-year-old Blair Blanchard, a freelance writer who lives in Greenpoint, has made T-shirts that say “I

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

The three undercover cops - Henry Tavarez, Steven Anderson and Alan Figueroa - could be hit with perjury, official misconduct and filing false documents charges stemming from the Jan. 4 incident inside Club Delicioso, sources said. Video footage from the Elmhurst club exonerated the four men arrested and contradicted the officers' claims that they had purchased two bags of cocaine from the quartet.

Published by New York Post on June 29, 2008.

In Greenpoint, the population is diversifying, as these intriguing and affordable restaurants show.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

The latest flap to hit the Organized Crime Control Bureau - revealed in The Post today - involves a botched "buy-and-bust" operation on Jan. 4 in which undercover officers allegedly framed two brothers and their friends at Elmhurst bar and restaurant Club Delicioso.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

Consolidations among New York cultural institutions aren't unusual. The Museum of Modern Art and PS 1 joined forces years ago, but both are in contemporary art business.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

The half-hour show, starting at 9:25 pm, will launch over 35,000 fireworks from two locations, on the East River between 10th and 24th streets, and at South Street Seaport. Anywhere along Brooklyn’s shores with a good view of the East River between Houston and 42nd streets — ideally, Williamsburg or Greenpoint — will be a great spot to watch fireworks.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

The duo, described as two men between the ages of 17 and 19, hit three stores in Crown Heights and one in Greenpoint so far.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 27, 2008.

The place: Coco Roco on Smith Street. The time: Tuesday night. The event: A fundraiser for Simon’s run to succeed Councilman David Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights). The problem: Distinguishing yourself from at least five other declared candidates in an election that isn’t even until 2009 for a district that sprawls from Greenpoint to Park Slope.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

Elie Granger, 46, was busted two days after allegedly pedaling up to a Queensbridge mom walking with her 13-year-old daughter Sunday and plunging a knife into the woman's chest, prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 26, 2008.

Mr. Eliasson, 41, a Danish-Icelandic artist who was born in 1967 and is the subject of a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art and the P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center that closes on Monday, is known for using color, lights, mirrors and natural materials to immerse viewers in sensory-challenging environments.

Published by New York Times on June 26, 2008.

"We should be in the top two or three" of states. "Something has to be done about it,"said Kalpana Patel, president of her own firm, UCI, an information technology services company based in Long Island City and the incoming president of the Long Island chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

Published by amNY.com on June 26, 2008.

More than 300 million vehicles a year use its bridges and tunnels, which include the Triborough and Verrazano-Narrows bridges and the Brooklyn Battery and Queens Midtown tunnels.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 25, 2008.

According to a representative of the MTA that attended this evening's Community Board 8 meeting the subway will NOT stop on Roosevelt Island (also Lex/63rd and 21st St. / Queensbridge) in one direction on the following Summer weekends...

Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on June 25, 2008.

It’s green, it’s playful, and it gives Jackson Heights another bit of distinctive charm.

Published by amNY.com on June 25, 2008.

Eduarda Oliva, 37, was walking with her daughter along Queens Plaza North near 22nd St. in Queensbridge just before 10 a.m. when she was attacked in front of the terrified teen, cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 24, 2008.

More than 100 relatives and friends crowded into Pujdak's former Greenpoint firehouse to join Mayor Bloomberg and top FDNY brass, who unveiled a memorial plaque honoring Pujdak.

Published by New York Daily News on June 23, 2008.

The diverse district also includes Park Slope, Greenpoint, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill.

Published by New York Post on June 23, 2008.

Eduarda Olivia, 37, was walking along 22nd Street near the 59th Street Bridge when her attacker pedaled up and plunged a knife into her chest at around 10 a.m.

Published by New York Post on June 23, 2008.

Valera Global Inc., a luxury car service based in Long Island City, Queens, recently added its second 5% fuel surcharge in a year. "We are very sensitive to fuel prices because they greatly affect our margin," says Robert Mackasek, the company's chief executive.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 22, 2008.

Ms. Zalka graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia in February, and started working as an assistant account executive for an advertising agency in SoHo in March. To ease the transition to working straight through the summer, she is planning to go to “some kind of beach” every weekend, and spent a recent Sunday at Water Taxi Beach, a tiny faux beach in Queens that is separated from the East River by a chain-link fence.

Published by New York Times on June 21, 2008.

Time has taken its toll on the funeral market in Elmhurst, Queens, snatching up mortuaries in the community.

Published by New York Times on June 21, 2008.

While their grief remains sometimes overwhelming, Pujdak's parents have been comforted by a tremendous outpouring of support from the Greenpoint community in which they have lived for decades and from their son's colleagues in Ladder 146.

Published by New York Daily News on June 21, 2008.

A man and his dog on their morning walk were mauled Thursday by two loose pitbulls roaming their Queens neighborhood. Joshua Rosenblatt , 44, and his 1-year-old Chow mutt, Fifi Bear , had walked less than a block from his Astoria home when they encountered the two beasts, both of which had collars, Rosenblatt said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 20, 2008.

The JetBlue flight was diverted to Denver Tuesday, and Christina Szele, 35, of Woodside, was arrested by the feds and charged with assault and interference with flight attendants.

Published by New York Post on June 20, 2008.

Fifty two years ago this weekend, June 22nd, ferry service from East 78th Street to Roosevelt Island, then Welfare Island, was discontinued due to in major part to the opening, in 1955, of the lift bridge connecting the island to Long Island City. The end of service marked the end of twenty-one years of service connecting the island to Manhattan by water.

Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on June 20, 2008.

In another, the company did tests for asbestos at LaGuardia Community College in 2000 and certified that a building there was clean, but later tests found that there was asbestos present, the investigator said.

Published by New York Times on June 20, 2008.

Christina Elizabeth Szele, 35, of Woodside was advised Wednesday in U.S. District Court of charges of assault and interference with flight attendants.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 20, 2008.

Online grocer FreshDirect is losing its chief executive. After four years with the Long Island City-based company, Steve Michaelson is leaving to become chief marketing officer of Minneapolis-based Supervalu supermarkets.

Published by Crain's New York Business on June 19, 2008.

"I've been in New York a long time and there's always a neighborhood where people move to -- a Williamsburg or a Long Island City, and it seemed like Mott Haven was going to be the next place. I don't know if that is still going to happen."

Published by amNY.com on June 18, 2008.

The district, which includes Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO, is currently represented by term-limited David Yassky.

Published by The New York Observer on June 17, 2008.

Queens Pride, which took place on June 1, also emerged from police inaction. The first march, in 1993, was a response to the brutal murder of Jackson Heights resident Julio Rivera by members of a skinhead gang.

Published by Village Voice on June 17, 2008.

"I'm very happy, I'm very excited. I'm the happiest guy at O'Neil's!" said Brian Lassey, 31, a Con Edison worker playing the ponies at O'Neil's restaurant in Maspeth, which doubles as an OTB parlor.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

LaGuardia Community College is holding a series of events featuring Vallone on July 15, 22 and 29, beginning at 6 p.m. and running until 9:30 (late!).

Published by The New York Observer on June 16, 2008.

"I'm very happy. I'm very excited. I'm the happiest guy!'' said Brian Lassey, 31, a Con Edison worker playing the ponies in Maspeth.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

In Jackson Heights, neighbors had to deal with rushing waters that flooded out of basements.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 15, 2008.

A tractor-trailer accident has brought westbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway traffic to a standstill. All lanes are closed while authorities clear a possible fuel spill before the Kosciuszko Bridge.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.