Thanks — we’re glad you love the book. What we said earlier about bringing in metaphysicians, archeologists and anthropologists to figure out some of this stuff applies especially to a small place like Brooks 1890 (24-28 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Page 223), where the current owner knows the name of the previous owner and little else of the business’s history.

Published by New York Times on September 26, 2008.

The fire broke out Sunday afternoon on 41 Street, Astoria.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 22, 2008.

12:30 p.m. Deputy Mayor Robert Lieber announces a workforce development program for workers in Willets Point, which is slated for redevelopment. At the New York Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Association of New York City, 37-01 Queens Blvd. Long Island City.

Published by The New York Observer on September 22, 2008.

Irene Karras awoke at about 1 p.m. to find flames consuming her home on 41st Street in Astoria. With no safe means of escape, she sat on her bedroom window's ledge and yelled to the gathering crowd below that she had no choice but to jump.

Published by New York Post on September 22, 2008.

Even before the migration back to Poland began, the Polish community in Greenpoint was fracturing under the pressure of gentrification, which drove up property values. Young families, new immigrants and those of modest means have in turn settled in nascent Polish communities in the city, including Maspeth and Ridgewood in Queens, and Borough Park in Brooklyn, while others have moved out of the state.

Published by New York Times on September 21, 2008.

The cars, yanked from the streets of Flushing, Astoria, Long Island City and Ozone Park, were mostly from the '90s, but included a 1978 Cadillac.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

The cars, yanked from the streets of Flushing, Astoria, Long Island City and Ozone Park, were mostly from the '90s, but included a 1978 Cadillac.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

Dubbed Park(ing) Day NYC, the event saw participants from numerous companies and community groups roll out carpets of lush sod onto the streets at locations from Park Slope to Long Island City to Harlem.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

With guns at his back, Pvt. First Class Luke Gasparre told the voice from behind him who he was and that he lived in Long Island City. They then asked him what his favorite baseball team was.

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

In Woodside an inviting dining scene can be found, one spiced up by Asian and Latin restaurants that have opened in the past decade or so.

Published by New York Times on September 19, 2008.

94th Precinct. Tips to protect your car. 11 am to 2 pm. Key Food (224 McGuinness Blvd., between Calyer Street and Greenpoint Avenue in Greenpoint). Call (718) 383-8253 for info.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 18, 2008.

"There's a strong sense of community - there are kids playing in the street and parents sitting on porches," she observed. "It's similar to my neighborhood in Astoria, Queens, with its view, the nearby bridge, the industrial buildings and mix of old and new architecture. We have similar problems . . . We have a grid system, you don't."

Published by SI Live on September 18, 2008.

City officials say they are focusing on the possibility that a nearby rail yard in the Long island City section is the source of the noxious fumes. The yard is undergoing excavation. One city official says the land is polluted with toxic chemicals.

Published by WNBC on September 18, 2008.

A building in Long Island City was evacuated for the second time in two days after occupants complained of a toxic odor.

Published by New York Sun on September 18, 2008.

Sixty-eight people were being evaluated at an office building in Long Island City that was evacuated Tuesday because of a suspicious odor.

Published by WNBC on September 17, 2008.

A message left at the office of the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union in Long Island City, Queens, was not immediately returned.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 16, 2008.

Taxis are permitted to enter a bus lane only to make the next right turn or to pick up and drop off passengers. Videos of violators will be provided by the Transportation Department to the Taxi and Limousine Commission to use in front of administrative law judges.

Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

4-01 44th Drive at The East River

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 15, 2008.

The City Economic Development Corp. wants to build some 5,000 apartments on 30 acres in Long Island City. Sixty percent of the units would be reserved for the "middle class" - defined as tenants with incomes between $60,000 and $160,000.

Published by New York Post on September 15, 2008.

“It’s got to be one of the best-kept secrets in New York,” said Greg Ivan Smith, 38, a filmmaker from Sunnyside, Queens, enjoying a picnic of tapenade and bruschetta with friends and neighbors on Saturday afternoon. “You feel like you’re on a New England college campus.”

Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

"The Mets are New York's working-class team. They're scrappy and determined and a lot of fun," said lifelong fan Amy Vitacco, 32, of Astoria, Queens. "The apple is a bit kitschy, but it reflects that history, and that's why fans love it."

Published by New York Post on September 14, 2008.

"I ran out of the house with my baby in my arms," said Joshua's mom, Evelyn Rodriguez, 27, of Woodside. "I had to make it to the hospital."

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

Many of the smaller family-run businesses on Astoria's Steinway Street are closing

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

Lorraine and Tommy Betancourt, from Astoria, Queens, came this year, as every year, to feel close to their lost son, Firefighter Paul Gill, 34, of Engine Company 54 on Manhattan’s West Side, the father of two boys.

Published by New York Times on September 12, 2008.

The incident happened just after 6 a.m. Friday on 78th Street in Woodside.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 12, 2008.

Earlier Thursday, a worker was critically injured when he fell three stories at a construction site on Union Ave. in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on September 12, 2008.

"I have to admit, it's a major issue, women passing through here in that dress code," Simon Weisser, a member of Community Board 1 in Williamsburg-Greenpoint, told The Post.

Published by New York Post on September 12, 2008.

The temporary lane planned for Kent Avenue would be a precursor to a 14-mile greenway stretching from Newtown Creek in Greenpoint to Sunset Park.

Published by New York Post on September 12, 2008.

The temporary lane planned for Kent Avenue would be a precursor to a 14-mile greenway stretching from Newtown Creek in Greenpoint to Sunset Park.

Published by New York Post on September 12, 2008.

At the moment, Dosa Garden is the only Indian restaurant to serve dosas. Indian Clove in Sunnyside soon will be opening an offshoot to their upscale dining room with a vegetarian-Indian Dosa place next door. Dosa Garden delivers to some parts of the North Shore.

Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

On Withers Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where the towers once loomed above the Williamsburg Bridge on the western horizon, Theresa Cianciotta, an assistant to a state assemblyman, said she never left her house now without casting a rueful glance at the skyline.

Published by New York Times on September 11, 2008.

Hundreds of frustrated bus drivers rallied in Long Island City, angry over lost jobs and cuts in bus routes. Drivers said consolidated routes often means twice as many kids traveling twice as far.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 10, 2008.

Online grocer FreshDirect has partnered with LaGuardia Community College to offer 60 plant workers free weekly English classes. The 30-hour program will end on Oct. 23. LaGuardia did not disclose how much FreshDirect will pay to subsidize the program.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 10, 2008.

11 a.m. Union bus drivers hold press conference and rally to protest cuts in the number of school buses; 44-36 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City.

Published by The New York Observer on September 9, 2008.

On August 23 and August 24, criminals broke into the tracks on the Amtrak trestle that runs through Astoria. On both occasions, they hurled baseball-sized rocks onto cars and houses.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 9, 2008.

Nicholas Nowillo was set upon as he walked neighbor Michelle Koutsoubelis to her car last week in Long Island City, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on September 8, 2008.

The company said Monday it will hold concerts at Lehman College in the Bronx, Brooklyn College, LaGuardia Community College in Queens and the St. George Theatre on Staten Island. In addition, there will be a concert at Lincoln Center's Tully Hall.

Published by amNY.com on September 8, 2008.

Eric Cherry, a homeless drug addict accused of brutally attacking Nicholas Nowillo, told his lawyers he believes the family man may have had too much to drink before the fatal fight in Long Island City, Queens, Wednesday night.

Published by New York Daily News on September 7, 2008.

An autopsy revealed that Cherry shattered nine of Nowillo's ribs during the beating on a Long Island City street about 10:40 p.m., prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

Dr. Oliva lives in Astoria, Queens, with his wife, whom he met when she was a patient at a Gramercy Park dental office where he once worked as a lab technician.

Published by New York Times on September 6, 2008.

Yet there it is — undeniably — a blazing white something hovering over Midtown, as seen from the Citigroup tower in Long Island City, Queens.

Published by New York Times on September 5, 2008.

A Long Island City man died Wednesday night after he got into a fight with a man who was apparently peering into car windows, the police said.

Published by New York Times on September 5, 2008.

Police said Nicholas Nowillo got into a confrontation with 43-year-old Eric Cherry after escorting a female neighbor to her car late Wednesday night in Long Island City.

Published by WNBC on September 5, 2008.

JellyNYC is still searching for a new Williamsburg or Greenpoint venue that could host next summer’s Pool Parties, and neighborhood activist Evan Thies says it’s not too late to find an equally aquatic venue for the 2009 season.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 4, 2008.

The fat lady — or, more accurately, the guy in skinny jeans — hasn’t sung for the final time in Greenpoint’s McCarren Pool.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 4, 2008.

The 66-year-old victim, Nick Nowillo, was allegedly escorting a neighborhood woman home on Cresent Avenue in Long Island City late Wednesday. The woman told police she had asked for the help because the suspect, who has not been identified, was seen in the street acting strangely.

Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

Police said the 43-year-old maniac attacked Nowillow on Crescent St., punching and kicking him near his Long Island City home. Emergency workers raced to the scene and took him to Astoria General Hospital where he died.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

A beloved man known as the "Mayor of Long Island City" was beaten to death while walking a woman through the neighborhood.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

A beloved man known as the "Mayor of Long Island City" was beaten to death while walking a woman through the neighborhood.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

Voters in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg and Greenpoint have been represented for 30 years by state Sen. Marty Connor, an affable, behind-the-scenes power broker who has quite simply not been the same since he was deposed as Senate Minority Leader (by future Gov. David Paterson, no less!) in 2002.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 3, 2008.