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People lined up for free drinks at Bubble Cool's "soft opening" during Fall for Arts in 2017.

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Island News

People lined up for free drinks at Bubble Cool's "soft opening" during Fall for Arts in 2017.

Bubble Cool Will Not Reopen, But There's More

04/25/2019 - 19:27 Updated 12 hours ago

We reported last month that Bubble Cool, which has had a troubled history on Main Street, was undergoing "renovations for two weeks," according to Shawn Zhang, the shop's owner. That's an understatement as they've served their last cup of tea and are headed in another direction.

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Opinion

Packed house settles in for Japanese cultural entertainment at Roosevelt Island's Cherry Blossom Festival.

Disappointing, Predictable Cherry Blossom Statements from RIOC & Common Council

04/17/2019 - 09:02 Updated 1 week ago

It took both the Common Council and RIOC three full days to cook up responses to calamities created by inadequate planning and preparation for last weekend's Cherry Blossom Festival. For all they were worth, they might as well have spit them out Saturday night and been done with it.

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Features

Work on the lower level "ghost" tunnel under 63rd Street and Roosevelt Island.

About the Ghost Tunnel Under Roosevelt Island

04/24/2019 - 09:01 Updated 1 day ago

In 1963, it was a different New York, unaware it was about to be convulsed in civil and financial crises. In February, the Transit Authority proposed a two track subway tunnel under 76th Street to be built in conjunction with the new 2nd Avenue subway line. By May 2nd, it’s location migrated southward to 59th Street, and by the time Mayor Robert Wagner weighed on the 24th of the month, declaring it should “be built with all deliberate speed,” the tunnel meandered even farther to “around 61st Street.”

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Work on the lower level "ghost" tunnel under 63rd Street and Roosevelt Island.

About the Ghost Tunnel Under Roosevelt Island

04/24/2019 - 09:01 Updated 1 day ago

In 1963, it was a different New York, unaware it was about to be convulsed in civil and financial crises. In February, the Transit Authority proposed a two track subway tunnel under 76th Street to be built in conjunction with the new 2nd Avenue subway line. By May 2nd, it’s location migrated southward to 59th Street, and by the time Mayor Robert Wagner weighed on the 24th of the month, declaring it should “be built with all deliberate speed,” the tunnel meandered even farther to “around 61st Street.”

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