A Cinema Paradiso in Queens Faces an Uncertain Future

The Arverne Cinema, in the Rockaways, has offered viewers a drive-in feel where the city meets the sea. It wasn’t meant to last.
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Keith Kirkpatrick, the Manhattan skyline behind him, participates in a recent URBANSWIM event, a nearly 29-mile swim around the island of Manhattan. Improving water quality has more swimmers looking to take the plunge.
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EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (PIX11) -- A 44-year-old man was slashed in a subway station in the East Village on Thursday evening, according to the NYPD. The incident happened at around 7:50 p.m. at the First Avenue subway station. Police say an unidentified individual approached the victim, who was waiting on the southbound L train platform, [...]
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Grime keeps building up on L trains while the MTA repairs a broken subway car washer. An MTA spokesperson said the dirty cars were a byproduct of "one of the most comprehensive train wash rehabilitation program undertaken in the agency's history."