Podcasts about access queens

With shocking last minute news coming from Governor Cuomo's hastily arranged Thursday afternoon press conference that the Manhattan/Brooklyn L Train will not be shut in its entirety for 15 months beginning in April, host Chilly Pete speaks with local Assemblyman Joe Lentol to better understand the news. What alternate travel accommodations will remain in place on nights and weekends, how much money will the new plan require, and is Assemblyman Lentol comfortable with Governor Cuomo's non-traditional approach to this issue? They also discuss pending legislation in Albany that is set to legalize cannabis for consumer use in this upcoming legislative session.Chilly Pete is then joined with transit consultant Joe Anastasio of Access Queens who authored the organization's L train closure analysis plan. They discuss the logistical dilemmas that will still exist during the L trains night and weekend disruptions for the next few years as the work is slated to take at minimum 15 months to complete. We then lighten the mood and after the political fix, we turn to music and my interview with James Felice of the Felice Brothers which I taped last week before their sold out December 29th show at The Brooklyn Bowl. James was ultra candid about his thoughts on our society and the interplay between the toxic political climate and the art that it is breeding including his bands own music. James revealed that the bands 6th full length release will be hitting the airwaves in May of this year and he also sheds light on the music industry and the ever evolving music landscape that he continues to traverse 12 years after the Catskill family band began busking in the New York city Subway.Be sure to subscribe to Chilly Underground on your favorite Podcasting services including iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker.Listen to Chilly Underground live every Saturday 1pm on Radio RAMPA 620 AMFor more visit: www.ChillyUnderground.com

With shocking last minute news coming from Governor Cuomo's hastily arranged Thursday afternoon press conference that the Manhattan/Brooklyn L Train will not be shut in its entirety for 15 months beginning in April, host Chilly Pete speaks with local Assemblyman Joe Lentol to better understand the news. What alternate travel accommodations will remain in place on nights and weekends, how much money will the new plan require, and is Assemblyman Lentol comfortable with Governor Cuomo's non-traditional approach to this issue? They also discuss pending legislation in Albany that is set to legalize cannabis for consumer use in this upcoming legislative session.Chilly Pete is then joined with transit consultant Joe Anastasio of Access Queens who authored the organization's L train closure analysis plan. They discuss the logistical dilemmas that will still exist during the L trains night and weekend disruptions for the next few years as the work is slated to take at minimum 15 months to complete. Be sure to subscribe to Chilly Underground on your favorite Podcasting services including iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker.Listen to Chilly Underground live every Saturday 1pm on Radio RAMPA 620 AMFor more visit: www.ChillyUnderground.com

On December 13th at around 1am, a fire that began in a Sunnyside restaurant on Queens Boulevard quickly spread down the street and ended up destroying six neighborhood businesses. 12 people were injured while putting out the five alarm blaze, but luckily no one killed in the process and the FDNY did an amazing job in brining the scene under control.Only days away from Christmas, the community rallied and Chilly Pete joins with the head of the Sunnnyside Queens Chamber of Commerce and the co-founder of Access Queens, Melissa Orlando, who sheds light in the aftermath as a community comes together in a time of crisis. Melissa also outlines ways that you can help Sunnyside’s residents in overcoming this tragic event including donating to the verified GoFund me site that has been set up.https://www.gofundme.com/sunnyside-fire-relief-fundBe sure to subscribe to Chilly Underground on your favorite Podcasting services including iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker.Listen to Chilly Underground live every Saturday 1pm on Radio RAMPA 620 AMFor more visit: www.ChillyUnderground.com

Todays show comes to you in three segments, beginning with local New York news, 2018 Music Review, and as we approach Christmas we have a conversation regarding living a spiritually guided ethical life.First we begin with a conversation with the head of Sunnnyside Queens Chamber of Commerce and the co-founder of Access Queens, Melissa Orlando, who briefs us on last weeks tragic 5 alarm fire that decimated 6 stores in the Sunnyside’s commercial district. With the holiday quickly approaching, Melissa describes the amazing organic ways in which the Sunnyside community has come together and rallied for all parties involved and she outlines ways that you can help Sunnyside’s residents in overcoming this tragic event.We then turn to Axios Economics reporter, who generously took some time to moonlight as a music critique, but don’t worry- we also discussed the markets latest bout of volatility. Dion runs down his six top albums of 2018 and we discuss several other music highlights including the rapid rise of Cardi B and emergence of musical superstar Kasey Musgraves who takes Dion’s number position in 2018.Lastly, we air a formerly unaired portion of my conversation with Reverened Dr Katrina Foster of St John’s Lutheran Church here in Greenpoint, about what it means to live a life of faith and what that does for the community where we live. Reverened Foster discusses what goes into her daily decision making process and how it leads to a more fulfilling and uplifting life that also fosters community and personal growth.Be sure to subscribe to Chilly Underground on your favorite Podcasting services including iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker.Listen to Chilly Underground live every Saturday 1pm on Radio RAMPA 620 AMFor more visit: www.ChillyUnderground.com

Newtown Creek Alliance historian Mitch Waxman joins Chilly Underground by phone to offer his analysis and insight into the recent news that Amazon- the worlds largest online retailer- aims to build part of its new headquarters in Long Island City, a region of the city Mitch knows very, very well. As a historian writing for the Newtownpentacle.com, Steering committee member of Access Queens, his decades of familiarity with the region, offers a unique multi pronged glimpse into this important community discussion that is just beginning.Waxman delves into the complexities of the communities toxic ecological past, the challenges to the existing infrastructure, and the concerns Amazon will need to consider as it looks to put down its East Coast corporate roots in Queens. And about those tax incentives? He discusses the economics too.Be sure to subscribe to Chilly Underground on your favorite Podcasting services including iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker.Listen to Chilly Underground live every Saturday 1pm on Radio RAMPA 620 AMFor more visit: www.ChillyUnderground.com

Long Island City and The New Home of Amazon Under the lens, A Journey from Baghdad to Brooklyn, and Music from Nick Demaris This week we have a fully loaded three part show, mixing local Amazon news and analysis, in studio music, and a personal story of escaping war in war ravaged Iraq.First, Newtown Creek Alliance historian Mitch Waxman joins Chilly Underground by phone to offer his analysis and insight into the recent news that Amazon- the worlds largest online retailer- aims to build part of its new headquarters in Long Island City, a region of the city Mitch knows very, very well. As a historian writing for the Newtown Pentacle, Steering committee member of Access Queens, his decades of familiarity with the region, offers a unique multi pronged glimpse into this important community discussion that is just beginning.We then are joined in studio with Nick Demeris, a NYC based artist, musician, and community builder- who offers a brutally intense blend of musical theater which he continually hones throughout the city including in theaters and subway stops near you. We hear about Nick’s creative roots and hear a few of his unique songs that he was kind enough to do for me in studio.Lastly, we take a journey from Baghdad to Brooklyn- we hear from Saif, an Iraqi born accountant who tells us his personal story- spanning life under Saddam Hussein in Iraq, to his 2005 escape from his war torn country, to his journey to Brooklyn. What he misses, what he doesn’t, and what it means to be an American.Listen to Chilly Underground live every Saturday 1pm on Radio RAMPA 620 AMFor more visit: www.ChillyUnderground.com