Woodbines

The Standing Room

School 78

Department of Education:
Community Engagement Meeting to discuss the short term and long term plans for elementary and middle school in our community
Monday, May 4, 2015 at 6:00 P.M.
P.S./I.S. 78Q Auditorium
46-08 5th Street, LIC, NY 11101
Superintendent Dr. Philip A. Composto and representatives from the Department of Education will be in attendance.

Doughnut Plant Arrives in LIC

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Doughnut Plant Arrives in LIC
by Eso Romero

When I first heard the news that Doughnut Plant was planning to open a location in LIC, I was ecstatic. Opening day finally arrived last month. It joins several other food businesses inside the Falchi building on 47th Avenue, a historic, newly renovated concrete space with art deco accents of color. Not only did Doughnut Plant open a storefront, it also will occupy over 8000 square feet of the building for the bulk of its production. Luckily for us customers, we will be able to view the doughnut-making process once its up and running, similar to how Juice Press has set up down the hall. Dotting the walls outside Doughnut Plant  are mesmerizing photos of LIC’s landscape. It was worth the visit just to see those and appreciate our changing neighborhood.

If you’re new to Doughnut Plant, they pride themselves on all natural, high quality ingredients. No eggs, preservatives or artificial anything in these doughnuts! This is not your neighborhood Dunkin’ Donuts. They even make their jam fillings from scratch and sell jars for purchase (...think PBJ sandwiches with blackberry jam. Yum.). Their menu offers unusual and creative flavors. Better yet, there are different dough textures: yeast, cake, doughseeds (mini-doughnuts with filling) and yeast filled. Many of the flavors come in all those versions. I’m biased towards the yeast doughnuts -- how can I resist the airy light goodness of every bite? For the sake of the review, however, I must expand my doughnut horizons and try the other options. And so I did.

We ventured into Doughnut Plant on a Saturday morning. Open every day from 6:30am-7pm, it had a steady stream of customers. The employees were friendly and pleasant, making our experience that much better. Upon ordering, the first thing you see is a countertop display case of the available doughnuts. Decisions, decisions, decisions! Everything looked good. My family and I went for a mocha yeast, vanilla bean blackberry jam-filled, a chocolate hazelnut doughseed and a wild blueberry cake. To our delightful surprise, they threw in a couple more on the house: a mocha doughseed and a strawberry yeast, both seasonal flavors with limited availability. One can’t have that many doughnuts without washing it down with a drink. I had a macchiato and my partner had the Nola Au Lait. Both were divinely smooth and paired perfectly with our indulgent feast. No need for added sugar in these drinks. The doughnuts covered that just fine.

The doughnut breakdown:

• Strawberry Yeast - Airy bites of subtle strawberry taste. 
• Vanilla Bean Blackberry Jam-filled - A very pleasant surprise! I don't normally like filled doughnuts because the filling takes over the whole doughnut.This, however, was nice and balanced, without being powerfully sweet.
• Wild Blueberry Cake - Another surprise. I expected the cake texture to be too dense. Instead, it was moist and delicate.
• Chocolate Hazelnut Doughseed -  A small doughnut but hearty and rich. Perfect balance between filling and chopped hazelnuts. 
• Mocha Yeast - A bit of a disappointment. I tasted more chocolate than coffee. Least fave of the bunch.
• Mocha Doughseed- Better than the mocha yeast due to the tasty filling. A burst of flavor with the coffee infused mascarpone filling. 

As we gobbled down our doughnuts, the line grew longer. It was only noon and the tres leches doughnuts were all sold out. I’ll add that to my list my next visit. Oh yes, another visit is a must.

LIC ARTS OPEN "THE BROCHURE"

Save the Date
Friday May 15,16,17- 2015
Court Square Studios 2138 44th Rd, Long Island City, NY
Film Screening  1-6 pm 
Opening Reception May 15 6-10pm
Page 17, 19, and 21 click the Brochure for a full event schedule

Video Artist Presenting a bit of the flavor of Long Island City. All these events took place this past year, we had so much fun attending them and we hope you enjoy viewing them in this video montage! #THISISLIC

About Court Square Studios: amongst the many hidden gems in LIC is the area's newest independent film and video studio, Court Square Studios. This year Court Square Studio allowe to LIC Arts Open to creat a screening room, live stage for events, a huge wall with over 100 pieces of art by multiple artists, as well as a separate performance art space and an individual exhibition. Court Square Studios will also be the venue for a jazz concert on Friday evening,a rock gig on Saturday, and our amazing Closing Party which will feature our silent auction, a country band, comedy show, and a special concert version of Hair, all washed down with Lagunitas!

#thisislic is a production possible by see here

Gantry Plaza State Park View

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