May 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An electronics repair shop will be opening on Jackson Avenue in the coming weeks. uBreakiFix, the national repair chain, is gearing up to open at 10-46 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City. The store takes over the site that once saw Tiny You, the children’s boutique. The repair shop… Read more »
May 11, 2018 By Christian Murray and Nathaly Pesantez The City View Inn in Blissville will once again house homeless families with children, the city announced today. The Department of Homeless Services said the hotel at 33-17 Greenpoint Ave., which is currently housing single adult men, will transition back to temporarily providing shelter for families… Read more »
May 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The schedule for this season’s outdoor movie screenings on the Long Island City waterfront has been released, featuring a lineup of family friendly and classic films. The free screenings for CinemaLIC, organized by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) and Nest Seekers, were selected from a survey conducted earlier… Read more »
May 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two Queens Plaza restaurant just steps from one another have been temporarily closed by the health department after inspectors swept both restaurants on the same day. Raj’s Indian Kitchen, located at 27-20 Queens Plaza South, and Lucky Pizza at 27-14 Queens Plaza South were both found with “critical” sanitary… Read more »
May 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Blissville, the small, remote neighborhood recently in the spotlight for an ongoing homeless shelter controversy, has formed a new civic group to take on the neighborhood’s challenges, with a protest at Gracie Mansion already planned next week. The Blissville Civic Association, the name of the new group, formed about… Read more »
May 9, 2018 By Christian Murray Residents voted to spend $500,000 to revamp the children’s room at the Woodside Library, $300,000 on new trees and $300,000 on bus countdown clocks—among other projects–when they went to the polls in April to determine how $1 million-plus of city funds should be spent in the district. Councilmember Jimmy… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez LIC Flea & Food, the waterfront outdoor market and beer garden, will be opening for a sixth season this weekend. The weekend market will open on May 12 and May 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at its usual 5-25 46th Ave. location. From there, the market will… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez (Update: Kick-off party canceled due to forecast of thunderstorms) Queens Beer Week is returning for a fifth year this Saturday with a grand kick-off party at LIC Landing. The party takes place on May 12 from 2:30 p.m. to 6 pm at the Long Island City waterfront, where attendees… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who shoved and punched a straphanger at the Queensboro Plaza station last week. The NYPD says the attacker pushed a 21-year-old man aside while both were boarding an Astoria-Ditmars Blvd.-bound N train at around 7:30 p.m. on April 29. The 21-year-old victim confronted… Read more »
May 7, 2018 By Christian Murray An art exhibit containing 300 lamps went up Thursday night at Hunters Point South Park. The exhibit, which is up until May 19, is located at the event space at LIC Landing. The artwork is sponsored by HomeGoods and the lamps displayed are manufactured by the company. HomeGoods, which… Read more »