March 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new daycare and preschool center is heading to Long Island City. Bunny Hill, the name of the center, will open at 47-28 11th St. in the summer months, according to Leah Tong, its founder. The center will start with a summer camp in July, and will begin to… Read more »
March 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Local leaders, parents, and children once more stood at Center Boulevard today to demand that the city install traffic calming measures along the long stretch of road running by the Long Island City waterfront. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Long Island City), joined by civic group heads and children from… Read more »
March 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An interactive installation to be built at MoMA PS1’s courtyard this summer will feature a large hammock, long walkable platforms and huge, swiveling mirrors. The installation, called “Hide & Seek,” was chosen by the museum as the winner of its Young Architects Program earlier this week. The program helps… Read more »
March 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The MTA revealed further details earlier this week of the changes it will be making to the Court Square station as it prepares for the hoards of displaced L train riders during the impending shutdown. The station is expected to see a significant increase in commuters beginning April 2019,… Read more »
March 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city will begin to “aggressively” enforce block-the-box regulations in several problematic intersections across the boroughs, including three in Long Island City out of 12 locations in Queens. The intersections include Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue, Queens Plaza South and 28th Street, and Northern Boulevard and Queens Boulevard. These… Read more »
March 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Additional LinkNYC kiosks have recently been installed in Hunters Point and Court Square. Vernon Boulevard will see two kiosks come online in the coming weeks, with one installed mid block between 48th and 49th Avenues, and another between 47th Road and 48th Ave. The boulevard only had one LinkNYC… Read more »
March 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A public meeting will take place in the coming days for the community to discuss the new homeless shelter on Van Dam Street that will occupy the current site of the Fairfield Inn by Marriott. The meeting will be held on March 15 at St. Raphael’s Church, located at… Read more »
March 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is expected to complete Hunters Point South Park in coming months, with the 5.5 acre section of new space opening as soon as late spring. Phase II of the Hunters Point South Park, stretching from below 54th Avenue and wrapping around the Newtown Creek, is nearing completion… Read more »
March 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez WeWork, the international co-working and office space giant, has at last opened its Queens Plaza location. The company opened yesterday at the Brewster Building, located at 27-01 Queens Plaza N, and occupies the 12th and 13th floors of the building, according to Katy Conrad, a spokesperson for WeWork. Close… Read more »
March 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A rally protesting the city’s plans to bring a massive mixed-use project on 44th Drive will be taking place tomorrow at the very site eyed for development. The community rally, with the tagline “This Land is Our Land”, will begin at midday at 44th Drive and Vernon Boulevard. A… Read more »