July 18, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who took a woman’s iPhone while he was riding a Citibike in Hunters Point this month.
The suspect approached a 25-year-old woman on Sunday, July 9, at around 3:40 pm in the vicinity of 48th Avenue and 5th Street and grabbed her phone.…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday at the Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City, police said.
According to an NYPD spokesman, at about 12:07 p.m., a gunman opened fire on Terrell Smith,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A mural for the late Queensbridge rapper Prodigy was unveiled, then defaced, redone and vandalized again in the space of about 10 days.
Now, the plan is to replace it with “community-inspired” art that won’t include a tribute to the famous MC.…
July 13, By Jason Cohen
A girl scout troop that was founded in Long Island City earlier this year and is comprised of homeless children will be the recipient of more than $1 million over the next three years,…
img src=”http://licpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/countdownclocks-Cuomo-565×317.jpg” alt=”” width=”565″ height=”317″ class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-17859″ /July 11, By Christian Murray
The MTA will be installing countdown clocks across many of its subway lines in the next six months–including on the 7, N, W, F and E lines
The latest batch of countdown clocks are to appear across 40 stations along the C line this month,…
July 10, By Jason Cohen
Democratic Mayoral candidate Sal Albanese thought his car vanished Saturday after he attended a campaign stop in Long Island City/Astoria.
The longshot candidate initially thought his car had been stolen– but it had actually been towed by the NYPD nearby.…
July 10, By Christian Murray
A Long Island City-based art dealer art has been charged for selling items containing elephant ivory.
Robert Rogal, 70, who owns a 10,000 square foot art gallery at 47-15 36th Streets, sold a ballerina sculpture made of ivory to two undercover investigators.…
July 7, By Jason Cohen
The owner of a children’s boutique in Long Island City is in the process of selling her store.
Jill Callan, the owner of Tiny You, is selling her 10-50 Jackson Avenue children’s clothing store since she is leaving New York and moving to Colorado at the end of the month.…
July 6, By Jason Cohen
An independent drug store is opening in the Court Square section of Long Island City, in an area that residents claim lacks stores offering basic necessities.
City Chemist, a drugstore with locations in Brooklyn and Long Island,…
July 5, By Christian Murray
It was always going to be big—just how big.
The Durst Organization filed plans Friday to build a 63-story building on the site next to the former Clock Tower Site.
The site, located at 29-55 Northern Boulevard,…