March 1, By Hannah Wulkan
Socrates Sculpture Park is offering the chance for community members to have their art displayed on a giant billboard at the intersection of Vernon Blvd and Broadway in Astoria.
In a recent announcement, the park announced an open call for proposals for new art centered on the topic of democracy and American identity,…
February 28, By Hannah Wulkan
A popular LIC restaurant has shut down and the business is now for sale.
Masso, an Italian restaurant at 47-25 Vernon Boulevard, shut down last month after more than a decade in business.
According to a broker for the business,…
February 28, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who tried to rob a bank in Long Island City last week.
According to the report, a man entered the Chase Bank at 25-15 Queens Plaza last Wednesday at about 1:10 pm and passed the teller a note demanding money.…
February 27, Staff Report
Weekend 7-train service between Queensboro Plaza and 34th Street-Hudson Yards will be down for the month of March.
The MTA announced that the closures are needed to test the new communications system it is installing.…
Staff Report
With the recent restrictions imposed on migrants who attempted to travel into Queens airports from seven specific countries this winter, representatives from the Law Office of Usman B. Ahmad (UBA) in Long Island City convened with more than 300 attorneys to address related legal matters at the 2017 Asylum and Immigration Conference at the New York Law School earlier this month.…
February 24, By Hannah Wulkan
An art exhibition is taking flight in Long Island City tomorrow.
Artist Dylan Gauthier, whose work titled Accidental Flight
involving many kites tethered together that is on display at Socrates Sculpture Park,…
February 23, By Hannah Wulkan
A new taco joint opened up in Long Island City earlier this week, offering tacos with fillings from around the world created by a Michelin-starred chef.
The fast-casual taco shop Unico, located at 31-31 Thomson Avenue,…
February 23, By Hannah Wulkan
A year-old experimental program based out of a local law school is looking to create more affordable legal services in an effort to bridge the “Justice Gap.”
The Court Square Law Project, working out of space within the CUNY Law School at 2 Court Square,…
February 23, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly groped a woman against her will on a Queens-bound E train last weekend.
According to the report, both the suspect and the 46-year-old victim were on an E train between Queens Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue on Saturday around 5:24 p.m.…
February 22, By Christian Murray
Two Queens legislators have introduced a bill that would change how ‘affordability’ is determined for affordable housing developments.
State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblyman Brian Barnwell have introduced legislation that would require developers to calculate who qualifies for affordable housing based on the average median income (AMI) of the zip code where the project is built.…