August 18, By Christian Murray
Hunters Point residents were calling on the commanding officer of the 108 Police Precinct and a NYS Parks Police lieutenant to put more boots on the ground at the waterfront parks at a meeting Tuesday on park safety.…
By Hannah Wulkan
The owner of John Brown Smokehouse, Josh Bowen, is opening a new Texas barbecue joint called Mothership Meat Company, equipped with a BBQ pit big enough to roast a whole hog.
Bowen has teamed up with the Queens Dinner Club to offer a sneak peak of the cuisine next week.…
August 16, By Hannah Wulkan
Local entrepreneur Richard Mumith is expanding his Queens Food Tour business after winning $10,000 in the Queens Economic Development Corporation and Citi Foundation 10th Annual StartUP! Business Plan competition in May.
Mumith won the grant in the best “Community plan” category,…
August 16, Staff Report
A joint meeting held by two Long Island City organizations to address park safety will be taking place at the Plumbers Union Building on 5th Street at 7 pm this evening.
The meeting was initially scheduled to take place at the City Lights Building but has been moved since attendance is likely to be far greater than first anticipated.…
August 14, Staff Report
A motorcyclist died after a collision at the upper level entrance of the Queensboro Bridge threw him off his bike and off the span Sunday morning, police said.
Joshua Persaud, 26, of Queens Village, was riding west toward Manhattan on a 2006 Honda motorcycle when he struck the back of a Toyota Hylander and was ejected from his bike at the Thomson Ave.…
August 11, By Hannah Wulkan
The Hunters Point Civic Association is hosting a meeting on park safety next Tuesday, to address residents’ fears following an alleged attack in Gantry Plaza State Park on August 1.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.…
August 11, By Hannah Wulkan
Big City Folk, an umbrella group that brings musicians from all over the city together, is putting on a free two-day folk festival at LIC Bar this weekend.
The festival, which takes place every two years,…
August 9, By Hannah Wulkan
The Long Island City real estate market is dominated by rentals, with permanent homes hard to come by, according to a recent report released by a New York real estate research firm.
The report,…
August 9, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who robbed a gas station and punched a store clerk in the face.
The two suspects entered the Exxon Mobile Gas Station, located at 40-40 Crescent Street, and removed property off of the shelves without paying for it,…
August 9, By Christian Murray
The waitlist for parents who want to send their children to Pre-K at P.S. 78 is likely over.
The Department of Education will be setting up a transportable structure that will house 2 classes of 18 students—totaling 36 seats– for the 2016/2017 school year,…