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Sit In A Sculpture Of Mist And Light At Hunters Point South Park This Summer

April 28, By Jackie Strawbridge

Visitors to Hunters Point South Park this summer will be able to sit in a sculpture surrounded by mist and colorful light.

“Meridian,” by artist Mika Tajima, will be installed near the ferry landing through Sculpture Center’s new art education program,…

Burglaries Down Nearly 50 Percent This Year

April 27, By Christian Murray

The high number of burglaries has long plagued residents of Sunnyside/Woodside and Long Island City, but this year the number of reported incidents is down nearly 50 percent compared to the same period in 2015.…

Queensboro Bridge To Get $244 Million For Repairs In Mayor’s Budget

April 27, Staff Report

The Queensboro Bridge is slated for a $244 million makeover.

The funding was announced Tuesday as part of the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2017 Executive Budget. It will cover replacing the Upper Span roadway in both directions,…

New Yorkers need better transit. Here’s the way to get there

The city should have a majority of seats on the MTA board

Opinion: By Jimmy Van Bramer

In 1968, the state took over New York City’s buses and subways and created the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Nearly 50 years later,…

Man forcibly touched woman’s groin area on E-Train, police say

April 26, Staff Report

Police are searching for a man who forcibly touched a woman in the groin area while riding the E-train near the Queens Plaza subway station.

The suspect allegedly approached a 38-year-old woman on March 22nd at 4:40 pm while riding the Queens-bound E-train.…

Gotham Center To Grow With Two-Tower, $700M Queens Plaza Project

April 25, By Jackie Strawbridge

The developer behind 2 Gotham Center at Queens Plaza South and 28th Street plans to build two more towers right next door.

Tishman Speyer Properties plans to develop a two-tower commercial building at 28-10 Queens Plaza South,…

Dedicated Bike Lane On Pulaski Bridge To Officially Open This Week

April 25, By Christian Murray

The Department of Transportation will finally open a dedicated bike lane spanning the Pulaski Bridge this week, according to the agency.

Cyclists were seen riding over the bridge in the protected bike lane on Sunday and many thought the highly-anticipated lane had officially opened.…

Thirteen Stories To Rise On 24th Street Across From QLIC

April 22, Staff Report

A 13-story, 24-unit residence is slated to bring more neighbors to Queens Plaza.

Plans were filed with the Department of Buildings Tuesday for construction at 41-41 24th Street, just across the street from QLIC. There will be two apartments per floor from floors two through 13.…

Smorgasburg Will Not Return To Long Island City

April 21, By Christian Murray

The owners and operators of Smorgasburg Queens will not come back to Court Square this year.

The market, which opened to much fanfare last July, did not generate the foot traffic that its owners had hoped.…

Units In Artsy Building Are Now Available For Rent

April 20, Staff Report

Apartments in the box-style building located across the street from MoMA PS 1 are now available, with monthly rents ranging from $2,000 to $6,500 per month.

The 175-unit, 11-story building is called 2222 Jackson and consists of studio to three-bedroom apartments.…