By Jackie Strawbridge
Developers who construct new buildings in the Court Square/Queens Plaza section of Long Island City will most likely be required to make sure one-quarter of the units are affordable, if a proposal from the Department of City Planning goes through as written.…
Sept. 24, By Christian Murray
Work has begun on the second and final phase of Hunters Point South Park.
The waterfront park, which will be more than 10 acres when it is finished, is expected to be completed toward the end of 2018.…
Sept. 24, Staff Report
A cab driver was robbed at gunpoint by a passenger in Long Island City last month, according to police.
The victim picked up the alleged perpetrator at 46th Street and 5th Avenue at around noon August 30 before driving him to 45th Road and 23rd Street.…
Sept. 22, By Jackie Strawbridge
A four-story, 51-room hotel is planned to join the ever-growing hotel scene in Long Island City and Astoria.
Called The Gantry, the hotel will be located at 38-22 28th St., near Growing Up Green Charter School and the Fisher Landau Center for Art,…
Sept. 22, Staff Report
The luxury rental tower QLIC has leased more than a third of its apartments six weeks after opening, developers announced Monday.
QLIC is located at 41-42 24th St. The 421-unit tower contains mostly one-bedroom apartments,…
Sept. 22, Staff Report
A man climbed into a 46th Road apartment via a fire escape earlier this month and took off with jewelry, according to police.
The suspect — who allegedly entered the apartment on Friday, September 4,…
Sept. 21, Staff Report
A 25-year-old man, who was allegedly drunk, drove his car for a mile on the LIRR tracks in Long Island City Sunday before his vehicle struck a third rail and burst into flames, according to MTA Police.…
Sept. 21, Staff Report
The PS/IS 78 community celebrated the opening of its new playground on Friday.
The $350,000 playground is located in front of the PS/IS 78 Early Childhood Center, off of Center Boulevard between 48th and 49th Avenues.…
Opinion:
September 20,
By Melissa Orlando, founder of Access Queens/7 Train Blues.
The 2015 State of the Subways Report Card is out and riders in Queens are confused. For the second year in a row,…
Sept. 20, By Christian Murray
A demolition permit was approved last week by the Department of Buildings that paves the way for the bulldozing of 5 Court Square, located on the corner of Jackson and Thomson Avenues
The building includes several stores– including ENC Market,…