June 25, By Jackie Strawbridge
A luxury condo building is planned to rise in the heart of Hunters Point.
Plans were filed with the Department of Buildings Wednesday for a seven-story, 21-unit building at 10-64 Jackson Avenue.
All of the units are slated to be luxury condos,…
June 24, By Jackie Strawbridge
Developers are continuing to build rental buildings at a rapid clip, as their interest in constructing condos in Long Island City remains tepid.
At the LIC Partnership’s second annual LIC Summit Tuesday, business owners,…
June 22, By Michael Florio
A popular LIC summer music series is set to return this weekend.
Warm Up, the summer music series hosted by MoMA PS1, is kicking off its 18th year this Saturday and will run every Saturday—from 3 pm to 9pm– until Sept.…
June 22, By Jackie Strawbridge
With the New York City Parks Department having less than 30 employees in Queens to enforce crime and park rules, residents are grappling with the Sisyphean task of keeping the borough’s green space safe and clean.…
June 19, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Department of Education will soon vote on a five-year proposed budget that excludes some of western Queens’ most urgent needs, according to parents.
The proposed plan does not set aside funding for new seats in Hunters Point,…
June 19, By Christian Murray
Show Palace, a Long Island City gentlemen’s club known for its fully-nude strippers and its hiring of porn stars, went before Community Board 2 last week in a quest for a liquor license.
The strip club,…
June 17, By Christian Murray
A restaurant with a focus on Italian-style pizza is expected to open at 26-11 Jackson Avenue.
The restaurant will be run by three partners who already own three Italian restaurants in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn.…
June 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
The State Senate passed a bill Monday that would crack down on drivers who injure or kill others while driving without a valid license.
Under this legislation, drivers with suspended or revoked licenses—as well as those with none at all—who get into a collision that results in injury would be subject to a felony punishable by up to four years in prison.…
June 15, By Jackie Strawbridge
Vernon Boulevard’s dilapidated Paragon Paint Factory building may soon be part of a huge new residential development.
Construction plans were filed Saturday for a 28-story, 296-unit building at the site; partial demolition plans for the paint factory were filed a day earlier.…
June 15, By Jackie Strawbridge
Residents are railing against the Department of Transportation for inspiring what one resident called “the Hunger Games of monthly permit parking.”
As of May, the DOT removed about one third of monthly permitted spots in the Court Square parking garage next to the Courthouse,…