June 4, By Christian Murray
A large upscale Italian restaurant that will be located at 46-10 Center Boulevard is expected to open in next week.
Robert Briskin, a Long Island City resident and co-owner of the establishment, said the restaurant will open on Tuesday,…
June 3, By Jack Strawbridge
International film will take over Socrates Sculpture Park on Wednesday nights this summer for the 17th annual Outdoor Cinema festival.
The lineup, announced Tuesday, includes eight movies that take viewers from Alice’s wonderland to backstage with Bob Dylan to India’s Sonepur Fair.…
June 2, By Jackie Strawbridge
A stretching East River overlook, quiet curving walking paths, a boat launch and a toddler play area are some of the many design elements that will be packed into the complete Hunters Point South Park.…
@NYCityAlerts something happened at Jackson ave outside court square station. 6 fire trucks so far. pic.twitter.com/UhxqGavmPO— (1/53) (@Appleguysnake) June 2, 2015
June 2, Staff Report
A man fell through a sidewalk grating into a 20-foot hole on Jackson Avenue this morning,…
June 1, Staff Report
Plans have been filed for a 14-story, 48-unit residential building to go up at 45-24 Vernon Blvd, according to Department of Building records.
The site is currently a one-story manufacturing facility located on the same block as the beaten–up old Paragon Paint building.…
June 1, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Chocolate Factory Theater is celebrating its tenth year hosting the annual Taste of LIC smorgasbord of local eats tomorrow.
The event, which started in 2005 with a dozen vendors inside the Chocolate Factory theater space,…
May 29, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Long Island City Business Improvement District launched a number of new initiatives in fiscal year 2015 that included a neighborhood welcome kiosk and a 3-D rendering of incoming construction in the area.
The LIC BID,…
May 28, By Jackie Strawbridge
About 60 “micro unit” apartments are slated to join the ever-expanding number of new residences in Long Island City.
The development, to be located at 37-10 Crescent Street, will offer two and three bedroom units that are “considerably smaller,” and therefore cheaper than standard apartments,…
May 27, By Jackie Strawbridge
“Mad Men” is off the air but still on in Astoria.
The Museum of the Moving Image announced Tuesday that it will extend its exhibit “Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men” by roughly three months, through Sept. 6.…
May 26, By Jackie Strawbridge
Long Island City residents are privileged with front-row seats to Manhattanhenge, or Manhattan Solstice, the biannual piercing of the island by the sun as it aligns perfectly with the Midtown street grid.
Queens residents can celebrate the Manhattanhenge sunset,…