March 26, By Michael Florio
Long Island City residents will soon be able to surf the web at their newest waterfront park.
Installation of wireless Internet at Hunters Point South Park is scheduled to begin in April and is expected to be in operation by the end of spring,…
March 26, By Michael Florio
A western Queens comedy group is hosting an event to raise funds for an urban farming group that operates out of Long Island City.
Sunnyside Comedy, a local organization that hosts comedy shows in the neighborhood,…
March 25, By Christian Murray
The owners of Shi Restaurant and Skinny’s Cantina are opening a Greek restaurant this summer.
The restaurant, called Kavala Estiatorio, will be located at 10-55 50th Avenue.
Skinny and Shih Lee are opening their third restaurant in the neighborhood and will be partners with Joseph Lucil,…
March 24, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer wants to save the Clock Tower and is confident that it will landmarked by the end of June.
Van Bramer said that he wrote a letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission in November calling for it to be landmarked.…
March 24, By Michael Florio
Workers at a new high-rise residential building were surprised when they opened their paychecks at the end of last week—and discovered they got a big raise.
Several employees who work at the Packard Square complexes,…
March 23, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Woodside and Sunnyside residents will get to vote next month on how $1 million in city funds should be spent.
Residents will be able to choose up to 3 projects from a list of 27 proposals that they believe are worth funding.…
March 23, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation starts construction Tuesday on the two-way protected bike lane spanning the Pulaski Bridge.
The dedicated bike lanes, which were expected to be completed in 2014, will bring an end to the tense relationships between cyclists and pedestrians who currently share a lane.…
March 23, By Christian Murray
The first formal step to landmark the Clock Tower will take place tomorrow when the Landmarks Preservation Commission will meet to evaluate whether a public hearing should be held as part of the process to landmark the famous building.…
March 21, By Christian Murray
The bus that serves the western Queens waterfront between Astoria and Long Island City—via Vernon Blvd—will be available on weekends on a permanent basis, according to the MTA.
The expanded Q 103 bus service,…
March 20, By Michael Florio
The Cultural Town Hall meeting that took place in Long Island City Wednesday night did not address the artistic merit of a controversial sculpture that is coming to the neighborhood—but how the artwork was selected.…