March 19, Staff Report
The No. 7 train may be down for Long Island City residents this Sunday but it will have no effect on subway prices rising that very same day.
MTA fares are scheduled to rise this Sunday,…
March 18, By Christian Murray
A Long Island City bar with strong ties to British rock legends ‘The Who’ is organizing a fundraiser to help support the band’s main charity—Teen Cancer America.
LIC Bar, located at 45-58 Vernon Blvd., …
March 18, By Christian Murray
A New York City subway advocacy group is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature to provide the funding needed to fix the decaying No. 7, N and Q lines.
The group, the Riders Alliance,…
March 17, By Michael Florio
Vernon Boulevard will play host to a massive block party this spring.
The Long Island City Partnership will once again be closing off traffic between 50th Avenue and 46th Avenue in order to hold the second annual community festival called LIC Springs.…
March 16, By Michael Florio
The Queens World Film Festival (QWFF), which will screen more than 100 independent films, kicks off tomorrow night at the Museum of Moving Image.
The festival, which runs from March 17 through 22nd, will feature 117 films from 30 nations.…
March 16, By Michael Florio
A former South Korean Army trainer plans to whip Long Island City into shape.
Jung Ju Ok, a fifth generation black belt, has opened a taekwondo school in the Power House (50-09 2nd Street),…
March 13, By Christian Murray
A gastropub is expected to open in the space that was previously occupied by Communitea—although the proprietors will be subject to a hearing in Long Island City following concerns about potential noise and bar saturation.…
March 12, By Michael Florio
Another large tower is about to go up near Queensboro Plaza.
Property Markets Group plans to build a 70-story tower, located at 29-37 41st Ave, according to documents filed with the Department of Buildings.…
March 11, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer took off the gloves this morning and threw a volley of punches toward the MTA concerning its No. 7 train ‘weekday’ service.
Van Bramer, who was joined by several disgruntled 7 train riders,…
March 11, By Christian Murray
Tom Finkelpearl, the Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs, will be co-hosting a town hall meeting at MoMA PS 1 next Wednesday with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
The town hall meeting was called back in December following the department’s plan to place a bright pink,…