Jan. 27, By Michael Florio
Tony Mazzarella, the owner of the Waterfront Crab House, passed away on Sunday. He was 77.
Mazzarella, who lived in Rockland County, owned the Crab House, located at 2-03 Borden Avenue, for nearly 40 years.…
Jan. 27, Staff Report
The storm may not have lived up to the hype but Long Island City was still left with plenty of snow.
Here is some of the aftermath.…
Jan. 26, By Michael Florio
The friends and family of a writer who was killed while riding his bicycle in Long Island City earlier this month have started a fundraiser in his honor.
Hoyt Jacobs, a 36-year-old writer, poet and teacher,…
Jan. 26, Staff Report
The Queens Democratic machine is starting to flex its muscles and is calling for Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan to be next speaker should Sheldon Speaker be toppled, according to the New York Observer.
Top officials with the Queens Democratic Party are calling Assembly members in Queens,…
25 January, By Christian Murray
A four-story building on 5th Street that sold for a whopping $12 million earlier this month is going to be rehabbed.
The property, located at 47-33 5th Street, is one of the last remaining brick buildings in Hunters Point and that is why the buyer paid a premium for it,…
Jan. 23, By Michael Florio
A giant size parcel in the heart of Court Square has gone on the market with an asking price of $41.5 million.
The parcel represents an amalgam of seven properties located across the street from the Citigroup Tower.…
Jan. 23, By Christian Murray
Two officers from the 108th received an award this week after being deemed heroes for saving the life of a LaGuardia professor last month.
Police Officers Corey Sarro and William Calderera were on routine patrol on Tuesday,…
Jan. 21, By Christian Murray
A strange caricature of a religious Muslim accompanied by the words Je Ne suis Pas Charlie
—has been placed on Jackson Avenue near the Court Square Diner.
The slogan Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie
(I am Not Charlie) is a term adopted by some people following the massacre of 12 people at the French publication Charlie Hebdo.…
Jan. 21, By Christian Murray
When he’s asked the tough questions, he typically doesn’t duck for cover.
What are your thoughts on 5Pointz? Private property, he responds.
Does it make sense to build over the Sunnyside Yards? Absolutely not.…
Jan. 20, By Christian Murray
A ground breaking on the Hunters Point Library could happen as early as this spring.
The city has the funding it needs to start construction, according to Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
“The funding problem has been solved so we can begin construction,” Van Bramer said,…