Dec. 10, Staff report
The borough of Queens was selected as the best tourism destination in the United States for 2015 by Lonely Planet, a leading news outlet that covers the travel industry.
Queens drew praise for its eating and drinking scene (including the four microbreweries that opened over the last 18 months),…
Dec. 9, By Michael Florio
A new online grocery delivery service has just begun serving Long Island City residents.
PickUpLater, an online company that was created by a Court Square resident, started taking grocery orders at the end of last month.…
Dec. 9, By Christian Murray
Call it a preemptive strike.
A group of residents have put forward a petition voicing their opposition to the development of the Sunnyside Yards.
A 12-person committee—which includes the President of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce—started the petition last week.…
Dec. 8, By Christian Murray
The controversial pink sculpture proposed to go up on the median on Jackson Avenue appears to be a done deal—despite the director of the city agency in charge of the project saying otherwise.
Sara Reisman,…
Dec 8, Staff Report
The landlord who owns one Long Island City building has fenced off the terraces occupied by low-rent tenants, according to a New York Post story.
The building known as Q41, located at 23-10 41st Avenue,…
Dec. 5, By Christian Murray
The Chairman of Community Board 2 Joe Conley received a standing ovation at last night’s community board meeting after officially announcing that he was stepping down.
Conley said that after serving two decades as chairman that it was time to move on.…
Dec. 4, By Christian Murray
Joe Conley, the long-serving Community Board 2 chair, is stepping down.
Multiple sources said that Conley, who has been chair for over 25 years, will be making the announcement tonight when Community Board 2 has its full monthly meeting.…
Dec. 3, By Christian Murray
Long Island City residents—along with those in Sunnyside and Woodside—have put together an extensive list as to how to spend $1 million in city funds on the district.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who typically receives about $3.5 million each year to spend on projects throughout the district,…
Dec. 2, By Michael Florio
The Pepsi-Cola sign may be removed from consideration for city landmark status but it has plenty of support from the private sector.
The site is used heavily for marketing purposes by TF Cornerstone, real estate brokers say,…
Dec. 2, By Christian Murray
The drum beat to develop the Sunnyside Yards continues with the latest call to build on it coming from the former Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff.
Doctoroff, in a New York Times
op-ed piece that ran Sunday,…