March 3, By Michael Florio
The Dutch Kills section of Long Island City maybe getting its first sidewalk café. Dutch Kills Centraal, a bar and restaurant that opened at 38-40 29th street in September, was recently given the go ahead by Community Board One to establish an unenclosed sidewalk café with seven tables and 28 seats.…
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Japanese restaurant Hibino opens on Jackson Avenue
March 2, By Christian Murray
A Japanese restaurant opened on Thursday at 10-70 Jackson Avenue– where Los Amigos deli used to be located. The restaurant, Hibino LIC, is being run by the husband and wife team of Masaur and Shuko Fukuda.…
LIC Flea & Food to open another market…in Astoria
Feb. 27, By Michael Florio
A large outdoor flea market will be opening at Astoria’s Kaufman Studios this May. LIC Flea & Food market is teaming up with Kaufman Astoria Studios to open a market on Kaufman’s 34,800 square foot outdoor film lot—which is located on 36th Street (between 34th and 35th Avenues).…
Hate crimes unit investigates assault on No. 7 train
Feb. 26, Staff Report
A Hispanic man was attacked on a No. 7 train in Queens in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. Police say the 43-year-old victim was on the Queens-bound train around 4 p.m.…
Wine bar on Center Blvd likely to open in June/July
Feb. 26, By Christian Murray
The plans put forward late last year by the owner of Blue Streak Wines & Spirits, located at 47-20 Center Blvd, to open a wine bar on the same block are still firmly on track.…
Co-owner of LIC’s Bear Restaurant is on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ Tuesday
Feb. 24, By Michael Florio
Natasha Pogrebinsky, a local chef and co-owner of Long Island City’s Bear Restaurant & Bar, will be reappearing on the Food Network’s “Chopped” Tuesday night. Pogrebinsky will appear on the February 25th (10:00 pm) episode named “Return and Redeem,” in which contestants who lost during earlier episodes are brought back to compete again for a $10,000 prize.…
LIC architect to design and open his own train-themed Jackson Ave. restaurant
Feb. 24, By Michael Florio
A Long Island City architect who designs restaurants for a living is converting a vacant building above the Vernon Blvd/Jackson Ave subway station into a train-themed bar/restaurant. The restaurant, to be called Station LIC,…
Wi-Fi and Cell Service to come to Queens’ underground subway stations by June
Subway riders will soon be able to tap into Wi Fi and cell service at every underground station in Queens by June. Starting in March, construction will begin on a project that will bring free Wi-Fi and cell service to every underground station in the borough,…
DOT to study Center Blvd by June, with 5th street one-way conversion expected in April
Feb. 20, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation will be sending a crew of traffic engineers to Center Boulevard late spring to evaluate whether crosswalks are needed. The roadway has become increasingly dangerous as the number of motorists and pedestrians has continued to grow with the surge in development and park space,…
Malu, LIC’s homemade ice cream shop, to close Feb. 28
Feb. 20, By Christian Murray
A well-known Jackson Avenue ice cream store is closing. Malu, which sells homemade ice cream and confectionery, announced on Facebook and its website Tuesday that it is shutting its 12-09 Jackson Ave doors for good at the end of this month.…