Sept. 25, By Christian Murray
Blend, the well-known Latin Fusion restaurant located on Vernon Blvd, is expected to open its Center Blvd restaurant in the middle of October. Blend on the Water, located on the ground floor of 45-40 Center Blvd,…
Blue Nail Spa, the latest in a series of nail salons to open in Hunters Point, opened today. The salon, located at 48-13 Vernon Blvd, has taken the 1,000 square foot space that was previously occupied by State Farm Insurance. Workers at the store said that they had a number of opening-day specials.…
Sept. 24, Staff Report Long Island City: A body was discovered in the East River Monday night near 4-01 44th Drive, according to police. The police arrived on the scene at 11:45 pm last night and pulled out a fully clothed 30-year-old man from the water.…
Sept. 23, Staff Report
An application has been submitted to the Building Department for the development of a 4-story residential building at 47-27 5th Street. The new building would be catercorner to Duane Reade– near Foodcellar.…
A new diner opened today in Queens Plaza that caters to local residents as well as office workers. Queens & Paupers, located at 27-08 Queens Blvd South, is an old-style diner that is open from morning ‘til late. The diner, which has dark-timber booths,…
Sept. 22, By Christian Murray
The Long Island City concert series, a popular music event that has taken place at the Gantry Plaza State Park each Sunday this month, will be wrapping up its series this evening. Tonight’s event begins at 5 pm and ends at 7:30pm.…
Sept. 20, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who represents Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City, is interested in becoming the next council speaker, taking over the role from the term-limited Christine Quinn. While many of the 51 council members are vying for the top council job,…
Sept. 18, By Christian Murray
A group of restaurants on Vernon Boulevard will be offering specials this week. The Vernon Boulevard Restaurant Week, organized by the Queens Tribune, will run through Saturday, with 9 eateries participating. The following restaurants on Vernon (or near Vernon) will be offering lunch and/or dinner specials..…
Sept. 17, By Christian Murray
The MTA announced today that the No. 7 train will be shut down between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza for 5 weekends this fall. The MTA said the shut downs are scheduled to take place on the following weekends: October 12-13,…
The trash piles around Queens Plaza South and Crescent Street are getting larger and larger, despite the ongoing development and the gentrification of the neighborhood. PIX 11 News did this illuminating report on the issue over the weekend.…