June 16, By Bill Parry
Long Island City, NY: Thousands of curious visitors turned out for the grand opening of the LIC Flea & Food on Saturday, which was held in the 24,000 sq ft parking lot at 5-25 46th Avenue.…
June 14, By Bill Parry Big Alice Brewing, located at 8-08 43rd Rd., is having its grand opening on Saturday from 1-5pm. The new brewery, the second to open in LIC this year after Rockaway Brewing Company, will pour a Heather ale and sell 10 different beers in 750ml bottles.…
LIC Flea & Food opens this weekend on the 24,000 square foot parking lot at the corner of 46th Avenue and 5th Street. The market will bring over 90 food and goods vendors to the Long Island City from 10 a.m.…
June 13, By Christian Murray, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this afternoon and demanded that the Citi Bike Share program come to Long Island City as soon as possible. Bike Share is scheduled to arrive in Long Island City between September and the end of the year.…
June 11, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The 15th season of “Outdoor Cinema” is about to begin at Socrates Sculpture Park. The eight-week international film festival, which will screen movies from several nations, kicks off on July 3rd.…
June 10, By Bill Parry
Foodcellar, the Long Island City supermarket, is expected to be opening its second location—this one in the Court Square vicinity. The popular supermarket, which has been in Hunters Point since 2008, is in discussions to open a 24,000sq-foot retail space at Linc LIC at 43-10 Crescent St.…
June 10, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The Parks Department is expected to start work this week on repairing hurricane-ravaged Andrews Grove/Shady Park. Andrews Grove/Shady Park, a popular park on 49th Ave (btw. 5th Street and Vernon Blvd),…
June 7, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The plan to demolish 5 Pointz and replace it with 1,000 apartments was unanimously rejected by Community Board 2 Tuesday night. The vote was focused solely on the size of the proposed building—not on whether the historic graffiti icon would be demolished.…
June 5, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The Taste of LIC, which took place at Gantry Plaza State Park last night, represented everything about the booming neighborhood: youth, growth and vibrancy. The event drew a record crowd of more than 1,000 eager visitors who filled the park and feasted on the cuisine provided by 50 restaurants.…
A Brooklyn man has been convicted of murder in the slaying of a 62-year-old livery cab driver that occurred during an attempted armed robbery in January 2010 in Long Island City. The defendant and the victim had worked together at the same Long Island City car service.…