By Bill Parry
In the days leading up to Christmas, Floresta, a Long Island City florist, experienced a steady flow of customers looking for the perfect wreath or poinsettia. While Juan Carlo Bermudez, the owner, caters to his clients’ Holiday needs—he is also known as floral designer who caters to the needs of large corporations,…
When St Mary’s senior center was closed in 2010, many of Long Island City’s older residents were left without a meeting place. There were 35 to 40 seniors at the time—with most of the seniors being of Italian extraction who could trace their roots to the Italian grandparents who bought property in LIC at the beginning of the 20th century.…
It’s going to be a long winter for No. 7 train weekend riders. The MTA will be cutting service starting the weekend of Dec. 29—which will continue each weekend through March 25, public officials have been told. The trains will stop running—between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square–from 12:01 a.m.…
By Bill Parry
With the Mayan calendar suggesting the world will end Friday, one bar/restaurant in Long Island City wants its patrons to go out with a bang. Alewife (5-14 51st Ave.) is having a “Last Beer Event Ever on Apocalypse Eve” on Thursday night,…
Publicis, the multinational media and advertising company, is expected to be moving 430 employees into the historic Brewster Building (27-01 Queens Blvd North) by the beginning of February. The company reportedly signed a 100,000-square-foot lease last year with Met Life and is relocating many of its staff from its Manhattan offices to the new location.…
A newly-formed Hunters Point civic group aims to be the central vehicle for LIC residents to voice their concerns and express their needs. The group, called the Hunters Point Civic Association, will be holding its fourth meeting at the New York Irish Center (1040 Jackson Ave.) on Monday night at 7:00 pm—after launching in April. …
The NYC Department of Transportation and New York City Bike Share have delayed the launch of the “Citi Bike” program until May 2013. Citi Bike, which will provide anyone 16 years or older with the ability to rent a bicycle at about 300 designated locations around the city,…
The Christmas season was in full swing at Malu, the ice cream shop at 12-09 Jackson Ave., yesterday. The store announced the winner of its second annual ginger-bread house competition and Santa was there to greet local children. The owners of Malu,…
By Bill Parry
Dozens of young children and their parents cheered the news that Shady Park will reopen on Saturday morning. The news was delivered by Sheila Lewandowski, one of the organizing members of Friends of Shady Park, during an afternoon event to clean and decorate what she called,…
The police are seeking a man who has robbed five banks throughout Queens including a bank in Long Island City. The perpetrator allegedly robbed the HSBC Bank branch located at 22-15 43rd Avenue on August 20 at 1:50 pm. The police said he entered the bank,…