May 29, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Renowned Irish pub The Shannon Pot has re-opened its doors in a new permanent home in Long Island City after years of relocation. The bar and grill opened at 10-50 44th Dr. two weeks ago, ending five years of conducting business in temporary locales throughout the neighborhood. The new… Read more »
May 28, 2019 Staff Report Close to 1,500 runners and walkers of all ages are expected to arrive at Hunters Point South Park this Saturday for the fourth annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K. The number of people who have registered for the charity run/walk – scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at 9 a.m. – is higher this… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Department of Transportation installed the first of hundreds of new speed cameras–specifically in school zones–on Friday. The new speed camera, which went up near P.S. 199 on the Upper West Side, was the first to be installed since the city got the go ahead from Albany that it… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a teenage girl’s thigh on the “F” train near Long Island City earlier this month. Police say that a man in his 30s put his hand on a 16-year-old girl’s thigh on a Manhattan-bound train between the 21st St…. Read more »
May 27, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A prominent area wedged between 44th Drive and Thomson Avenue on Jackson Avenue continues to undergo change as development continues to progress. In the past month, Dog Island City, located at 27-18 44th Dr., announced it was moving from its current spot to 43rd Avenue. The announcement came around… Read more »
May 22, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The MTA will host a community conversation next month to discuss its plan to modernize the city’s transit system. The meeting, which will be held on Monday, June 10 at the Mainstage Theatre of LaGuardia Community College, will feature MTA President Andy Byford and other agency officials. Doors will… Read more »
May 22, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The 14th annual Taste of Long Island City will take place on June 12 on the backlot of the Kaufman Astoria Studios, the organizers announced yesterday. The Chocolate Factory, a local non-profit that offers space to experimental artists, is holding the event at the 36-12 36th St. studios for… Read more »
May 20, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The Queens County Democratic Party is hosting a town hall on Wednesday featuring 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. The town hall, to take place at LaGuardia Community College on May 22 at 1 p.m., will be moderated by NY1’s Cheryl Wills who will start the event by interviewing Buttigeig. The… Read more »
May 20, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan An immersive junglescape will be built in MoMA PS1’s courtyard this summer. The upcoming installation, titled Hórama Rama, was chosen as this year’s winner of the museum’s Young Architects Program. The program, now in its twentieth year, challenges emerging architects to create a temporary and sustainable outdoor installation that… Read more »
May 20, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A bouncer was shot twice outside a troubled Long Island City strip joint early Monday morning, police say. A 42-year-old bouncer was shot once in the left leg and again in the left arm while guarding the door of Show Palace Gentlemen’s Club, located at 42-50 21 St., around 4:42… Read more »