May 20, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A man was slashed in the face and shot at after a verbal dispute erupted in a playground behind I.S. 204 in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City on Friday. The 23-year-old victim, according to police, was approached by six unknown individuals while watching a baseball game at… Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Shane O’Brien This weekend the Long Island City Arts Open will be in full swing for the ninth successive year in celebration of the neighborhood’s most talented artists. Taking place across multiple venues, scores of galleries will be open to the public this weekend, where residents can view art, converse with… Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Christian Murray A street co-naming is taking place in Long Island City Saturday in honor of Terri Adams, a long time Hunters Point civic leader who died in September 2017. The south east corner of Vernon Boulevard and 49th Avenue will be co-named Terri Adams Way, after a life-long resident who… Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly stole a man’s wallet and iPhone X while riding on the N train. The victim, 26, was on the N train at the 36th Avenue stop last Friday around 3:30 a.m. when he asked the suspect, who police say he had recently… Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough president Melinda Katz has announced that she will be hosting a town hall meeting on gun violence later this month, which will be co-hosted by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and representatives of various community-based organizations. The meeting, scheduled to take place at Queen Borough… Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Christian Murray City Planning’s predictions as to the outcome of neighborhood rezonings will be put under the microscope if a number of bills sponsored by Council Member Francisco Moya become law. The bills would require city agencies to review past neighborhood rezonings to see how accurate City Planning’s projections were with… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Zipper Building, a new luxury condominium development in Hunters Point, has officially placed all 41 of its units on the market. The available condos, located inside the converted and expanded zipper factory at 5-33 48th Ave., range from studios to four-bedrooms. The units begin at $650,000 and go… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Sunday a bill that will bring about a major expansion of the city’s speed camera network in school zones across the five boroughs. The legislation, passed by the State Senate and Assembly in March, is an extension of a previously passed 2013 bill… Read more »
May 10, 2019 By Christian Murray Residents voted to spend $450,000 on local libraries and $400,000 on tech upgrades to neighborhood schools—among other projects–when they went to the polls last month to determine how $1 million-plus of city funds should be spent in the district. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced the results at Windmill… Read more »
May 10, 2019 By Christian Murray The MTA announced yesterday that it has completed another technological upgrade to the 7 line that it believes will result in faster and more reliable service. The latest upgrade, called “Automatic Train Operation,” will see trains programmed to a provide optimal cruising speeds, acceleration and braking that will lead… Read more »