April 23, 2019 By Thomas Laforgia Applications for New York City’s housing lottery have skyrocketed since 2011 — with hopefuls now facing 1-in-600 odds of snagging an affordable unit, according to lottery data. The lottery system in 2011 processed 133,335 requests for affordable apartments. By 2018, officials reported that 4,654,603 applications had been submitted, according… Read more »
April 19, 2019 By Christian Murray The new restaurant that is moving into the space previously occupied by Riverview on Center Boulevard is expected to open by the end of August. The new establishment, to be called American Brass, is a concept by the owners of Maiella, the large Italian restaurant located at 4610 Center… Read more »
April 18, 2019 By Christian Murray A Long Island City man who plowed down a 17-year-old high school student with his minivan in 2017 pleaded guilty to assault today and will be sentenced to nine years in prison. Richard Keith, 51, pleaded guilty to first degree assault for recklessly driving his 2008 Dodge Caravan onto… Read more »
April 18, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Toby’s Estate no longer. The popular coffee chain now goes by Partners Coffee. The name change is part of a full rebrand for the Brooklyn-based roaster. The company, which has five locations in New York City including one in Williamsburg and another in Long Island City, unveiled a new… Read more »
April 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan After more than three decades of operation, Long Island City’s Noguchi Museum will soon undergo an extensive expansion. The 27,000 square foot gallery and sculpture garden, opened by Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi in 1985, will gain a new 6,000 square foot archival building to hold the artist’s extensive collection…. Read more »
April 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Craft ice cream maker Ice & Vice has reopened its pop up shop in Long Island City for the 2019 season. The shop, located at 27-20 Jackson Ave., held a soft opening on Monday, with a grand opening set for Friday April 19. Ice & Vice held its first… Read more »
April 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Seven men have been arrested following the bust of a “drug emporium” operating out of Ravenswood Houses, authorities announced yesterday. The arrests stem from a year-long police investigation that found that the drug crew was trafficking cocaine and heroin within Ravenswood Houses between March 2018 and April 2019. The… Read more »
April 15, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Mothership Meat Company, a Texas-style barbecue joint located in Dutch Kills, has officially opened for business. The long-awaited sequel to the beloved Long Island City barbecue restaurant John Brown Smokehouse opened at 27-20 40th Ave. on Thursday—after being in the works since 2016. The restaurant, centered around a massive… Read more »
April 12, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Alewife, the Long Island City-based brewpub, is opening its first fully-fledged brewery this summer. The brewery will be located in Sunnyside in a 7,500-square foot warehouse space on 39th Street and Skillman Avenue, reports Edible Manhattan. Alewife, which originally opened as a bar in 2011 on 51st Avenue, began… Read more »
April 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Frank Carrado, a life-long Long Island City resident who was colloquially known as the “Mayor of Long Island City,” passed away last night. He was 89 years old. Carrado died at around 7:30 p.m. at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, a result of a stroke that he suffered… Read more »