March 1, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Governor Andrew Cuomo has been attempting, in the weeks since Amazon dropped its plans for Long Island City, to make the company reconsider its decision and return to New York, according to a New York Times report that comes at the same time a lineup of local leaders released… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Plans for the waterfront sites that were to be home to Amazon’s Long Island City campus before the company’s stunning walkout earlier this month are currently being assessed, with some describing the atmosphere around future development of the lots as fundamentally altered in light of the abrupt changes. Amazon… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Long Island City’s Casa Enrique and Adda have been named among this year’s semifinalists for the coveted James Beard Awards, one of the culinary world’s top honors. Adda, which opened in September at 31-31 Thomson Ave. across from LaGuardia Community College, is up for the Best New Restaurant award… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A public forum planned for this weekend and organized by an education advocacy group will take a look at the present and future of education in every-growing Long Island City. The “Education Landscape” meeting, planned by the Gantry Parent Association (GPA), will take place at the Hunter’s Point Middle… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2019 Staff Report The fourth annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K run/walk is set to take place in Long Island City in June. The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at 9 a.m., and is designed for both runners and walkers. Children’s dashes, an immensely popular component of this event, will take place… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced their joint endorsement today of congestion pricing as part of a new plan to “transform and fund the MTA.” The surprise two-pronged announcement marks the first time the two leaders see eye-to-eye on the controversial and long-deliberated measure, which aims… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The stunning collapse over a week ago of Amazon’s plans to build a Long Island City campus continues to draw reactions from far and wide, with the state’s budget director recently publishing a scathing open letter that claims labor unions and local politicians are at fault for the loss… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a much-anticipated plan yesterday that takes the next steps toward overhauling the “broken placard system” that has plagued New York City’s streets “for a long, long time,” with new technologies, a penalty system and a dedicated enforcement unit among the measures to be implemented…. Read more »
Feb. 21, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez M. Wells Dinette will be leaving MoMA PS1 at the end of February after a seven-year run as the museum’s cafeteria-in-residence, with a new Mediterranean restaurant anticipated to open on site this spring. The dinette, which opened at the 22-25 Jackson Ave. museum in 2012, announced the location’s fate… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A new Vision Zero plan released yesterday lists 21st Street, running between Astoria and Long Island City, among several priority corridors in the five boroughs that have proven dangerous and are now the focus of new safety initiatives by the city. The Department of Transportation added the 3.6-mile length… Read more »