Dec. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Local officials and community groups rallied in Dutch Kills today to once more urge for a decommissioned FDNY engine company to be reinstated in the area, given Long Island City’s every-growing population. The demands were made outside FDNY Ladder 116 at 37-20 29th St., an active firehouse which, like… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Long Island City company with multiple properties in the neighborhood is facing scrutiny for its part in the state-run plan that aims to rezone the Anable Basin area to bring Amazon’s headquarters about. The tech giant, in a deal struck with the city and state, plans on building… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2018 By Christian Murray The pair behind a heinous acid attack on Skillman Avenue in 2015 that disfigured a woman’s face have pleaded guilty and could be sentenced to 17 years in prison, according to the District Attorney’s office. Kim Williams, 49, of the Bronx, and Jerry Mohammed, 35, of Troy, both pleaded… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An auto dealership has purchased a corner Northern Boulevard site once home to a Speedway gas station, the LIC Post has learned. Bay Ridge Automotive Management, a New Jersey-based company with more than 20 dealerships in Brooklyn, Queens and throughout the tri-state area, purchased the 39-04 Northern Blvd. site… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2018 By Christian Murray Police are looking for an alleged pervert who touched a 15-year-old girl’s private parts on a 7 train last week near the 61st Street/Woodside station. The man approached the teenager on a Manhattan-bound train on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at around 8:40 a.m. and touched her private area, according to… Read more »
Dec. 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Amazon faced a litany of hard questions and criticism from the City Council during its first oversight hearing held earlier today that aimed to uncover how the tech giant’s controversial headquarters deal between the city and state came to be. The hearing, attended by Amazon executives and representatives from… Read more »
Dec. 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city and state have at last announced the formation of a Community Advisory Committee—a group of 45 members largely comprised of Long Island City figures—put together as part of Amazon’s planned headquarters project. The committee, formally announced on Tuesday, has been set up to help gather and provide… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city and state offered dozens of Long Island City sites as part of its pitch to lure Amazon’s HQ2 to the neighborhood, according to a new batch of documents released last night. Officials presented Amazon with 30 “first-class” sites on the waterfront and in Court Square that Amazon… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2018 Staff Report Join Snoopy, Pig Pen, Schroeder, and the whole Peanuts gang as they discover the true reason for the season. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” returns to The Secret Theatre in Long Island City for 16 shows between Friday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 30. Back for the third year in a… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Development continues in Long Island City, as plans have recently been filed for a four-story building on Vernon Boulevard. The plans, filed with the Department of Buildings on Dec. 5, call for 15-unit development at 47-01 Vernon Blvd., the current site of a one-story brick building. The new building… Read more »