Nov. 11, 2019 Staff Report Who has the smoothest moves in Long Island City? Find out when Dancing with the LIC Stars fills Plaxall Gallery with salsa, tango, and disco on Friday, Nov. 15, at 6 pm. (Hint: It’s not Sean Spicer.) The sixth annual contest will pit duos – consisting of one LIC community… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2019 By Christian Murray Astoria’s Sandwich King Charlie Gordon, who established Sal, Kris & Charlie’s Deli in Astoria, died Friday. He was 60. Gordon bought the 33-12 23rd Ave. deli in 1987 and named it after Sal, who already worked at the deli, his wife Kris and himself, according to an article published… Read more »
Nov. 7, 2019 By Christian Murray Court Square Park, which is located directly in front of the Queens County Court House in Long Island City, will be undergoing a $4 million makeover and residents are invited to a meeting next week to provide input as to what upgrades they would like to see. The “scoping… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin Melinda Katz sailed to victory in the Queens District Attorney race last night, easily beating the Republican candidate Joe Murray. Katz, who has been the Queens Borough President since 2014, garnered nearly 75 percent of the votes — 138,000 to Murray’s 45,000, according to the unofficial results released by… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019 Sponsored Story A new daycare center that offers state-of-the-art facilities for children ages 3 months to 5 years has recently opened. Bright Start Child Learning Center, a Queens based early childhood development company, opened the new facility at 47-09 5th St. The company serves residents of the rapidly-growing communities of Astoria and… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fare for the JFK AirTrain has been hiked for the first time in its history with single ride tickets now costing $7.75. The AirTrain, which first opened to riders in December 2003, had been $5 since its inception until the price was raised Nov. 1. The Port Authority… Read more »
By Josefa Velasquez, Christine Chung and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This story was originally published on 10/31/19 by THE CITY The Working Families Party stepped in to shore up Tiffany Cabán’s campaign for Queens district attorney earlier this year when she was just an unknown public defender, helping bring her within a stunning 55… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin The majority of Queens council members voted today in favor of a plan that will bring hundreds of miles of protected bicycle and bus lanes to city streets. The legislation introduced by Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed the full council by a 35 to 10 vote with two abstentions…. Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The MTA will carry out a “blitz inspection” of the elevated subway tracks after yet another piece of debris fell from the tracks in Queens and smashed through the window of a car parked below. The most recent incident of falling subway debris occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 29 under… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2019 By Christian Murray The supply of condos and apartments in Long Island City might be increasing but rental and condo prices are remaining firm. The average net rent paid for a luxury apartment in Long Island City was $3,720 during the third quarter of 2019, up from $3,400 for the same quarter… Read more »