Nov. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The city has relaunched an annual traffic safety initiative to help protect road users during the fall and winter—with the clocks having been pushed back an hour. The Dusk and Darkness campaign, which aims to remind motorists of the increased dangers of driving over the darker months, was announced… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A company that specializes in tea from Taiwan is coming to Long Island City. Chun Yang Tea, which was established in Flushing in 2019, is expected to open at 49-10 Vernon Blvd. just before Thanksgiving. The company is moving into a space previously occupied by the ice-cream store Something… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Mexican restaurant and a dental practice are set to open on Jackson Avenue early next year. Hot Peppers, which operates a restaurant in the Oakland Gardens section of Queens, and LIC Dental Associates, which has a practice in Hunters Point, are moving into a ground floor space in… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Who has the smoothest moves in Queens? An annual neighborhood dance-off competition that pits duos against each other will return to Long Island City Friday with a slightly different twist. Dancing with the Queens Stars will see duos – consisting of one member of the Queens community and one… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Queens Tech Night, a free networking and community-building event for techies, will return for a meet-up in Long Island City next month – with a slightly different twist. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 at a new advanced manufacturing facility inside… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Long Island City’s largest Halloween celebration has been canceled for the second year in a row – although scaled-back events for young trick-or-treaters will go ahead in its place Sunday. ‘Halloween in LIC,’ an annual event that typically sees hundreds of kids march along Vernon Boulevard, has been scrapped… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A facility offering indoor beach volleyball—as well as a bar and lounge area—will be opening in Sunnyside in the coming months. The establishment, which will be 17,000 square feet in size, is opening on the ground floor of an industrial building at 41-20 39th St.—across the street from the… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new store selling discounted home décor products has opened in Woodside. Kavka Designs, a New York-based business, opened its first brick-and-mortar store last month at 43-26 52nd St. The business had been operating solely online. The company, which was established in 2016 by husband-and-wife duo Chintan Singh and… Read more »
Oct, 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City beer hall on Jackson Avenue has shuttered after a near six-year run. Bierocracy, located at 12-23 Jackson Avenue, closed for good Sunday, following an announcement it made on social media last week. The Instagram post did not specify the reason for the closure although its… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A New York City barbeque joint will open at the former Studio Square location in Astoria Sunday. Pig Beach BBQ, a Brooklyn-based brisket and ribs eatery, will occupy a sprawling 28,000 square foot space at the venue, located at 35-33 36th St. It will be the company’s first Queens… Read more »