Sept. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Two new businesses are set to open in Long Island City where a popular comedy club was located for more than a decade. A boxing fitness studio and a Thai restaurant will be moving into the Jackson Avenue space previously occupied by the Creek and the Cave, a comedy… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A large indoor soccer complex is set to open in Astoria this fall. The facility, which will be 10,000 square feet in size, is expected to open in a single-story industrial building at 36-39 35th St. The new complex will be operated by Socceroof, a Brooklyn-based company that currently… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Taste of Sunnyside, an annual event that aims to showcase the diverse restaurant mix of the neighborhood, will return this year with a new twist given COVID-19. The annual event, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic, is being revamped as a restaurant/bar crawl as opposed… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man who allegedly punched two 19-year-old men in an apparent anti-gay attack on a subway train in Long Island City in July has been collared by police. Jonathan Santos, 33, was arrested Tuesday for the attack – in which he also allegedly struck a woman who tried to… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new law aimed at protecting employees from contracting COVID-19 by improving workplace safety standards went into effect Monday – after months of delays. The law, called the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO), requires businesses to implement a range of safety standards in order to prevent… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A modern fitness studio is set to open at a high-rise office building in Long Island City. Performance Lab, which will offer seven different types of fitness classes, will open on Oct. 1 inside The JACX – a 26-story two-tower development located at 28-17 42nd Rd. by Queens Plaza… Read more »
Sept. 1 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new event featuring Irish traditional music, song and dance is coming to Sunnyside this month. The event, called Sunnyside Trad Week, will include performances by more than a dozen Irish musicians based in New York and will run from Sept. 13 through Sept. 19. Sunnyside Trad Week will… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An upscale restaurant specializing in Asian cuisine and sushi will open in Long Island City early next year. Mito Asian Fusion, known for its elegant interior decorations, is expected to be open by March 2022 at 27-35 Jackson Ave., according to a store manager. The company is moving into… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new restaurant specializing in hand-pulled noodles from northwestern China is coming to Long Island City. Dun Huang, which offers a wide range of noodle bowls and Chinese-style meat dishes, is scheduled to open within two months at 27-35 Jackson Ave., according to a store worker. The company is moving… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 10-day film festival will return to Forest Hills next month featuring more than 120 films. Festival of Cinema NYC will bring independent movies from around the world and will run from Sept. 24 through Oct. 3 at the Regal UA Midway. The festival will screen movies, documentaries, short… Read more »