Oct. 10, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Volunteers will be planting 10,000 flower bulbs in Hunters Point South Park and Gantry Plaza State Park on Sunday, Oct. 20. The fifth annual LIC Bulbfest, organized by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC), is set to be the biggest bulb planting event yet. A combined total of nearly … Read more »
Oct. 10, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A deli is set to open on Vernon Boulevard at the former site of The Sandwich King, a gourmet sandwich shop that closed last month. Pop’s Deli of LIC is expected to open at 47-31 Vernon Blvd. within two weeks, according to the deli’s manager Cailene Ivory. The deli’s… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The MTA has halted 7 train service between Manhattan and Queens after a person was fatally struck by a train this morning near the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue station. The incident occurred in the tunnel between Grand Central Station and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue at around 8:30 a.m., according to an… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019. By Shane O’Brien More than 200 firehouses and EMS stations across New York City will be holding open houses this weekend as part of the FDNY’s fifth annual open house program. The firehouses will open their doors to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Plans have been filed for a six-story, mixed-use building at 27-09 40th Ave. in Long Island City. The development, which will consist of 46 residential units and manufacturing space, will replace a one-story commercial building at the location. The entire development will be 60-feet tall and yield 88,263 square… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A cheese store and a dog center are set to open at the newly constructed Jackson Park building on Jackson Avenue early next year. Canine Retreat by the American Kennel Club and Murray’s Cheese both confirmed that they will open early 2020 at Jackson Park, a three-tower, multi-use skyscraper… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2019. By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris has announced $10,000 in funding for a Mandarin language program at a public school in Long Island City. Gianaris announced the grant for PS/IS 78Q in LIC at the school’s first PTA meeting of the academic year. The grant will go toward the school’s interactive… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A beer festival featuring over 50 different beers is coming to Long Island City at the beginning of October. LIC Flea & Food’s fourth annual Queens Beer Festival takes place on Oct. 5 and 6 at 5-25 46th Ave., a site located by Anable Basin. The festival, which is… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2019. By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris has announced $10,000 in funding for an environmentally focused school in Long Island City. Gianaris announced the funding for Growing Up Green Charter School, an elementary and middle school located at 39-27 28th St., at its curriculum night on Monday, Sept. 23. The funding will… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A new yoga studio opened in Long Island City earlier this month. Form + Flow opened at 27-01 41st Ave. on Sept. 3 and founder Shelly Yang says that the studio is about 1,200 square feet and operates seven days per week. The studio is open from 6 a.m…. Read more »