Sept. 18, 2019. By Shane O’Brien An environmental education center is slated to open at the new Hunters Point Library this fall after almost $1 million was secured in funding by the Queens Public Library. QPL announced that the funds will be distributed over the course of three years to operate and run the center…. Read more »
Sept. 19, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The Long Island City Partnership, the local economic development group that has been at the forefront of the area’s growth, is hosting a street party this Friday to celebrate its 40th birthday. The free event, called Celebrate LIC, will take place at the LIC Flea & Food lot of… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Community organizations in Long Island City will meet with the developers and owners of the sites where Amazon was slated to go next month to discuss how the parcels could be developed to meet neighborhood needs. Amazon was planning on building expansive corporate offices over a 20-acre mix of… Read more »
Sept. 16, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A new horror-themed escape room opened in Long Island City last week, aptly on Friday the 13th. The ESScape Experience, located at 24-11 41st Ave., is owned and operated by a husband-and-wife duo who own several businesses in the Queens Plaza area. The pair, Kyle Radzyminski and Melanie Lemieux,… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City is bringing the curtain down on summer by hosting an outdoor concert and an open air screening of Moana at the end of September. The event is being put on by Plaxall and the non-profit organization Long Island City Artists, and is… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and community organizers are called on the Department of Transportation to install traffic calming measures to prevent injuries and deaths on Thomson Avenue by LaGuardia Community College. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, LaGuardia Community College Interim President Paul Arcario and members of Transportation Alternatives rallied on Tuesday to… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Students in Long Island City will be learning about the condition of the Newtown Creek thanks to an innovative new program. The program is being rolled out at two Hunters Point public schools next month and students will learn about the creek’s water quality, its plant life and sources… Read more »