Nov. 28, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann With 2023 shaping up to be the deadliest year for cyclists and pedestrians in western Queens since the implementation of Vision Zero in 2014, lawmakers gathered in Astoria to introduce a blueprint for street safety in western Queens, titled the Western Queens Street Safety Plan. Traffic fatalities in Queens… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2023 By Nevine Salameh Aimed at providing for and protecting the vulnerable homeless and veteran residents of New York City, Community for a Cause is back for the season of giving back with its third annual Vetsgivings. This year, they are trying to match their 2022 fundraising goal of $2,000 through a GoFundMe,… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann It’s all about a healthy scalp at Hair Philosophy LIC in Long Island City. The hair salon, located at 11-12 44th Dr. in Long Island City, celebrated its grand opening in style on Sunday, Nov. 19, with a fashion show featuring the collection of Taiwanese-American fashion designer Alexander King… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi Ramen is trending. These days, there seems to be a “cool factor” associated with the cheap and quick comfort fare that has kept thousands of college students on a tight budget from going hungry. Last summer, a hip Long Island City couple took the ordinary to a whole new… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry When embattled Assemblymember Juan Ardila seeks re-election next year, he will not have the scores of volunteers from the Working Families Party knocking on doors in western Queens for him like they did in 2022 when the Maspeth native was elected to represent District 37 in Albany. Ardila officially… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2023 By Nevine Salameh “Everybody,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy playwright, has taken the stage in Long Island City. The production by LaGuardia Community College’s theatre program will be on stage at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s Black Box Theater — located at 31-10 Thomson Ave., room M-122 — and will run from… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Rental prices were up while condos prices were mixed in Long Island City and Astoria in the third quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to a market report recently released by Queens real estate firm Modern Spaces. The average price to rent an apartment… Read more »
Nov. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Real estate firm PropertyShark ranked New York City as the city with the largest concentration of expensive ZIP codes in the U.S. by closed home sales. In PropertyShark’s report, the ZIP code for Hunters Point in Queens,11109, was cited as one of the eight New York City locations to… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City has announced its open call for proposals for its 2024 fellowship program. This program provides early-career artists with the opportunity to create new public artworks there. Those who take part in the fellowship will work on up to 10 projects in two… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City announced that an additional 50 tickets will be made available for the New York City-based contemporary music collective BlackBox Ensemble’s performance in the museum’s first-floor gallery Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 7-9 p.m. Tickets for this concert program had been sold out prior… Read more »