April 30, 2024 By Queens Post News Team The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC), a non-profit organization that helps manage Long Island City’s waterfront parks, is calling on the city to provide a multi-purpose sports facility for local schools and residents as it looks to complete the massive Hunters Point South affordable housing development. The… Read more »
Apr. 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres April 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dozens of Sunnyside residents and community leaders came together Monday morning to celebrate women’s history and to honor one of the neighborhood’s most influential figures—the late Lily Gavin—at the first annual Lily Gavin Memorial Sunnyside Women’s History Breakfast Celebration. The event, held at… Read more »
Apr. 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres April 30, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan One Astoria resident has raised thousands of dollars for multiple sclerosis research as part of the National MS Society’s 15th Annual Climb to the Top at Citi Field next month. Andrew Amenn committed to the climb and set an ambitious fundraising goal in… Read more »
April 30, 2024 By Queens Post News Team New York-based non-profit the Fortune Society held its third-annual Tech Fair in Long Island City on Wednesday, providing dozens of justice-involved New Yorkers with an opportunity to learn about opportunities in the information and technology sector. The Tech Fair, which took place at the Fortune Society’s headquarters… Read more »
Apr. 29, 2024 By Queens Post News Team A pickleball center in Long Island City is offering a discount to Queens residents for midweek games and lessons. CityPickle, which opened at 9-03 44th Rd. last September, is offering 20% discounts for court reservations and clinics before 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. It also offers discounts… Read more »
Apr. 25, 2024 By Olivia Seaman Rob Basch is not your average volunteer. While many might shy away from the idea of picking up trash for a living, Basch embraces it wholeheartedly. As the president of the Hunters Point Park Conservancy in Long Island City, he dedicates his days to nurturing the park and transforming… Read more »
Apr. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Apr. 24, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Dozens of families gathered in Queensbridge Park on Monday to mark the first-annual Earth Day Picnic, celebrating plans to transform New York City’s largest fossil fuel powerplant into a renewable energy hub. The event, hosted by Queens-based energy asset management company… Read more »
Apr. 24, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Elected officials and environmental advocates rallied on the grounds of a nationally recognized community composting site in Long Island City on Friday to prevent the NYC Parks Department from evicting the non-profit organization that operates it. The Long Island City composting site underneath the 59th Street Bridge in Queensbridge… Read more »
Apr. 19, 2024 By czarinnaandres Apr. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria has announced the launch of “Open Worlds,” a groundbreaking initiative to transform the museum into one of the largest free community hubs in western Queens. Executive Director Aziz Isham announced Tuesday that Open Worlds will… Read more »
Apr. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The owners of a Long Island City condominium building reached a $119,000 settlement with their service workers earlier this month after failing to pay them prevailing wages, which they are required to do as part of an agreement to get a lucrative 421-a tax break. New York City Comptroller… Read more »