March 3, 2020 By Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan City officials released the long-awaited Sunnyside Yard Master Plan today that calls for the construction of 12,000 affordable housing units, 60-acres of public space and a Sunnyside station that would be served by the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and potentially Amtrak. The plan, put together… Read more »
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Affordable Hockey Lessons Being Offered to Local Kids, Sponsored by Islanders and NHL
March 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A popular program that provides affordable hockey lessons and equipment to kids aged 5 through 8 is about to begin in Long Island City and registration is now open. The program, Learn to Play, is organized by the New York Islanders as part of a national initiative where the… Read more »
Business Owners Launch Petition in Opposition to DOT’s Plan for Protected Bicycle Lanes on 31st Street
Feb. 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An online petition opposing the construction of protected bike lanes along 31st Street has been launched by a number of local business owners and workers. The business owners argue that the designs presented by the city earlier this month are ill-conceived and will hurt their bottom line—as well as… Read more »
Queens Drivers Have an Easier Time Finding Parking than Most NYC Drivers: Study
Feb. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens drivers have an easier time finding parking than most drivers in the city, according to a new study. While looking for a legal place to park on Queens streets can be a headache-inducing activity, drivers in the World’s Borough spend less time searching for parking than drivers in… Read more »
$120K Watch Stolen in Violent Hunters Point Robbery
Feb. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 26-year-old man was violently robbed of a pricey watch by two masked bandits of inside a Long Island City parking garage last week. The man was approached by the men and struck in the back of the head with an unknown object last Thursday at 10:15 p.m. in… Read more »
Weigh in on the Mayor’s $2.7B BQX Streetcar Proposal Tonight and on March 10
Feb. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin Residents have the chance to weigh in on the City’s $2.7 billion plan to build a streetcar from Astoria to Red Hook at a public workshop tonight. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Ave. It’s one of five… Read more »
Queens Residents Donated To Sanders and Trump in Big Numbers in 2019: Report
Feb. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin The world’s borough is not just diverse in its ethnic makeup — it has great diversity in politics as well, a new study shows. Out of the 3,155 Queens residents who contributed money to a presidential candidate’s campaign last year, nearly a third — 31 percent — gave money… Read more »
Two Residents Weigh in on YourLIC, Respond to Feb. 6 Letter
Feb. 24, 2020 Letter to the Editor: By Justin Potter (former state senate candidate) and Michael Guippone We write in response to the February 6, 2020 letter from representatives of various organizations regarding the ongoing YourLIC development process for the Anable Basin site. Both of us have young children and live with our families in… Read more »
City Launches ‘Fix it; Don’t Fine it’ Campaign, Aims to Provide Relief to Small Businesses
Feb. 24, 2020 By Kristen Torres A new initiative announced by the mayor’s office aims to provide more financial relief to small business owners. The de Blasio administration’s Fix It, Don’t Fine It initiative was rolled out last week that aims to eliminate fines for many first time violations and expand the universe of violations… Read more »
Federal Appeals Court Upholds 5 Pointz Artists’ $6.7 Million Award, Pans Wolkoff
Feb. 21, 2020 By Kristen Torres A federal appeals court judge approved a $6.7 million award Thursday for nearly two dozen graffiti artists whose work was whitewashed to make way for luxury high-rises at a Long Island City complex previously known as 5Pointz. A judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals approved a 2018… Read more »