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 »
Sept. 21, 2019 By Christian Murray A 14-year-old Astoria boy is dead after being hit by a truck while riding his bicycle in Long Island City Saturday. Mario Valenzuela, of 35th Street in Astoria, was riding eastbound on Borden Avenue at about 1:50 p.m. when he was struck by a truck. The truck was also… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2019 By Christian Murray Participatory budgeting is kicking off again in District 26, where area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1 million on capital projects, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced earlier this week. The months-long event, now in its sixth year within the district that covers Long… Read more »
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. 19, 2019 By Christian Murray A trendy taco chain has plans to open in Court Square early next year. Tacombi, which has six restaurants in New York City and one in Montauk, plans to open an establishment early next year on 43rd Avenue. The operators went before Community Board 2 last week in their… 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 »