Aug. 14, 2019 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris has announced $10,000 in state budget funding for equipment at the Queensbridge Public Library Tech Lab. Gianaris announced the funding on Wednesday at the library Tech Lab at 10-43 41st Ave. in Long Island City. The funding will go toward securing new computers and other… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2019 By Ryanne Salzano NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer is calling on the MTA to make all its LIRR stations in Queens and Brooklyn handicap accessible and make a number of station upgrades. Stringer penned a letter to LIRR President Phillip Eng Aug. 7 and noted that 18 of the 22 stations in Queens… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2019 By Christian Murray The supply of condos in Long Island City has reached a record high and it could take years before the market absorbs them all, according to a new study released by a local real estate consultant. More than 1,100 new-development condos are currently for sale in Long Island City… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2019 By Christian Murray A Long Island City-based crane operator has been ordered by the city to halt work at 22 construction sites after being held responsible for two major mishaps in Manhattan this year–one causing the death of a construction worker. United Crane and Rigging, located at 11-14 35 Ave., has been ordered… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The police are looking for a man suspected of stealing a suitcase containing $1,200 from a Howard Johnson motel in Dutch Kills last month. A 23-year-old man left his suitcase with the front desk at the Howard Johnson motel at 38-61 12th St. at 2:10 p.m. on Wed., July… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2019 By Christian Murray The subway stations in Queens are in a state of disrepair and a new report released by the state comptroller’s office indicates that nearly half the structural components—such as stairs, platforms and ventilators—are worn out or damaged. The report, released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Friday,… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Local politicians are calling on CNN to host its Democratic Presidential climate town hall—scheduled next month in New York City– in either Queens or Brooklyn. Council Member Costa Constantinides, State Sen. Mike Gianaris and other local leaders joined with environmental advocates on the steps of City Hall Friday and… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2019 By Christian Murray Starbucks, the global coffee chain, is opening a new location in Hunters Point. Signage has gone up for a new café on the south east corner of 49th Avenue and 21st Street. The coffee shop is going in the ground floor of 21-00 49th Ave., in a recently-revamped warehouse… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2019 Staff Report A Long Island City seafood store has closed and its owners have notified customers to visit their Brooklyn market. Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co, which opened at 5-43 48th Ave. in September 2016, has closed its Hunters Point operation and residents are being directed to the eatery’s 114 Nassau Ave…. Read more »
Aug. 9, 2019 Staff Report Planet Fitness, a gym franchise known for its low-cost memberships, is coming to Long Island City. The company, which has more than 1,800 locations in North America including six in Queens, is opening an 18,000 square foot space at 29-22 Northern Blvd, in the 43-story ALTA LIC building. The gym… Read more »