June 5, 2019 By Max Murray State Senator Michael Gianaris announced yesterday the passage of legislation that would ban cat declawing. The legislation, passed by both the Assembly and Senate Tuesday, would impose a $1,000 fine on any person found guilty of declawing a cat unless the procedure is medically necessary. “Cat declawing is a… Read more »
June 5, 2019 By Meghan Sackman (Updated 2:07 p.m.) Long Island City High School was evacuated this morning after an unidentified man called the school saying there was a bomb inside the building, according to the police. Police arrived at the high school, located at 14-30 Broadway, around 11:30 a.m. to search for explosives, shortly after… Read more »
June 5, 2019 By Max Murray The police are searching for a man who allegedly swiped a 28-year-old woman’s cellphone at the Queens Plaza station in Long Island City last month. On Tuesday May 7, at around 1 p.m., the suspect approached the victim who was sitting on a platform bench waiting for a Jamaica-bound… Read more »
June 4, 2019 Staff Report Nearly 1,500 runners participated in the annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K on Saturday, the most successful run the organizers have had since it began four years ago. The event drew participants young and old, with the oldest runners being in their 70s. The children’s dash, held immediately after the 5K,… Read more »
May 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan One thousand new electric mopeds hit the streets of Brooklyn and Queens earlier today after tech startup Revel launched their rent-by-the-minute moped business in the two boroughs. After a successful test run last summer of 68 bikes in Bushwick, Williamsburg and Greenpoint, the moped sharing business will now cover… Read more »
May 29, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Renowned Irish pub The Shannon Pot has re-opened its doors in a new permanent home in Long Island City after years of relocation. The bar and grill opened at 10-50 44th Dr. two weeks ago, ending five years of conducting business in temporary locales throughout the neighborhood. The new… Read more »
May 28, 2019 Staff Report Close to 1,500 runners and walkers of all ages are expected to arrive at Hunters Point South Park this Saturday for the fourth annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K. The number of people who have registered for the charity run/walk – scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at 9 a.m. – is higher this… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Department of Transportation installed the first of hundreds of new speed cameras–specifically in school zones–on Friday. The new speed camera, which went up near P.S. 199 on the Upper West Side, was the first to be installed since the city got the go ahead from Albany that it… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a teenage girl’s thigh on the “F” train near Long Island City earlier this month. Police say that a man in his 30s put his hand on a 16-year-old girl’s thigh on a Manhattan-bound train between the 21st St…. Read more »
May 27, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A prominent area wedged between 44th Drive and Thomson Avenue on Jackson Avenue continues to undergo change as development continues to progress. In the past month, Dog Island City, located at 27-18 44th Dr., announced it was moving from its current spot to 43rd Avenue. The announcement came around… Read more »