July 9, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has penned a letter to the Police Commissioner calling on the NYPD to clamp down on motorists who park illegally on sidewalks and in bicycle lanes within the district. In an open letter posted on Twitter Tuesday morning, Van Bramer said that the 108th Precinct, which… Read more »
July 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A robust citywide expansion of the school zone speed camera network is underway, with the Department of Transportation aiming to add thousands of cameras across all five boroughs in an attempt to curb dangerous driving near the city’s schools. Starting later this week, the new cameras, as well as… Read more »
July 8, 2019 Staff Report Renderings have been released of a development that is currently going up on 44th Drive. The development, located at the former Shannon Pot site at 21-59 44th Dr., will be a six story, 20-unit building flush against the elevated train line. The units will average about 740 square feet in… Read more »
July 8, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into a Long Island City apartment last month but left with nothing after being confronted by a resident. On Friday June 21, shortly before 9 a.m., an unidentified man broke into an apartment at 37-26 36th St. and began rummaging… Read more »
July 5, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Tiffany Cabán and Melinda Katz are set to face off yet again, this time in Queens County Supreme Court. The pair will head to court on Tuesday to determine the validity of 114 disputed ballots that were not counted since voters didn’t clearly state their party affiliation. The ruling… Read more »
July 4, 2019 By Christian Murray Melinda Katz has declared victory in the Democratic primary for Queens District Attorney, following the manual recount on Wednesday of thousands of absentee and affidavit ballots. The margin of victory over Tiffany Cabán was 20 votes, according to several well-placed sources. The City was the first publication to attribute… Read more »
July 3, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A popular outdoor summer music series is set to take place at MoMA PS1 on Saturday. Warm Up is returning to the Long Island City venue for its 22nd year and features a wide range of artists across multiple genres. The series features live music every Saturday throughout July… Read more »
July 3, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A series of free outdoor concerts will take place every Tuesday at Gantry Plaza State Park over July and August. Featuring an assortment of Hot Jazz, Latin folk music and New Orleans Blues, Live at the Gantries aims to highlight the diverse local talent which represents the community of… Read more »
July 2, 2019 By Shane O’Brien An affluent zip code by the Long Island City waterfront is the third most popular area in New York among millennials, according to a reported released today by a real estate research and listing firm. The report, put together by The Property Club and based on U.S. Census data,… Read more »
July 2, 2019 By Christian Murray The owner of an award-winning Chinese restaurant will be opening a new establishment on Vernon Boulevard by the end of the month. The opening will coincide with a number of other new businesses coming to the block, including an ice cream store and a real estate brokerage firm. Jackey… Read more »