June 19, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A photo exhibit will open at the Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City tonight. Running from June 19 through July 21, the exhibition titled “Urban Dance” will display images that capture the urban experience of cities worldwide. The exhibit includes images from Queens, as well as from places as… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced today that she has allocated $65 million for capital projects throughout Queens in fiscal year 2020. The $65 million, to be used to upgrade and improve 80 different projects in Queens, is part of the $92.8 billion Fiscal Year 2020 budget agreement reached by… Read more »
June 17, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Elected officials cut the ribbon on William Cullen Bryant High School’s new $3.3 million sports field on Friday. The sports area, located at the 48-10 31st Ave. school, includes a running track, turf field, batting cages, softball field, trees, benches, and fitness equipment. Construction began last fall. The project was… Read more »
June 17, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The Court Square Civic Association’s first annual block party will take place this Sunday. The event is being held on Crescent Street, between 43rd Avenue and 44th Road, from noon until 7 p.m. and as many as 600 people are expected to attend. The block party will feature seven… Read more »
June 17, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A colorful piano with a bright orange fish painted on it sits in Gantry Plaza State Park and park-goers are able to play it until Sunday. The piano, which is part of the Sing for Hope public art program, is one of 50 scattered in parks and public spaces… Read more »
June 14, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A number of Long Island City-based fur workers went to Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer’s office Monday to urge him to oppose a bill calling for the ban of fur sales. Employees of Long Island City-based Stallion and Astoria-based Funtastic Furs lined up outside Van Bramer’s district office in Sunnyside on… Read more »
June 14, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Space in a Court Square office building is available and the owner is looking to rent it to an arts organization at a discounted rate. The owner of the Santander Bank Building, located at 24-29 Jackson Ave., is looking to find a second-floor tenant for the next two years…. Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The Hampton Jitney will be serving Long Island City this summer with a designated pick up spot in Hunters Point. The Jitney, a popular bus service that goes from New York City to the Hamptons, is adding a Long Island City link over the summer. The Jitney will leave… Read more »
June 11, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan An upstate man will serve 11 years in prison for the attempted murder of a woman in Queensbridge, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced today. Snooze Brown, 23, of Middletown, New York pleaded guilty in May to shooting a bystander during a violent altercation with his girlfriend in January… Read more »
June 11, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The MTA held a town hall meeting in Long Island City last night and its leader Andy Byford told the audience that the agency will be installing a new system designed to catch falling debris. Byford, speaking at an MTA Fast Forward event at LaGuardia Community College, said that… Read more »