May 6, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a stabbing that took place inside a deli located near Queensbridge Houses on Friday. The suspect entered the 21st Street Deli, located at 40-35 21 St., on May 3 around 5:53 p.m. when he pulled out a knife and stabbed… Read more »
May 3, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Court Square Civic Association is calling on the School Construction Authority to take over a city-owned parking lot and build an elementary school on it. The local civic organization started an online petition Thursday to garner support for the plan, which would see a PreK-5 school built at… Read more »
May 2, 2019 By Christian Murray The first units have hit the market in the 67-story, 802-unit building that is going up in Court Square. Twenty-units are now available in the condo, which will be the tallest building in Queens when it is complete. The listing prices for those units now on the market range… Read more »
May 1, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Long-serving Assembly Member Catherine Nolan will face her first Democratic primary challenge in more than a decade if she runs for office again next year. Mary Jobaida, a Bangladeshi-American and progressive Democrat, threw her hat in the ring earlier this week, hoping to represent District 37, which covers Sunnyside,… Read more »
April 30, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Möge Tee, a New York City-based bubble tea chain, will be making its way to Long Island City next month. The new franchise location—the fifth in the city, and second in Queens—will be opening up at 42-38 Crescent St. in mid May. The shop will be bringing the chain’s signature… Read more »
April 30, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has joined several local organizations in calling for separate pedestrian and cycling paths on the Queensboro Bridge after increasingly crowded conditions have led to serious injuries. Van Bramer, along with Transportation Alternatives, Bike New York, the Court Square Civic Association, and many community… Read more »
April 30, 2019 By Christian Murray The Queens Public Library has secured a 6-month extension to its lease at the Citigroup Building that will see the Court Square Library branch remain in place until March 31, 2020. The library’s lease, as first reported by the LIC Post, was scheduled to end Aug. 31, and residents… Read more »
April 30, 2019 By Alexa Beyer LICSprings! will return to Vernon Blvd. for a sixth year next month. The popular community block party will take place along the boulevard on Saturday, May 11 from noon to 5 p.m., between 50th and 46th Avenues. The free event will be packed with local food, live music, dance… Read more »
April 29, 2019 By Christian Murray High-end condos in Long Island City were in big demand in 2018, according to a recent report. More condos sold for $2 million and up than in any other year in Long Island City history, according to the 2018 Year-End Long Island City Condominium Report released last week by… Read more »
April 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money to help the family of a toddler struck by a hit-and-run taxi driver in a Long Island City last week. Two-year-old Mason Castillo was left with a broken leg and fractured skull after being struck in the crosswalk… Read more »