Nov. 27, 2018 Sponsored Story ProHEALTH Dental, a dental group that was founded in 2016 and opened a practice in Long Island City last year, is expanding its services throughout the Tri-state area. The group, which currently has two practices in Long Island and four in Queens, plans to expand with locations in Brooklyn Heights,… Read more »
Nov. 26. 2018 By Laura Hanrahan One of New York City’s biggest hotel developers, Sam Chang, has his eye on Long Island City for his next big project. Chang filed plans today with the Department of Buildings for a 14-story, 283-room hotel at 52-02 Van Dam St., just one block from the Fairfield Inn Motel,… Read more »
Nov. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez After a whirlwind week following Amazon’s official announcement to locate half of its second headquarters to Long Island City, Community Board 2 is now on the offensive, deliberating on how it can steer the project viewed by many as a done deal. Members of the board’s Land Use committee… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city and state say it was only until a couple of weeks ago—a month back at most—that the perception they had of Long Island City as home to Amazon’s new headquarters drastically changed from a long shot to reality. The city Economic Development Corporation said during a joint… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Update 11/21 : Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and State Senator Michael Gianaris announced last night that they will not be participating in the Community Advisory Council set to be created as part of the General Project Plan. “This Community Advisory Council is a thinly veiled attempt to present… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez After nearly a decade of weekend service changes, closures, and other interruptions on the 7 line due to a massive signal system upgrade, the MTA at last announced that work on the project will wrap up at the end of the month. The project, which replaces the entire 7… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2018 By Christian Murray Assemblymember Catherine Nolan, perhaps most known in recent years for her staunch opposition to large-scale developments within her district, raised eyebrows earlier this week when she came out in support of Amazon’s plan to build a campus spanning millions of square feet in Long Island City. The longtime assemblymember… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A woman was beaten after boarding an E train at Queens Plaza last week when she asked a fellow rider to move his bag to allow her to sit, according to police. The victim, 63, boarded the Manhattan-bound train at the station at around 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 4,… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A slew of politicians and advocacy groups took to Long Island City today to say ‘no to Amazon’ in a rally that ultimately revealed divisions among local electeds about the e-commerce giant’s presence in the neighborhood. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and State Senator Michael Gianaris, the two electeds… Read more »
Nov. 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Local politicians, leaders and community groups will rally tomorrow morning against part of Amazon’s plans to locate its new headquarters to Long Island City. The rally will take place at 11:30 a.m. at Gordan Triangle, located at 44th Drive and Vernon Boulevard, and directly across from where Amazon is… Read more »