Jan. 29, 2019, Sponsored Story The king has finally been given the clear to open his castle. The Sandwich King, a gourmet sandwich shop located at 47-31 Vernon Blvd., opened earlier this month after waiting more than six months for the Buildings Department to give them the OK after a gas leak was discovered in… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez An entire Queens Plaza block currently home to a parking lot and one of the area’s last warehouses has recently sold for just under $80 million. Criterion, an Astoria-based developer, purchased two parcels with addresses of 22-09 Queens Plaza North and 22-09 41st Ave. for $79.95 million on Jan…. Read more »
Jan. 23, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A large food festival highlighting dishes made with sustainably-sourced seafoods will take place in Long Island City this weekend. Aquarius, the name of the “artic-chic” festival, will be held inside the Foundry event space at 42-38 9th St. from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Jan. 26, and marks… Read more »
Jan. 22, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A large primary care practice will soon open in Long Island City, making it one of the first of its kind to open in the rapidly growing neighborhood. NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine have signed a 15-year lease for a multispecialty practice at The Jacx, a two-tower development rising… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray What activities would you like to see on the Long Island City waterfront this year? The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy has recently released its 2019 survey asking the public what it wants to see at the park. Options listed in the online survey include movies, concerts, yoga, dancing, music… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez All-way stop signs have at last been installed at a Long Island City intersection after many years of advocacy from local parents and elected officials. The city finished installing the stop signs, facing drivers heading west along 46th Avenue and 5th Street, last week, with officials and locals holding… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A new school is rising in Long Island City as part of the sprawling Hunters Point South development. Officials and local parents held a groundbreaking ceremony today for the four-story elementary school long in the works at 2nd Street between 56th and 57th Avenues. The school, with an address… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The Fire Department of New York is anticipating that Amazon’s arrival in Long Island City will further strain services in the rapidly growing neighborhood, and is considering opening a shuttered engine company in the area among possible resource boosts in response. FDNY officials spoke to Long Island City’s explosive… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2019 By Christian Murray Governor Andrew Cuomo urged lawmakers to pass legislation this year that would charge motorists a fee for entering Manhattan below 60th Street. Cuomo said that the charge, known as congestion pricing, would help fund a crumbling subway system by raising $15 billion in coming years. He said it would… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Amazon is raising the stakes in its campaign to get the public behind its Long Island City campus, with the company preparing to send out yet another mailer that puts the heat, this time, on State Sen. Mike Gianaris, an outspoken critic of the tech-giant’s plans. The mailer, to… Read more »