Sept. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A local parks group is pushing to change the name of Long Island City’s popular Hunter’s Point South Park, believing that its current title fails to do the sprawling waterfront park justice. The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, the non-profit group that helps maintain and program the now 11-acre park… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A family-friendly fundraiser will take place at the Long Island City waterfront this weekend, all in the name of a good cause. Local businesses, civic groups, and more will take part in a breast cancer awareness fundraiser on Sept. 30 in a street fair complete with games, entertainment, food,… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The MTA will be adding trains to the 7 line beginning next year to meet increased ridership once L train service shuts down between Brooklyn and Manhattan, the agency announced yesterday. The service increase will begin in April 2019, the same time the Canarsie tunnel connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Long Island City food vendor emerged victorious at this year’s Vendy Awards, which celebrates the best of New York City street food. Burmese Bites, the green cart stationed just outside the Long Island City Courthouse that offers foods from the South East Asian country, was awarded the “People’s… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer has plans to build a 10-story mixed-use development at what is currently the site of a longtime auto shop in Court Square. The building, eyed for 27-19 Thomson Ave., would rise to 116 feet and span 28,051 square feet, city filings show. A total of 30 units… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The 108th Precinct, covering Long Island City, Sunnyside, and parts of Woodside and Maspeth, will soon be launching a new program that focuses on neighborhood policing, with a community meet-and-greet planned to mark the roll out. The program, under the NYPD’s Neighborhood Policing Plan, will divide the precinct into… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2018 By Tara Law New art created by Astoria and Long Island City teens and children will be on display at Queensbridge Houses Baby Park and Astoria Heights Park this fall. Kids and teens who live in Queensbridge Houses painted a new mural in the Baby Park last weekend. Then on Oct. 1,… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be hosting a town hall this Sunday at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City. The Democratic senator, representing New York since 2009, will be taking questions from constituents on all issues, ranging from health care to jobs to the economy, for 90 minutes…. Read more »
Sept. 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez City Comptroller Scott Stringer will be in Long Island City next month for a town hall in partnership with several area representatives. The town hall will be held on Oct. 15 at the CUNY School of Law, located at 2 Court Square, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Doors… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Participatory budgeting is kicking off again in District 26, where area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1 million on capital projects, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced yesterday. The months-long event, now in its fifth year within the district that covers Long Island City,… Read more »