Feb. 1, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A vibrant art piece has recently debuted in a tucked away stretch of Long Island City depicting broad societal issues amidst a backdrop that pays homage to the ever-growing neighborhood. The untitled artwork, made up of multiple large wooden panels and spanning several feet, was installed last week under… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Amazon and city officials returned to City Hall today to face yet another line of hard questioning and criticism over the HQ2 deal in a hearing that this time focused on the financial costs and impacts of the controversial Long Island City project. The hearing, held by the City… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Several high schools in Long Island City and Astoria will soon begin to offer computer sciences courses as part of a new citywide effort launched by Amazon, the tech giant with controversial plans to build a new campus in the area. The company announced today that students in 132… Read more »
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 »