Dec. 31, 2018 By Christian Murray The City Council passed legislation Dec. 20 that will now make it much tougher for developers to build hotels in manufacturing zones. The new law, which passed 47 to 1, requires hotel developers to obtain a special-permit—involving a lengthy public review process—to build in light manufacturing districts, known as… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who tore through a sheet rock wall in a Long Island City building earlier this week to steal more than $9,000 in designer handbags. The thief broke through the wall of a business on the fourth-floor at 47-09 30th St., a building home… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for two men that attempted to kidnap a 28-year-old man from a Hyundai dealership in Long Island City earlier this month. The two suspects entered the 34-54 44th St. dealership at around 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 12, where the victim was waiting for his vehicle to… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2018 By Christian Murray Two well-known Hunters Point restaurants have closed. Kavala, the Greek restaurant located at 10-07 50th Ave., and BANY, an Asian fusion restaurant at 10-57 Jackson Ave. were both shuttered in recent weeks. Kavala, which the owners of Skinny’s Cantina opened in September 2015, focused on offering a modern take… Read more »
Dec. 24, 2018 By Christian Murray The MTA will not be providing 7 train service between Queensboro Plaza and 34 St-Hudson Yards on most weeknights during January and February—as well as for four weekends in January, the agency announced Friday night. The abrupt announcement comes after nearly a decade of service changes and other interruptions… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A pizzeria run by owners who describe themselves as “pizza royalty, of sorts” has opened in the Queens Plaza area. Massa’s, with an existing location on Long Island, opened at 42-12 28th St. earlier this week, and offers a variety of coal-fired pizzas and other Italian-American dishes. The sizable… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2018 By Christian Murray The owner of a Hunters Point-based hardware store is opening a Court Square location next spring. Ovidiu Teja, who established Kitchen Plus More at 47-17 5th St. in December 2014, is opening a store by the same name in Rockrose’s Hayden building at 43-25 Hunter St. next year. The… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The MTA tunnel carrying E and M trains between Queens and Manhattan will close for five days of repairs toward the end of December, with officials noting that the tunnel will reopen in time to accommodate riders on New Year’s Eve. The underground connector, known as the 53rd Street… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Local officials and community groups rallied in Dutch Kills today to once more urge for a decommissioned FDNY engine company to be reinstated in the area, given Long Island City’s every-growing population. The demands were made outside FDNY Ladder 116 at 37-20 29th St., an active firehouse which, like… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Long Island City company with multiple properties in the neighborhood is facing scrutiny for its part in the state-run plan that aims to rezone the Anable Basin area to bring Amazon’s headquarters about. The tech giant, in a deal struck with the city and state, plans on building… Read more »