Aug. 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A music and arts festival will kick off in Long Island City tomorrow with dozens of performers and headliners including Raekwon, Dave East, Azealia Banks, and Ghostface Killah. The event, titled the World Underground Festival, will take place at the Melrose Ballroom on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30, and… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A free workshop series kicking off this weekend aims to educate Long Island City residents about area issues and activism. The series, called “Take Back LIC”, will be divided into two workshops, with the first one taking place on Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Variety Boys and Girls Club… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens Library will cut the ribbon today on a new initiative meant to bring library resources to more people. The “bookcycle,” a three-wheeled vehicle that acts as an extension of the Court Square Library, will go into service today in a ceremony at Murray Playground. The bookcycle can carry… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two businesses—a pizzeria and a fitness studio—have recently opened up shop in the Queens Plaza area. Luzzo’s Pizzeria opened at 42-60 Crescent St. the week of Aug. 5. The restaurant is owned by chef Michele Iuliano and Anisa Moloney of the Luzzo’s Group, which has several pizzerias in Manhattan…. Read more »
Aug. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The United States has filed a lawsuit against a Long Island City-based seafood company for allegedly selling contaminated products in violation of federal law. The complaint was filed today against Foo Yuan Food Products Company, Inc., located at 23-01 Borden Ave., by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A retired firefighter who spent his career in a Blissville firehouse has died of a 9/11-related illness. Michael T. McDonald, who worked at Ladder Company 128 at 33-51 Greenpoint Ave., died on Aug. 14 of 9/11-related cancer, according to the Uniformed Firefighters Association. His wake and funeral will be… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Hunters Point South Landing is out of service once more after coming back online from a recent outage. Access to the landing has been cut off since Aug. 16 due to “extremely low tides”, according to a NYC Ferry alert. East River vessels are instead being redirected to… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Free performances of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing will take place in Long Island City and Astoria this weekend. The production will show at Astoria Park’s Great Lawn on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m., with two more performances to be held indoors and outdoors at the… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A taco shop on Thomson Avenue will be replaced by an Indian restaurant opening its doors next month. Adda, the name of the upcoming restaurant, will open at 31-31 Thomson Ave., where Unico Global Tacos has been for the past year. The new restaurant is a concept by Roni… Read more »
August 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy will be hosting a fundraising event next month celebrating the people and groups that contribute to the Long Island City waterfront. The event, “Spotlight of the Season,” is the first for the conservancy, and includes a family-friendly night of music, food, dance, and other… Read more »