May 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Long Island City had the most apartments built in 2017 out of all neighborhoods across the five boroughs—with plenty more along the line—according to the city. The Department of City Planning, in its recent “Housing Production Snapshot,” says the area saw 2,800 completed units last year, putting it at the… Read more »
May 25, 2018, By Staff Report Since opening in January, Hinds Combat Sports at 10-25 48th Ave. has aimed to be the go-to place for adults interested in learning Muay Thai or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, either for fitness, fun, or competitive fighting. Now, co-owner and professional Muay Thai fighter Sean Hinds has begun offering the… Read more »
May 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Department of Transportation will be presenting a plan next week, long in the works, that seeks to reconfigure a dangerous intersection by LaGuardia Community College. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at LaGuardia Community College’s Little Theater, located at… Read more »
May 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez and Christian Murray The Department of Transportation will be installing all-way stop signs at two Hunters Point locations after years of requests from the community. The stop signs will be installed at the intersection of 50th Avenue and Center Boulevard, with the other location being where 50th Avenue and… Read more »
May 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The head of the MTA’s New York City Transit division announced a sweeping 10-year plan today that aims to modernize the city’s entire subway system, including the G line, which could undergo major improvements—hand in hand with extended closures—in the next few years if the plan is approved. The… Read more »
May 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The self-proclaimed ‘Taxi King’ has pleaded guilty to state tax fraud, the New York Attorney General announced yesterday. Evgeny A. Freidman, 46, who at one time was the CEO of Taxiclub Management Inc., with a fleet of 800 medallion taxicabs operating out of Long Island City, Woodside, and other… Read more »
May 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The public will have a chance to weigh in on what is proving to be a controversial proposal in Long Island City involving a private developer’s plans to build two large towers in Court Square after a deal struck with the city for its air rights. The public hearing,… Read more »
May 18. 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a 52-year-old woman’s buttocks on the No. 7 train near Queensboro Plaza last week. The woman was riding a Flushing-bound train on Thursday, May 10 at about 3:10 p.m. when the suspect grabbed the victim’s buttocks and lower back…. Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Long Island City’s waterfront park will be getting a lot cleaner this summer, as the city will be installing additional trash cans at Hunters Point South Park in coming weeks. NYC Parks will install four trash cans in about two weeks time through certain areas of the park, including… Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Applications are now open for dozens of affordable units at a new development on Hunters Point Avenue in Long Island City. The housing lottery at 11-39 49th Ave., a 12-story, 194-unit building, features 23 and 26 studio and one bedroom units, respectively, with a few two and three bedroom… Read more »