Sept. 11, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The popular Peace Lantern Festival, where hundreds of glowing lanterns are set off to float along the East River in a ceremony for peace, will be returning to the Long Island City waterfront this weekend. The six-hour festival, set for Sept. 16, includes several simultaneous activities for people of… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A controversial plan to transfer city air rights to a private developer with the goal of bringing some affordable units to a Long Island City development has passed the City Planning Commission and is now in the hands of the City Council. The proposed project, in the last steps… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A public scoping meeting on the city’s massive and controversial proposal for 44th Drive in Long Island City will be taking place later this month. The meeting is scheduled for Sept. 17 at the CUNY School of Law, and will be split into two sessions—one at 3 p.m. and… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez SugarCube, the dessert and coffee bar in Hunters Point, has closed for business. A sign posted outside the 10-16 50th Ave. shop on Aug. 31 shows a farewell message from the owner, Peter Zaharatos. “What a wonderful adventure!” Zaharatos wrote. “Thank you for the memories! Thank you for letting… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The highly-anticipated Xi’an Famous Foods is expected to open the doors to its Long Island City location some time this fall. Jason Wang, CEO of the casual northwestern Chinese food chain, said he’s hoping for an October opening for the 26-19 Jackson Ave. location, although the approximate time could… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Applications have opened for what the city deems to be affordable housing units within a Long Island City building. The housing lottery covers three units—one studio and two one-bedrooms— at 10-44 Jackson Ave., a six-story, 10-unit development in the Hunters Point neighborhood. The units are set at 130 percent… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Hunters Point South ferry landing has been out of service for essentially all of August, with no telling when it will reopen. The stop, just off LIC Landing, has been closed since Aug. 16 for repairs brought on by a medley of problems. Prior to that, the landing… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has unveiled an updated plan for its controversial Brooklyn Queens Connector, the street car system planned to run along a number of waterfront neighborhoods of the two boroughs. The revised route, outlined in the Economic Development Corporation’s conceptual design report, reduces the length of the route by… Read more »
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 »