May 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez NYC Ferry will be getting a massive injection in funds to expand the system’s service and ridership over the next five years, the city announced Thursday. Mayor de Blasio said the city is investing $300 million in capital for a slew of investments towards the system, including new ferries… Read more »
May 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Elected officials representing areas of Long Island City and Sunnyside have already rejected the city’s next step in the Sunnyside Yard project just announced earlier today. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Assemblymember Catherine Nolan both expressed outrage over the city’s announcement that a consulting team has been selected and… Read more »
May 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has taken a significant step forward toward the development of Sunnyside Yards, formally announcing a lead consultant to form a master plan and a steering committee comprised of local leaders to help shape it. Work on the master plan will begin over the summer, the city announced… Read more »
May 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A large stretch of Long Island City will be exempt from the city’s new plan to curb hotel development throughout the five boroughs. The city’s proposal would require hotel developers to obtain a special permit–requiring a lengthy public approval process–to build in certain manufacturing and industrial districts around the… Read more »
April 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A festival celebrating Long Island City’s art scene will make a return for the eighth time in mid-May. The LIC Arts Open Festival will stretch from May 16 to May 20, and is held at several locations throughout Hunters Point, Court Square, and more. Works in varying mediums and… Read more »
April 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a 26-year-old woman from Long Island City who has been missing for several days. Sisi Zhu was last seen at her apartment building near Queens Plaza at around 5:20 a.m. on April 26, police said on Friday. Zhu is described as Asian, with a height… Read more »
April 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez LIC Springs is set to return to Vernon Boulevard for a fifth year next month. The community block festival will take place on May 12 along the stretch of the boulevard between 50th and 46th Ave. The free event will begin at midday and go through 5 p.m., and… Read more »
April 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The long-awaited completion date for the MTA’s signal upgrade work on the 7 line has once again been pushed back, according to a new report. The new date for the system’s complete implementation is now set for sometime in November, months away from its June 30 deadline, the Wall… Read more »
April 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Bill Nye, the acclaimed science educator and television host, will be in Long Island City next week for a book signing. The signing will take place on May 2 at Book Culture LIC, located at 26-09 Jackson Ave., from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nye will sign copies of… Read more »
April 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The LIC Hoops basketball tournament is returning for a second year next month. The tournament will take place from June 2 and June 3 at the Gantry Plaza State Park basketball courts on 48th Avenue. The June 2 event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and reserved… Read more »