July 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Behind a recent and ever-growing campaign to reunite mothers and children separated at the southern U.S. border is one local mom—who started it all from her home in Long Island City. Julie Schwietert Collazo, a 40-year-old writer, translator, and former arts therapist living in Dutch Kills for 15 years,… Read more »
July 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is making some changes to a major roadway in Long Island City. Starting this month, the Department of Transportation will be implementing a number of safety improvements on a stretch of 11th Street from 44th Drive to 47th Avenue. The changes in the five-block project area include… Read more »
July 3, 2018 Sponsored Story S3 at 47-34 Vernon Blvd is not a typical sushi bar, and proprietor Jae Junkunc says the growing popularity of her “soju” drinks is what’s making her concept stand out from other bars & restaurants on the busy Long Island City strip. S3 opened in February as a sushi, soju… Read more »
July 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Dozens of people went to Court Square in Long Island City last night to welcome a mother on the last part of her journey to reunite with her children after they were separated by ICE at the southern U.S. border. Yeni González, from Guatemala, was released last Thursday from… Read more »
July 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The NYPD will be towing cars that park on a number of Hunters Point streets–starting tomorrow–as part of Fourth of July festivities at the waterfront. A “Complete Frozen Zone” will be in effect beginning at 10 p.m. on July 3, where cars will not be allowed to park on… Read more »
July 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A mother who was separated from her children on the Mexican border and who will be reunited with her kids tomorrow will be welcomed by Long Island City residents as she passes by the neighborhood today. Yeni González, from Guatemala, was held at an ICE detention center in Arizona for 43… Read more »
July 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Multiple dogs were rescued over the weekend after being left inside a hot car, police say. Officers from the 108th Precinct responded to several calls about dogs in a car at around 11 a.m. on July 1, according to police. Four Pit Bulls, police say, were found inside a… Read more »
June 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has unveiled a long-term plan to help grow the technology industry along the East River waterfront, including in Long Island City and parts of Astoria. The “Western Queens Strategy Plan”, as the plan is called, features a series of steps aimed at bolstering the… Read more »
June 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A host of new programming and activity has swept the Long Island City waterfront. A new games kiosk and free environmental education activities have recently landed at Gantry Plaza State Park, with over a dozen picnic tables likely to be installed at the park in coming weeks, according to… Read more »
June 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Dozens of Hunters Point residents weighed in on what has proven to be a controversial topic in Long Island City—dogs at the waterfront parks—during a public meeting with New York State Parks held yesterday. The meeting, organized in part by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, was a chance for… Read more »