Feb. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Permits have been filed for a new seven-story office building on Borden Avenue. City records show plans for a 26,593 square-foot building at 25-41 Borden Ave, the site of a current one-story warehouse by the Long Island Expressway. The new building will rise to a height of 75 feet,… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A man was found dead by the Long Island City shoreline this morning, according to the NYPD. Police say they responded to a 911 call today at around 10:28 a.m. of an unconscious man by 44th Drive and Vernon Boulevard. The man, unidentified, was unconscious and unresponsive at the… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez All Queens Library locations will stop handing out free plastic bags to its customers as part of an environmentally-friendly initiative announced today. The library system is completely halting production and distribution of all plastic bags, according to spokesperson Elisabeth de Bourbon. All 65 library locations through the borough will… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Department of Education’s highly controversial plan to send some incoming kindergarteners from the crowded PS78 to a school in Woodside has been completely scrapped, with the new school site planned much closer to Hunters Point. The new school site being offered to some incoming kindergarteners will be at… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city will launch a new ferry route this summer that will connect Long Island City to parts of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The Lower East Side Route, the name of the new line, will have terminal points at the 46th Avenue and Center Boulevard landing at the LIC… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2018 By Staff Report Area kids have a reason to smile this month, as local hygienist Carmen Garcia of Chelsea Pediatric Dentistry at 45-45 21st St has been taking her profession outside of the dental office and started visiting child care centers throughout Queens . In honor of February being National Children’s Dental… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Long Island City is set to become a shelter for adult families. The hotel, located at 52-34 Van Dam St., will provide shelter for up to 154 homeless families, according to the Department of Homeless Services. The shelter is expected to open in… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new restaurant that aims to offer something for the sports fan and foodie alike could open on Vernon Boulevard as soon as this weekend. S3 Sushi, the name of the new 35-seat venue, is taking over the site at 47-34 Vernon Blvd, once occupied by Gizi Wine Cheese… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city’s current plan to bring a massive mixed-use project on public land along the Hunters Point waterfront has been rejected by Long Island City’s elected leaders. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Assemblymember Cathy Nolan say that the Economic Development Corp’s plan to build 1,000 residential units (25 percent… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2018 By Christian Murray and Nathaly Pesantez The developer of the former 5Pointz site says he will appeal a federal judge’s ruling awarding $6.75 million to 21 artists whose rights were violated when he whitewashed and destroyed their works in 2013. Jerry Wolkoff, the owner of the site where two luxury residential buildings… Read more »