April 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer has plans to construct two high-rise towers near Queens Plaza following a deal struck with the city for air rights. The towers, planned to rise 25 and 49 stories at 27-01 and 26-31 Jackson Ave., respectively, would hold 481 units combined with the city’s added air rights—roughly… Read more »
April 23, 2018 By Tara Law The creators of trendy cookie shop Chip will expand across western Queens this spring with the opening of an ice cream shop in Astoria in May and a new Chip cookie shop location in Long Island City in June. Chip Ice Cream will specialize in ice cream blended with… Read more »
April 22, 2018 By Christian Murray (7:30 p.m.) A 14-year-old girl from Sunnyside has been missing since Friday when she was last seen at her Long Island City high school, according to police. Nataly Juela, who lives at 47-32 41St Street, was last seen at 8:00 a.m., April 20 at the Academy for Careers in… Read more »
April 20, 2018 By Christian Murray The developers of a 43-story, glass tower in Queens Plaza have announced that they have started to lease units—including shared micro apartments where tenants can rent fully-furnished bedrooms. The building, called ALTA LIC, is a 467-unit rental building located at 29-22 Northern Boulevard. Floors 2 through 15 contain shared… Read more »
April 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A temporary sculptural installation will be heading to Hunters Point South Park in May. “Convene”, the name of the installation by artist Xaviera Simmons, features a series of colorful aluminum canoes that attempt to capture Long Island City and Astoria’s demographic history. The canoes, according to the project’s description,… Read more »
April 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez As the city comes closer to opening Phase II of Hunters Point South Park, many are concerned for what could potentially become a messy situation at the expanded site. The lack of additional public restrooms going up with the new 5.5 acre site’s opening, to be exact, has left… Read more »
April 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Renovations for a playground and basketball courts at the Queensbridge Houses are in the works, with Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer holding a ground breaking ceremony for one of multiple courts there yesterday. The repairs to the basketballs courts at the Queensbridge Houses stem from the 2016 participatory budgeting cycle,… Read more »
April 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy is inviting the community to attend its monthly meeting tomorrow, where the expansion of the park and its programming will be discussed. The public meeting will begin at 7 pm at the New York Irish Center, located at 1040 Jackson Ave. Representatives from the… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez You can help set a new world record for the largest honeybee dance this weekend in Long Island City. The free event will take place on April 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Plaxall Gallery, located at 5-25 46th Ave., and is hosted by Long Island… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Christian Murray Councilmember Costa Constantinides plans to run for higher office in 2021 and all indications are that it will be for Queens Borough President. Constantinides held a fundraiser in Astoria last week and the highest donation sought was $3,850. That figure is the maximum allowed for the borough president race… Read more »