Feb. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A pizzeria and Italian food eatery will be opening on Vernon Boulevard in the coming weeks at the former site of L’Inizio, the pizzeria which was revealed to have been sold to new operators last month. The new establishment, Centro Pizza Bar and Italian Kitchen, will likely open at… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Developers have broken ground on an office building in Hunters Point that will rise to three stories and hold about 100,000 square-feet of space. The developer, Barone Management, began construction work at 9-03 44th Rd. last week, according to John Silviano, executive vice president of the company. The site… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Long Island City’s Chocolate Factory Theater is asking for $25,000 in funds to renovate an old industrial facility into its new performance space. The experimental arts company, which purchased a 7,500 square-foot factory for $3.8 million over the summer with major help from the city, launched a kickstarter on… Read more »
Feb. 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez PS/IS 78 parents and local leaders are demanding a “play street” adjacent to the overcrowded elementary school at 48-09 Center Blvd. for students to play during recess—a request, despite multiple attempts, that has been shot down by the city. The school’s PTA says in spite of three applications over… Read more »
February 2, 2018 By Staff Report A new Long Island City education center is holding its grand opening event tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 3) that will feature everything from face painting to costumed lions to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Sanidas Academy, located at 10-29 48th Ave., is open weekdays as a state test-prep center for… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new LGBT center opened its doors today in Long Island City in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by multiple state and city officials. The Queens LGBT Community Center, or the Q-Center, is located at 37-18 Northern Blvd., and is part of the larger LGBT Network, a group that started… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Parents and residents of the neighborhood poured into last night’s community meeting planned by the DOE at PS/IS 78 to harshly criticize the agency for its “unacceptable” plan that would send kindergarteners to a building in Woodside as a way to address school overcrowding. Under the DOE’s proposal, officially… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Only 3 percent of commuters in Long Island City, Sunnyside, and other neighborhoods within Assembly District 37 would face a congestion charge for entering Manhattan as proposed by Governor Cuomo, according to a new report. The report, released Tuesday by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a non-profit that vouches for… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2018 Staff Report The Green Street LIC, the organic, gluten free Korean BBQ spot that opened in 2016, has refreshed and updated its menu to include a number of dishes made with ingredients repeatedly requested by diners since their opening. Katherine Oh, owner of the The Green Street LIC at 10-39 47th Rd.,… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is working to install upgraded signage in Queens Plaza and at the Manhattan-bound approaches to the Queensboro Bridge to help drivers better navigate the notoriously complicated area. The Department of Transportation said it is taking steps to install additional navigation signs in the blocks surrounding Queens Plaza,… Read more »