May 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The schedule for this season’s outdoor movie screenings on the Long Island City waterfront has been released, featuring a lineup of family friendly and classic films. The free screenings for CinemaLIC, organized by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) and Nest Seekers, were selected from a survey conducted earlier… Read more »
May 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two Queens Plaza restaurant just steps from one another have been temporarily closed by the health department after inspectors swept both restaurants on the same day. Raj’s Indian Kitchen, located at 27-20 Queens Plaza South, and Lucky Pizza at 27-14 Queens Plaza South were both found with “critical” sanitary… Read more »
May 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Blissville, the small, remote neighborhood recently in the spotlight for an ongoing homeless shelter controversy, has formed a new civic group to take on the neighborhood’s challenges, with a protest at Gracie Mansion already planned next week. The Blissville Civic Association, the name of the new group, formed about… Read more »
May 9, 2018 By Christian Murray Residents voted to spend $500,000 to revamp the children’s room at the Woodside Library, $300,000 on new trees and $300,000 on bus countdown clocks—among other projects–when they went to the polls in April to determine how $1 million-plus of city funds should be spent in the district. Councilmember Jimmy… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez LIC Flea & Food, the waterfront outdoor market and beer garden, will be opening for a sixth season this weekend. The weekend market will open on May 12 and May 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at its usual 5-25 46th Ave. location. From there, the market will… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez (Update: Kick-off party canceled due to forecast of thunderstorms) Queens Beer Week is returning for a fifth year this Saturday with a grand kick-off party at LIC Landing. The party takes place on May 12 from 2:30 p.m. to 6 pm at the Long Island City waterfront, where attendees… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who shoved and punched a straphanger at the Queensboro Plaza station last week. The NYPD says the attacker pushed a 21-year-old man aside while both were boarding an Astoria-Ditmars Blvd.-bound N train at around 7:30 p.m. on April 29. The 21-year-old victim confronted… Read more »
May 7, 2018 By Christian Murray An art exhibit containing 300 lamps went up Thursday night at Hunters Point South Park. The exhibit, which is up until May 19, is located at the event space at LIC Landing. The artwork is sponsored by HomeGoods and the lamps displayed are manufactured by the company. HomeGoods, which… Read more »
May 7, 2018 By Tara Law The police are searching for a man caught on surveillance video breaking into storage spaces in Long Island City last month. The man, along with two other individuals, went inside Storage Fox at 30-36 Northern Blvd at around 4:47 a.m on April 11, and then forced open several storage spaces… Read more »
May 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The winners of this year’s Participatory Budgeting process will be announced next week, with a record number of votes collected for projects around Sunnyside, Woodside, and Long Island City. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer will announce the winning items on May 9 at Jack’s Fire Department, located at 39-46 Skillman… Read more »