April 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The LIC Hoops basketball tournament is returning for a second year next month. The tournament will take place from June 2 and June 3 at the Gantry Plaza State Park basketball courts on 48th Avenue. The June 2 event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and reserved… Read more »
April 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Long Island City’s MoMA PS1 will be hosting a Night at the Museum next week, complete with extended gallery hours, musical performances, and an outdoor beer garden. The event will take place on May 5 from 8 pm to midnight at the museum, located at 22-25 Jackson Ave. The… Read more »
April 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A fire that broke out at a Long Island City apartment building last night sent multiple people to the hospital, including one in critical condition, the FDNY said. Firefighters got a call for a fire at the first floor of 11-14 46th Ave. just after 10:30 p.m., an FDNY… Read more »
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 »