Jan. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is proposing to send some would-be P.S. 78 kindergarteners to a separate “incubator school” for several years to simultaneously end overcrowding at the Hunters Point School while building up a student body that will eventually move into the new elementary school opening in the neighborhood in 2021…. Read more »
Jan. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two subway stations in Long Island City are among dozens of stations the city has identified as priority for improvements and repairs, according to a newly-released list that counters the subway stations chosen by Governor Cuomo for over $900 million in enhancements. The Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A city-owned site in Long Island City could potentially see an applied life sciences hub on it, as it’s one of several city-owned locations the New York City Economic Corporation offered up for organizations to develop a life science and research center within New York City. The site at… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Now’s your chance to help decide what activities should make their way to the Long Island City waterfront. A new survey released by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy asks the public to choose what it wants to see at the park in 2018. Options listed in the online survey… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of Hunters Point-based organizations are demanding that a recreation center be built in Long Island City, an area they say desperately needs a dedicated recreational space as more developments take up the few available spaces left in the neighborhood. The push is led by the Hunters Point… Read more »
Jan. 22, 2018, By Christian Murray L’inizio, a well-known pizzeria located at 47-23 Vernon Blvd, has been sold and a new operator is in the process of taking over the establishment. Tom Blaze, the owner of L’inizio, said business was strong and that the new owners made him a great offer. “Business was great, but… Read more »
Jan. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Long Island City gas station was robbed last week in a crime pattern linked to one man, police say. The Long Island City robbery happened just before 5 a.m. on Jan. 17, when a man went inside the Mobil gas station at 35-15 Greenpoint Ave. and demanded the… Read more »
Jan. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Show Palace, the strip club known for its fully-nude dancers, closed down on Friday by court order due to alleged prostitution at the site. A sign posted by the NYPD outside the strip joint, located at 45-20 21st St., show the court order was issued by the Queens Supreme… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Cars making their way to Manhattan by way of the Queensboro Bridge won’t have to pay the price, so long as they stay above 60th Street, according to Governor Cuomo’s newly proposed congestion pricing plan. The proposal, created by the state’s Fix NYC panel and released today, focuses on… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Long Island City rental prices saw a near double-digit decline in 2017 as new units flooded the market, according to a report. The report, released by Modern Spaces, revealed that the average rent paid across Long Island City fell 9 percent from 4Q2016 to 4Q2017. Court Square was the… Read more »