Dec. 27, 2017 By Tara Law An MTA employee was injured after two work trains knocked into each other in the 53rd Street tunnel beneath the East River this morning. The incident took place around 5.00 a.m. in the E and M line tunnel, which is currently closed for week-long repairs, according to the MTA…. Read more »
Dec. 21, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez The Long Island City Partnership was awarded $100,000 from Governor Cuomo’s office to help turn the area into a regional hub for the sciences. The organization will use the award, announced last week, to develop a business plan for the growth and development of a life sciences and research… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has extended the deadline for the public to submit comments on the draft scope of work for Plaxall’s Anable Basin Rezoning proposal. The Department of City Planning will accept written comments until the close of business on Jan. 19, 2018. The new deadline adds 24 more days… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez A bill authored by Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) requiring parks to be wiped down after pesticides are sprayed passed City Council yesterday. The bill, known as Intro 1466, mandates that the Department of Parks and Recreation clean playground equipment in city parks within 24 hours after pesticides have… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez The founder of a Long Island City music school was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for underage sex trafficking. Oliver Sohngen, who founded the Long Island City Academy of Music, paid to have sex with minor girls at least twice, and tried to engage in sex… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez Construction on the the Hunters Point Library is delayed once more, and is expected to be completed in August 2018 with a possible opening in 2019. The update on the $40 million project was announced on Dec. 18, when the Department of Design and Construction and the Queens Public… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez The public scoping meeting on Plaxall’s Anable Basin rezoning proposal Thursday saw local leaders and community residents urging the city to take a close look at Long Island City and the effects that a rezoning of the area would have on a neighborhood overwrought with development. Over 40 members… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez The recently-released L Train mitigation plan, which outlines preliminary strategies for rerouting thousands of the line’s riders once the tunnel closes for repairs, has Queens “missing from its pages”, according to a local activist group. Access Queens, the transit advocate group most known for their 7 Train Blues campaign,… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez The LIC Partnership has released a survey that aims to collect insights from a range of companies and organizations in the area that may help shape the future of the neighborhood. The survey, available only online and the second put out by the organization, asks a series of questions… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2017 By Christian Murray The MTA is shutting down the 53rd Street tunnel that connects the E and M trains between Queens and Manhattan from Tuesday, Dec 26. to Sunday, Dec. 31. The complete closure of the tunnel–which goes below the East River–will have a significant impact on riders who depend on the… Read more »