Dec. 4, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez LONG ISLAND CITY — Members of a transit advocacy group took to Queensboro Plaza Friday to give out “Subway Delay Action Kits” to straphangers, urging them to tweet Governor Cuomo to fix the subways and sign a petition soon-to-be heading his way. The kits, created by the Riders Alliance,… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2017 By Staff Report Less than six months after luxury condos went on sale at a new Astoria building, the exclusive sales team of Gavrilov-Grosso at The Corcoran Group has sold more than 50 percent of the units. The seven-story building, called the “Verona Condominium,” is located at 21-17 31st Ave. and consists… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
More than 6,000 pounds of food and critical supplies have been donated as part of a giving drive started by the Hunters Point Civic Association, a record number for the local group.
The drive,…
Nov. 30, 2017 By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a woman’s buttocks on the 7 train earlier this month.
The suspect grabbed the victim’s butt on a Flushing-bound 7 train as it approached the Court Square station at around 4:15 pm on Nov.15,…
Nov. 29, 2017 By Christian Murray
Representatives of the Economic Development Corp. and TF Cornerstone came under fire at Community Board 2’s Land Use Committee meeting earlier this month about their plan to build 1,000 residential units along with commercial space on two city-owned lots where 44th Drive meets the East River.…
Nov. 27, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
HarborLAB, the boating program focusing on ecology and based in Long Island City, will be moving into a new space in an upcoming Hunters Point South tower, also bringing along a boathouse that will sit along the sprawling waterfront site.…
Nov. 22, 2017 By Christian Murray
The owners of the Paragon Paint building who filed plans in 2015 to develop three residential buildings alongside the paint factory are scaling back their plans following push back from the community that argued the project was too big.…
Nov. 22, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
Transportation will be the item for next week’s Court Square Civic Association meeting, where a panel discussion and Q&A with transportation leaders will take place on items like Jackson Avenue, street cleaning, and Court Square’s growing population.…
Nov. 20, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
COURT SQUARE – A restaurant with a focus on Japanese food and other Asian cuisines is opening in the Court Square area next week.
Sapps, the name of the “no frills” restaurant, will open its doors on Nov.…
Nov. 17, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
The city has at last revealed the developers chosen to build towers on two empty parcels of the ongoing Hunters Point South development site.
Gotham, the real-estate development firm, and RiseBoro Community Partnership,…