Aug. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry LaGuardia Community College is going all in on its new urban farming and management curriculum and an evolving alliance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the school’s Long Island City campus. LaGuardia launched Project SEMBRAR, an experimental learning program with a three-week paid urban agriculture internship where… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan *This article contains several video interviews below* Corona is one of the most diverse areas in Queens that has gained a reputation for being a food hub offering cuisine from all around the world, but an explosion of unauthorized street vending — and its knock-on effects — appears to… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A four-star hotel in Long Island City will soon serve as a location to house economic migrants, sources tell the Queens/LIC Post. The Collective Paper Factory, a hotel located at 37-06 36th St., is understood to have closed last week and work is underway to convert it into a… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Modern Spaces LIC’s recently released sales report on the second quarter of 2023 indicates a strong performance when it comes to sales and bodes well for the next quarter to trend in a similar direction. According to Modern Spaces President and CEO Eric Benaim, despite economic issues like inflation… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Sixth-graders from P.S. 111Q in Long Island City and officials from NYC Kids RISE rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 3. The students recently graduated to middle school with NYC Scholarship Accounts — tangible financial assets for their educational futures — along with… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2023 By Julia Moro The luxury condominium building, NOVO LIC, located in Dutch Kills sold out in only 10 months. NOVO LIC, developed by Park Construction Corp, features 65 one- and two-bedroom apartments across two seven-story buildings priced at $659,000. The sellout was handled by The Gavrilov Grosso Team at The Corcoran Group. “Buyers were… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an unprovoked attack in which the perpetrator allegedly shouted anti-Asian remarks at a 7-train rider before assaulting him at the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City last month. The 31-year-old male victim was standing in the mezzanine level at… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry A G train rider was beaten and robbed while standing inside a Court Square subway station in Long Island City last month — and the suspect remains at large. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for the assailant who approached… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Elected officials gathered on a rooftop farm in Long Island City on Monday, July 31, newly leased by The Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ). The rooftop farm, called Sky Farm LIC, is around one acre in size and is located atop the Standard Motor building, located at… Read more »
July 27, 2023 By Bill Parry A long stretch of Vernon Boulevard will be closed to traffic on Saturday from 44th Drive in Long Island City all the way to 30th Drive in Astoria as part of the city’s popular Summer Streets program which is expanding to all five boroughs this year. From 7 a.m…. Read more »