October 2, by Nathaly Pesantez
Elected officials and community leaders were caught off guard last week when they learned that the Best Western on the border of Sunnyside/Long Island City is now a homeless shelter.
Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D- Long Island City) said she was “outraged and disappointed” upon learning last week that the Best Western at 38-05 Hunters Point Ave.…
September 29, by Nathaly Pesantez
MoMA PS1’s Klaus Biesenbach and Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer are set to host a relief fundraiser for Hurricane Maria recovery in Puerto Rico at the site of the contemporary art museum in Long Island City.…
September 28, by Nathaly Pesantez
A jam-packed fundraiser for breast cancer awareness will be taking place this Sunday by the Long Island City waterfront.
The Oct. 1 event will be located at Center Blvd. and Borden Ave near Hunter’s Point South Park and will run from 10:00 a.m.…
September 27, by Nathaly Pesantez
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is urging the city to enter Long Island City as the next potential location for Amazon’s second headquarters in North America, joining the nationwide scramble for Amazon to bring its offices to one select location.…
September 26, by Nathaly Pesantez
Children at three neighborhood schools will have their days made brighter by “comfort dogs” as part of an expanding Department of Education program for social and emotional wellness.
The program, launched last year in nearly 10 schools around the city,…
September 26, by Nathaly Pesantez
Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Long Island City) has written a letter directed to mayor Bill de Blasio opposing the 44th Drive and Vernon Boulevard, calling the plans for the two towers on city-owned property “massive” and asking the current proposal for the site to be outright rejected.…
September 25, by Nathaly Pesantez
A new building may be added to the lineup of construction in the Hunters Point neighborhood, as building records show an application for the building of a 12-story mixed-use building on Jackson Avenue.
The proposed building at the site of 10-27 Jackson Ave.…
September 25, by Nathaly Pesantez
A new mixed-use building may be on its way to Long Island City, as plans for an eight-story building in the Court Square neighborhood were filed over the weekend.
The proposed 90-foot building, one block from the Court Square station,…
September 22, by Nathaly Pesantez
An employee at a Long Island City grocery stole thousands of dollars in cash from the locale’s register, according to police.
An NYPD spokesperson said that between May 15 and Aug 9, the E &…
September 22, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Hunters Point CVS pharmacy that was expected to open by the end of August is slated to open early October, according to a spokesperson who said the company made a mistake when it notified the media in August that it was about to open.…