July 17, By Jason Cohen
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday at the Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City, police said.
According to an NYPD spokesman, at about 12:07 p.m., a gunman opened fire on Terrell Smith,…
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Prodigy mural to be replaced by community inspired art, fundraiser launched
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A mural for the late Queensbridge rapper Prodigy was unveiled, then defaced, redone and vandalized again in the space of about 10 days.
Now, the plan is to replace it with “community-inspired” art that won’t include a tribute to the famous MC.…
Girl scout troop that was founded in LIC and serves homeless girls to receive $1M for expansion
July 13, By Jason Cohen
A girl scout troop that was founded in Long Island City earlier this year and is comprised of homeless children will be the recipient of more than $1 million over the next three years,…
Subway Countdown Clocks to be installed across 7-line in December
img src=”http://licpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/countdownclocks-Cuomo-565×317.jpg” alt=”” width=”565″ height=”317″ class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-17859″ /July 11, By Christian Murray
The MTA will be installing countdown clocks across many of its subway lines in the next six months–including on the 7, N, W, F and E lines
The latest batch of countdown clocks are to appear across 40 stations along the C line this month,…
Mayoral candidate’s car goes missing in LIC, sent on wild goose chase finding it
July 10, By Jason Cohen
Democratic Mayoral candidate Sal Albanese thought his car vanished Saturday after he attended a campaign stop in Long Island City/Astoria.
The longshot candidate initially thought his car had been stolen– but it had actually been towed by the NYPD nearby.…
Art dealer with large gallery on Sunnyside/LIC border arrested for selling sculpture made of elephant ivory
July 10, By Christian Murray
A Long Island City-based art dealer art has been charged for selling items containing elephant ivory.
Robert Rogal, 70, who owns a 10,000 square foot art gallery at 47-15 36th Streets, sold a ballerina sculpture made of ivory to two undercover investigators.…
Children’s retail store Tiny You for sale, owner leaving New York
July 7, By Jason Cohen
The owner of a children’s boutique in Long Island City is in the process of selling her store.
Jill Callan, the owner of Tiny You, is selling her 10-50 Jackson Avenue children’s clothing store since she is leaving New York and moving to Colorado at the end of the month.…
Independent pharmacy to open in Court Square in early 2018
July 6, By Jason Cohen
An independent drug store is opening in the Court Square section of Long Island City, in an area that residents claim lacks stores offering basic necessities.
City Chemist, a drugstore with locations in Brooklyn and Long Island,…
63-story rental building to go up next to Clock Tower
July 5, By Christian Murray
It was always going to be big—just how big.
The Durst Organization filed plans Friday to build a 63-story building on the site next to the former Clock Tower Site.
The site, located at 29-55 Northern Boulevard,…
Queens Native Expands Tax Preparation Operation into Long Island City, Drawn by Startup Culture
Staff Report
To many individuals, tax filings don’t just come once a year, so one Queens native is expanding the reach of his brand of online tax services to guide new and long-standing businesses and residents in Long Island City.…