April 17, By Hannah Wulkan
The LIC Partnership, the local Business Improvement District, will host its fourth annual LIC Springs street festival on May 6 on Vernon Boulevard between 50th and 46th Avenues.
The festival, which will run from noon to 5 p.m.,…
April 14, By Hannah Wulkan
The Easter Bunny is coming to Long Island City tomorrow.
In an annual tradition, a local community group will host two Easter egg hunts for local kids tomorrow at Gantry Plaza State Park and at Queensbridge Park,…
April 12, By Hannah Wulkan
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation in Long Island City today that will make New York State public colleges free to families making up to $125,000 per year.
Cuomo signed the legislation, called the Excelsior Scholarship,…
April 11, By Hannah Wulkan
Following a push from local parents, Gantry Plaza State Park will open its athletic field an hour earlier beginning next week.
The LIC Parents Group, which consists of about 950 members, began an effort to get the field opened at 7 a.m.…
April 10, By Hannah Wulkan
A group of artists that covered LIC landmark 5Pointz in graffiti art before it was torn down won a legal victory on March 31 when a judge ruled that their case against the developer for destroying their art could proceed.…
April 10, By Hannah Wulkan
A group of Long Island City parents are pushing for the sports field near Gantry Plaza State Park to open an hour earlier each day.
A Long Island City parents group has asked that the State Parks Service open the gated sports field at 7 a.m.…
April 4, By Staff Report
This is not your walk on the waterfront park.
First Person Xperience, a state of the art production company headquartered in Long Island City at 53-28 11th St (next to Transmitter Brewery), is set to transform a private lot on the Queens waterfront into an interactive theatrical performance space that the visiting public will have an opportunity to participate in beginning on May 11.…
April 7, By Hannah Wulkan
Tensions about gentrification in Western Queens ran high at the Community Board 2 meeting last night.
Several members of the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project shared concerns that impending large developments in the area including the Brooklyn Queens Connector,…
April 6, By Hannah Wulkan
The Workout Factory, a gym that closed last month after losing its lease, is coming back to Long Island City bigger than ever with almost twice the space and significantly more classes.
The Workout Factory owners,…
April 5, Staff Report
The second annual LIC Post 5K run/walk is set to take place along the waterfront in June.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 3 at 9 am, is for both runners and walkers—and 1,500 participants are expected to attend. …