June 26, By Jason Cohen
Long Island City will hold its first outdoor dance festival next month.
The two-day event, titled Insitu Site Specific Dance Festival, will take place on July 8 and 9, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.…
June 24, By Jason Cohen
Dutch Kills residents after fighting to get their FDNY Engine Company back.
Residents are calling for its return after it closed 14 years ago, saying it is needed since the population continues to grow.…
June 23, Staff Report
Another Long Island City restaurant has closed.
PokeLICious, which opened at 5-37 51st Avenue in December, is no longer, with the space cleared out and a marshal’s notice slapped on the door saying the property has been repossessed by the landlord.…
June 21, By Christian Murray
Nearly 50 percent of all condos sold in Long Island City last year went for more than $1 million, according to a report released this month by the Manhattan-based real estate firm Stribling &…
June 19, By Christian Murray
Alobar, the award-winning restaurant located at 46-42 Vernon Boulevard, has been shut down by the New York State Tax Department.
The restaurant was closed by the department on June 15 and a bright orange poster that reads “seized” has been plastered on the front door.…
June 19, By Christian Murray
Thirty-four new trash cans have recently popped up in Long Island City following the allocation of $60,000 of city funds by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer toward the installation of 108 new cans throughout western Queens.…
June 15, By Christian Murray
After being subject to fierce criticism, the Department of Transportation has decided to install an all-way stop sign at the intersection of 51st Avenue and 5th Street.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said that the all-way stop sign will be installed next week and that he and Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan will be holding a celebratory press conference tomorrow at the intersection with students from Hunters Point Community Middle School at 2:30 pm.…
June 14, Staff Report
A cafe/bakery based in Williamsburg is opening a location in Hunters Point.
Black Star Bakery, located at 595 Metropolitan Avenue, is opening a cafe at 2-14 50th Avenue, in the space that was formerly occupied by Beans,…
June 12, By Jason Cohen
More than 300 leaders who work in the tech, real estate or corporate sector will join civic leaders for the fourth annual LIC Summit hosted by the Long Island City Partnership and Modern Spaces on June 20.…
June 9, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation has rejected calls for the installation of an all way stop sign at the intersection of 51st Ave. and 5th Street, according to State Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan.
In a June 1 letter addressed to Assemblywoman Nolan,…