May 17, Staff Report
The LIC Arts Open kicks off today offering the public an inside as to the work produced by hundreds of artists who operate in Long Island City.
The festival, in its seventh year, will run through May 21 at a variety of locations throughout Long Island City.…
May 17, By Christian Murray
The founder of the Long Island City Academy of Music was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having sex with teenage girls and for trying to arrange sexual liaisons with girls as young as 8-years old, according to authorities.…
May 16, By Jason Cohen
The city started accepting housing lottery applications Monday for 34 affordable apartments in a luxury Court Square development, with rent starting as low as $908 a month.
The new 27-story apartment building, Watermark LIC (formerly Watermark Court Square),…
May 15, By Christian Murray
New signage will be going up at Gantry Plaza State Park as a result of a $20,000 grant that was recently awarded to a local parks group by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The grant was awarded to the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy,…
May 15, By Jason Cohen
Elected leaders and CUNY officials cut the ribbon Thursday to mark the opening of the 21,000-square foot expansion of the LaGuardia Community College Library.
The library, which has doubled in size as a result of the expansion,…
May 11, Staff Report
An MTA conductor was punched in the face by an irate 7 train rider after being told that he was not permitted to smoke on the train, police said.
The conductor, 50, caught the man smoking on a Manhattan-bound train as it was approaching the Hunters Point Avenue station at 3:45 am on May 9.…
May 10, By Christian Murray
A Greek restaurant is slated to open on Vernon Boulevard in the location formerly occupied by San Remo.
The restaurant, to be called Vernon Grill, is expected to open by the end of June,…
May 9, By Jason Cohen
A book store is opening in the Court Square section of Long Island City, an area where developers have struggled to find retail tenants.
Book Culture, which has three stores on the Upper West Side,…
May 7, By Christian Murray
Several residents went to a meeting in Long Island City Tuesday to express their concerns about quality-of-life issues that they say are negatively affecting the enjoyment of the waterfront parks.
The meeting, hosted by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy in tandem with the Hunters Point Civic Association,…
May 5, Staff Report
Police are looking for a man who was allegedly masturbating on the 7 train on Wednesday.
The man was observed by a 22-year-old woman masturbating at approximately 2 pm on May 3, as the Manhattan-bound train was pulling into the Court Square station,…