May 4, By Jason Cohen
The Long Island City Partnership will host its fourth annual “LIC Springs” Community Festival this Saturday.
The event will take place on Vernon Boulevard, between 50th and 46th Avenues, from 12 to 5 p.m.…
Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke at a town hall meeting in Long Island City Thursday and addressed several local issues from traffic safety, the lack of green space to the sanitation garage by Ravenswood Housing.
The meeting took place at Queens Vocation &…
May 2, Jason Cohen
A quarrel between a state prison guard and her ex-boyfriend ended in an attempted murder and suicide this morning, police said.
A female correction officer, whose name has yet to be released, and her ex-boyfriend got into an argument at 6:30 am outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility,…
May 2, By Christian Murray
The Hunters Point Library will not open until early 2018 as the project continues to besieged by construction delays.
The City agency in charge of building the elaborate structure estimates that the completion date will be pushed back six weeks due to delays in obtaining the glass that will be used for the windows.…
May 1, Staff Report
Work is close to being completed on a CVS pharmacy that will occupy more than 11,000 square feet of the ground floor at Hunters Point South Commons.
The drug store, to be located at 1-50 50th Avenue,…
By Jason Cohen
Residents will get to weigh in on issues pertaining to Long Island City’s waterfront parks Tuesday, with a focus on trash and the failure of park goers to put their dogs on leashes.
With the increase in Long Island City’s population,…
April 30, By Christian Murray
Area schools are about to receive an injection of funds following the results of this year’s participatory budgeting process where residents got to vote on how more than $1 million should be spent in the district.…
April 29, By Christian Murray
Plans to overhaul the Queensbridge Park House were unveiled Thursday, with city officials announcing that $3 million will be spent on redoing the dilapidated space that has been out of use for decades.
The Park’s old field house,…
April 26, By Christian Murray
Following the death and injury of two bicyclists in Sunnyside earlier this month, the 108 Police Precinct has stepped up its enforcement of law-breaking cyclists.
The precinct, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City,…
April 25, By Christian Murray
An employee with the Taxi & Limousine Commission in Long Island City faces up to three years prison after installing a hidden camera in the office bathroom and recording about a dozen fellow employees using it.…