March 6, By Hannah Wulkan
A new doggy daycare center with a focus on socializing dogs with one another will open up in Long Island City later this week.
Daycare and boarding facility Happy Dogs will open its fourth location in the City on the ground floor of 5-04 50th Avenue on Friday,…
March 6, By Hannah Wulkan
A Long Island City restaurateur and a local pottery studio are once again working together to combat hunger throughout the City.
Local restaurant Manducatis Rustica and pottery studio Brickhouse Ceramic have teamed up for an Empty Bowls fundraiser once again,…
March 3, By Hannah Wulkan
A popular fitness center in Long Island City is closing its doors after two years in business.
The Workout Factory, a popular gym offering Pilates and fitness classes at 10-25 48th Avenue, will shut down on April 1 after losing its space due to a dispute over the building ownership.…
March 3, By Hannah Wulkan
A community meeting will give LIC residents the chance to share concerns with their political representative.
The monthly Hunters Point Civic Association meeting on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Irish Center at 10-24 Jackson Avenue will function in part as a town hall meeting with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.…
March 2, By Christian Murray
A high-end gourmet deli with an upstairs bar opened on Vernon Boulevard today in the space that was formerly occupied by The Butcher Gourmet Deli.
NU Look, located at 49-16 Vernon Blvd., consists of an extensive ground floor deli,…
March 1, By Hannah Wulkan
Socrates Sculpture Park is offering the chance for community members to have their art displayed on a giant billboard at the intersection of Vernon Blvd and Broadway in Astoria.
In a recent announcement, the park announced an open call for proposals for new art centered on the topic of democracy and American identity,…
February 28, By Hannah Wulkan
A popular LIC restaurant has shut down and the business is now for sale.
Masso, an Italian restaurant at 47-25 Vernon Boulevard, shut down last month after more than a decade in business.
According to a broker for the business,…
February 28, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who tried to rob a bank in Long Island City last week.
According to the report, a man entered the Chase Bank at 25-15 Queens Plaza last Wednesday at about 1:10 pm and passed the teller a note demanding money.…
February 27, Staff Report
Weekend 7-train service between Queensboro Plaza and 34th Street-Hudson Yards will be down for the month of March.
The MTA announced that the closures are needed to test the new communications system it is installing.…
Staff Report
With the recent restrictions imposed on migrants who attempted to travel into Queens airports from seven specific countries this winter, representatives from the Law Office of Usman B. Ahmad (UBA) in Long Island City convened with more than 300 attorneys to address related legal matters at the 2017 Asylum and Immigration Conference at the New York Law School earlier this month.…