January 4, Staff Report
A former employee for the city’s Human Resources Administration pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding a public assistance program out of $600,000 and, separately, trafficking large amounts of cocaine.
Petronila Peralta of the Bronx stole the public funds that were meant to help those in need while working at HRA’s Long Island City office on Northern Boulevard.…
January 4, By Hannah Wulkan
Following more than two years of planning, the expansion of the Long Island City Business Improvement District to include a section of Hunters Point has passed its final hurdle and was approved by the City Council today.…
January 4, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a woman’s unattended backpack from the back of her chair at LaGuardia Community College’s library last month.
The incident allegedly took place at around 12 pm on Thursday,…
January 3, By Hannah Wulkan
Long Island City residents can get rid of their old Christmas trees by putting them through the wood chipper at Hunters Point South Park this weekend.
The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy has partnered with the Parks Department to participate in MulchFest,…
January 3, By Hannah Wulkan
Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a new proposal this morning at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City that would make SUNY and CUNY college tuition free to all middle class families.
Cuomo announced the new Excelsior Scholarship program,…
December 30, By Christian Murray
The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign issued its 18th annual “State of the Subways” Report Card yesterday and rated the 7 train first equal– along with the 1 and the L– as the best of 20 subway lines.…
December 30, By Christian Murray
A Long Island City man who bought a CASH4LIFE
ticket at the bodega he owns in Bayside last month drew the winning numbers and will be receiving $1,000 a day for the rest of his life.…
December 30, By Christian Murray
A restaurant that combines Hawaiian cuisine with Asian spices opened in Hunters Point last week.
PokeLICious, located at 5-37 51st Ave, takes over the space that was occupied by the Beer Closet and offers poke,…
December 28, Staff Report
The police released a photo yesterday of a man who allegedly tried to rob a woman in Long Island City in February.
The man, who has been identified as Hymi Myers, is wanted for trying to grab a 33-year-old woman’s keys and cellphone while she was walking in the vicinity of 44th Drive and 23rd Street at around 1:00 am Sunday,…
December 26, Staff Report
The owner of the former Teamsters building on Jackson Avenue will soon be demolishing the one-story structure.
Demolition permits were filed by Circle F Capital, the owners of the 22-43 Jackson Avenue site, with the Department of Buildings December 22.…