December 12, By Hannah Wulkan
Several politicians held a press conference Friday to call on local power plant operators to stop burning toxic fuel oil, citing public health risks.
The elected officials, who gathered near the Ravenswood power plan on Vernon Avenue,…
December 9, By Hannah Wulkan
A Long Island City popup shop dedicated to selling Queens-made merchandise is closing several months ahead of schedule due to weak business.
Made In Queens, located at 27-24 Queens Plaza South, was established by the Queens Economic Development Corporation in June to sell goods from local manufacturers.…
December 8, By Hannah Wulkan
Queens residents will have the chance to learn self defense at a free class hosted by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer next week.
Though not an expert himself, Van Bramer has enlisted several community groups to host a self-defense and anti-bullying class next Wednesday at 6 p.m.…
December 7, Staff Report
The NYPD and the Drug Enforcement Administration has made a series of arrests following an in investigation into a drug trafficking operation based out of the Queensbridge Houses involving crack cocaine, oxycodone and fentanyl.
Seven people have been indicted by the US District Attorney’s office for drug trafficking in relation to the Queensbridge Houses operation.…
December 7, By Hannah Wulkan
Drivers who use the Queens Midtown Tunnel will no longer be able to pay the toll in cash beginning in January, according to the MTA.
The change to cashless tolls is part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make all city bridges and tunnels cash free by the end of 2017 in an effort to improve traffic flow and decrease emissions.…
December 7, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a Muslim MTA worker at Grand Central Station after abusing her on a Manhattan-bound 7 train Monday.
The victim, who was wearing her MTA uniform and hijab,…
December 6, By Hannah Wulkan
The annual Long Island City food drive delivered a record total of more than 5,000 pounds of food and supplies to three food pantries on Saturday.
In a massive community effort, the annual Thanksgiving food drive hosted by the Hunters Point Civic Association and the Astoria-LIC Lions Club collected 5,200 pounds of food,…
December 6, By Hannah Wulkan
Get in to the holiday spirit at several Long Island City events.
Throughout December, several local organizations are planning to host holiday lightings and gatherings to bring the community together for the holiday season.…
December 2, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 meetings will be streamed live starting early next year.
The community board is working with the public media provider WNET, which will be installing cameras at the meeting venue and streaming it to its WNET site.…
December 1, By Christian Murray
There have been no post-election hate crimes reported in the 108 police precinct—which covers Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside—other than a threat made against Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer via e-mail while he was organizing an anti-Trump rally/march.…