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Hunters Point Mobile Library to be decommissioned next month

October 26, By Hannah Wulkan

The mobile library will make its final rounds in Hunters Point early next month.
The final day of mobile library service will be on November 12, before the bus-turned-library is decommissioned for good, according to Elisabeth de Bourbon,…

Van Bramer allocates $2.8 million in city funds to neighborhood schools

October 26, By Hannah Wulkan

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced yesterday that he has allocated nearly $2.8 million of city funds for school capital projects in his Sunnyside/Woodside and Long Island City district this year.

The capital funds have been spent on a wide range of school improvements,…

‘Cash-for-Car’ signs are an eyesore and something needs to be done, pol. says

October 25, By Hannah Wulkan

The illegal Cash-For-Cars signs that can be found throughout Queens have caught the attention of an elected official.

State Senator Tony Avella, who represents a large portion of central Queens, announced his intention to take action against these signs last week after receiving many complaints from his constituents and witnessing someone putting up the signs for himself.…

Long Island City-based pizzeria opens in Astoria

October 25, By Christian Murray

A slice of Long Island City has made its way to Astoria.

The popular pizzeria, sLICe, which opened on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City nearly 18 months ago, has taken over space on 30th Avenue,…

Kidnapper who held man in torture chamber for a month gets 25 years to life

October 24, By Hannah Wulkan

A man has been sentenced to up to life in prison for abducting a Woodside resident and holding him hostage in a Sunnyside/Long Island City warehouse for more than a month in 2013.

District Attorney Richard Brown announced today that 42-year-old Eduardo Moncayo of New Jersey had been found guilty of first degree kidnapping by a jury earlier this month,…

Missing Transformer returned to artist, LIC restaurateur Shih Lee had it

October 20, By Hannah Wulkan

A Transformer-themed sculpture that went missing has been returned to the artist after a well-known restaurant owner who took it discovered that it had an owner who was looking for it.

Annalisa Iadicicco, an artist based in Long Island City,…

Trendy barbershop opens second LIC location

October 18, By Hannah Wulkan

A local barbershop just opened a second location, more than doubling its capacity to meet the needs of LIC residents.

The barbershop Otis & Finn opened its new location at 11-11 44th Road last Tuesday to serve the growing demand for its services.…

40 frozen cats found in storage unit in LIC, police say

October 18, Staff Report

Be careful what you bid for.

A man who bid on the contents contained within a storage locker in Long Island City yesterday got an unpleasant surprise when he opened it to find two freezers full of frozen dead cats.…

Off duty cop busted for DWI after parking his car on LIRR tracks in LIC

October 18, Staff Report

An off-duty police officer was arrested Sunday for driving while impaired and parking on top of the LIRR tracks in Long Island City.

Hitesh Arora, 39, of the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn was found with his car parked on the railroad tracks near Borden Avenue on Sunday,…