November 3, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who groped a woman while she was waiting for the 7 train at Grand Central Station.
The 40-year-old female victim reported to the police that she was standing on the Grand Central Station northbound 7 train platform around 12:50 p.m.…
November 2, By Hannah Wulkan
The Hunters Point Park Conservancy is hosting a Fall Festival to reflect on past progress in the parks and begin taking ideas for the future.
The community group is hosting a free party open to the community tomorrow night to celebrate the parks at the Crabhouse Restaurant at 2-03 Borden Avenue in LIC from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.…
November 2, By Hannah Wulkan
The city has taken another step forward on the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector, releasing potential routes for the streetcar.
Mayor Bill De Blasio announced plans for the new streetcar system in February, and the Economic Development Corporation released potential routes for the project yesterday.…
November 1, By Hannah Wulkan
A new 180-seat pre-kindergarten center will open in Court Square next fall, according to Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
The new school is scheduled to open in September 2017 and will operate out of a renovated four-story office building at 27-35 Jackson Avenue in Court Square.…
October 28, By Hannah Wulkan
Development has been on the rise in Western Queens in recent years, bringing with it rising prices and transportation issues.
Residents will have the chance to voice their concerns on these issues on Sunday,…
October 27, By Hannah Wulkan
Visitors to Long Island City will now have the chance to enjoy a futuristic robot butler and food delivery courtesy of emojis from the comfort of their own hotel room.
Aloft, a hotel brand owned by the Starwood group,…
October 27, By Hannah Wulkan
LIC is gearing up for its annual Halloween festivities.
This Sunday hundreds of people will flood Vernon Boulevard for the annual Halloween parade, followed by free activities including a haunted house, games and a photo booth,…
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,…
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,…
October 26, By Hannah Wulkan
Look out for pint-sized zombies rolling through the neighborhood this weekend.
For the third year in a row Make Queens Safer and Kidical Mass NYC are teaming up to host the Kidical Mass Zombie Ride,…