September 8, By Hannah Wulkan
A new study commissioned by an advocacy group for the new Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) shows that those living along the proposed corridor for the streetcar system largely support its construction.
In a telephone survey conducted in early July,…
September 6, By Hannah Wulkan
Long Island City will be celebrating “community unity” with an end of summer block party Wednesday.
Offering free food from local restaurants, games, and dancing, the 21st annual community unity event will run from 5 to 8 p.m.…
September 6, Staff Report
A Vernon Boulevard wine bar is for sale, less than a year of being in business.
Gizi, located at 47-34 Vernon Boulevard, is on the market, although there are few details as to how much the owner seeks.…
September 6, By Hannah Wulkan
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer launched his third year of participatory budgeting Friday, a process that allows members of the district to vote on how $1 million should be spent on community improvement projects.
In the first two years of the participatory budgeting program,…
September 2, By Hannah Wulkan
Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first location in Long Island City by the end of the month.
The Mexican food chain will open the store on the ground floor of a luxury apartment building at 26-14 Jackson Avenue on September 24.…
September 1, By Hannah Wulkan
The Beer Closet, a Long Island City craft beer store, appears to have closed down, about two years after it first opened.
The windows of the Beer Closet, located at 5-37 51st Avenue, have been papered over,…
September 1, By Hannah Wulkan
Owners of a Brooklyn-based seafood company are set to open a new location in Hunters Point tomorrow.
Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co., which will open its second store tomorrow at 5-43 48th Avenue, will offer a rotating selection of fresh seafood including whole fish,…
August 31, By Hannah Wulkan
Long Island City is a hotbed for development, with new buildings and businesses popping up seemingly on a weekly basis.
One group took it upon itself to look back and see how the landscape and character of LIC has actually changed over the past ten years with the rapid gentrification of the area,…
August 10, Hannah Wulkan
To address the shortage of pre-K options in Long Island City, Bright Horizons, a Massachusetts-based early education company, has opened an early childhood preschool center at 42-09 28th Street.
The new center, which is just steps away from the Queensboro Plaza MTA station,…
August 29, Hannah Wulkan
Foodies who put the now-famous Ramen Burger on the map a few years ago will now be able to experience the Smorgasburg phenomenon year-round, along with more traditional ramen dishes, at the new Ramen Shack opening in LIC in September.…