June 8, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 elected a new chairperson last week after Pat O’Brien announced last month that he was stepping down from the top job.
The new chair is Denise Keehan-Smith, a third generation Woodsider,…
June 8, Staff Report
The popular Long Island City restaurant Manetta’s has come under fire for allegedly using the city sidewalk to valet park its customers’ cars.
PIX 11 News Investigative Reporter Arnold Diaz shot video of the restaurant showing its lunch crowd pulling their cars up to the restaurant where two attendants then parked the vehicles on the sidewalk on 11th Street.…
June 7, By Jackie Strawbridge
The annual feast of local eats on the Long Island City waterfront is set for June 13, with tickets closing the day beforehand.
The Taste of LIC, presented by the Chocolate Factory, takes place at Gantry Plaza State Park off of 49th Avenue.…
The inaugural “LIC Post ‘Run the Waterfront 5K’ drew a handful of speedsters Saturday who were determined to win the event and post good times.
The winner, Jeremy Garrell, was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 16 minutes and 3.99 seconds,…
June 6, Staff Report
Developer Tishman Speyer filed construction plans last week with the City for a $700 million commercial project slated for Queens Plaza.
The development, which will hold mostly retail and office space, is slated for Jackson Avenue between 42nd Road and Queens Plaza South.…
June 3, By Michael Florio
The City will host a public meeting in Long Island City regarding the Brooklyn-Queens Connector, the proposed $2.5 billion streetcar that would run between the two boroughs.
The meeting will take place on June 14 from 6 p.m.…
June 3, By Christian Murray
The Long Island City Partnership’s quest to expand its Business Improvement District into the Hunters Point area took a significant step forward last night.
Community Board 2 approved its plan that would create a new Hunters Point sub-district,…
June 3, Staff Report
A long-vacant building is being transformed into an eight-story retail and office complex designed to attract technology, media and creative businesses.
The $60 million project at 30-30 Northern Blvd. comes from Alma Realty, which is also behind the Astoria Cove waterfront megaproject. …
June 3, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who snatched a woman’s cellphone on Jackson Avenue and escaped onto the subway.
The suspect approached the 40-year-old woman in front of Mu Ramen, 12-09 Jackson Ave., and asked for a cigarette,…
June 2, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City is seeking developers to build a minimum of 750 apartments on the two southernmost land parcels of Hunters Point South.
The City Department of Housing Preservation and Development released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to developers on Thursday for mixed-use,…