March 25, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and a Queens-based subway advocacy group are hosting a town hall meeting next month where residents will be able to question MTA officials about 7-train service.
The event, which will take place on April 5th at Sunnyside Community Services (details below),…
March 24, Staff Report
Registration is now open for the Hunters Point CSA, which will bring produce straight to the neighborhood from Long Island farms.
The CSA, which stands for Community Supported Agriculture, will deliver organic farmed produce to Alewife,…
March 23, By Michael Florio
A fundraiser helped collect more than $14,000 for a Long Island City man who has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
The LIC-Astoria Lions Club decided to put together the fundraiser after hearing about Ryan West,…
March 23, Staff Report
The developers of QLIC have hopped across the Queensboro Bridge with the purchase of a 124-unit apartment building on Crescent Street.
The building, called “Luna” and located at 42-15 Crescent St. includes a mix of studio,…
March 22, Staff Report
Long Island City’s best kept secret in skin care has recently moved to 51st Avenue from its previous Vernon Boulevard location.
Tailormade For You founder Angelena Lucheux said the new space at 5-35 51st Ave.…
March 21, Staff Report
A 6,100-square-foot warehouse in the heart of Hunters Point is being converted into a professional dance center and will be ready to take on students when it opens in September.
The warehouse will be transformed into the Jessica Lang Dance Center over the course of the next few months and is located at 5-39 46th Ave.…
March 18, Staff Report
Modern Spaces will open its seventh New York City location – and third in Long Island City – next month.
The real estate brokerage company will take over a 750-square-foot location at 47-46 Vernon Blvd.…
March 18, By Jackie Strawbridge
The threat of middle school truncation that has been looming over many Long Island City families since last year has been staved off so far.
DOE spokesman Harry Hartfield confirmed Friday that there will be no truncation of the middle school for the 2016/2017 school year.…
March 17, Staff Report
Residents will be able to keep a closer eye on much of the criminal activity taking place in Long Island City using the NYPD’s recently released CompStat2.0 website.
The site allows users to search crime stats by precinct and to see criminal incidents pinpointed on a map.…
March 16, Staff Report
The 6th Annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) kicked off at the Museum of the Moving Image last night.
The popular film festival is taking place from now through March 20, with screenings at venues in Astoria,…