October 20, By Jackie Strawbridge
Long Island City’s annual Trick or Treat March will bring costumed neighbors up Vernon Boulevard on Halloween.
The event starts at 2p.m. outside the 108th Precinct, 5-47 50th Ave. Participants will turn onto Vernon Boulevard and march to 46th Avenue.…
October 19, By Jackie Strawbridge
Citywide zoning changes that could affect local building heights, housing density and more will be presented and discussed at a public meeting sponsored by Community Board 2 and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
The Department of City Planning will join the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to present two proposed amendments to New York City’s Zoning Resolution,…
October 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
Long Island City’s incoming ferry dock can accommodate the neighborhood’s growing population by potentially floating to a new spot, the City Economic Development Corporation says.
The EDC is currently examining two spots to put a Long Island City ferry dock as part of a new ferry line that will run from Queens to Manhattan starting in 2017: at the end of Center Boulevard on the northwest corner of Gantry Plaza State Park,…
October 15, By Michael Florio
Enjoy local beer guilt-free by combining it with a four-mile neighborhood run.
Rockaway Brewing Company will host the first-ever Ale I See Run, a four-mile run that will showcase the neighborhood and allow participants to stop at breweries and sample beer along the way.…
October 15, By Christian Murray
A Japanese restaurant will be opening across the street from the 108 Police Precinct next February.
The owners plan to put in a small restaurant at 5-50 50th Avenue and offer traditional food at affordable prices.…
October 13, By Christian Murray
Long Island City rental prices tumbled in the third quarter, according to Modern Spaces’ 3Q15 report.
The report, released today, revealed that rental prices were down 7.2 percent on average, to $3,979, compared to the second quarter.…
October 13, By Jackie Strawbridge
Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan has thrown cold water on the City’s idea to build a ferry dock at Gantry Plaza State Park.
This dock would be part of a new ferry line that the City plans to launch in 2017.…
October 12, Staff Report
The MTA has announced that the No. 7 train will be down between 34 St Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza for two weekends next month.
The cuts will take place the weekends of Nov 6-9 and Nov.…
October 12, By Christian Murray
The Coalition for Queens (C4Q), a Long Island City-based nonprofit that provides hi-tech training for immigrants and low-income adults, is hosting its third-annual fundraiser at MoMA PS 1 Wednesday night.
More than 300 attendees are expected,…
October 11, Staff Report
A five story pre-war office building in the heart of Queens Plaza is likely to get a whole lot bigger, based on recent filings with the Dept. of Buildings.
The existing structure, located by the Queensboro Bridge at 24-16 Queens Plaza South,…