By John O’Reilly, retired attorney and former public official
“You ain’t seen nothing yet. B-b-baby, you just ain’t seen n-n-nothing yet.”
Randy Bachman’s lyrics written in 1974 provide a perspective on the emerging tidal wave of development in Sunnyside/Long Island City and the potential decking of the Sunnyside Rail Yards for possible housing and commercial developments.…
August 28, By Michael Florio
The MTA has announced that it will be opening its highly-anticipated 34th Street/Hudson Yards stop on September 13.
The stop is about a mile from the Times Square-42nd Street station and is located at 34th Street and 11th Avenue.…
August 27, By Christian Murray
Long Island City’s newest dog run officially opened today, with elected officials cutting the ribbon.
The dog run, called Gantry Plaza Dog Run, is located between P.S./I.S. 78 and the Queens West Sports Field,…
August 26, By Christian Murray
A man broke into a construction company’s offices earlier this month and stole laptops, according to police.
The suspect pried open a roll down gate at the Forte Construction office, located at 24-09 41st Ave,…
August 26, By Michael Florio
Museum of the Moving Image will be screening a series of films over the next few months that will examine Hip-Hop’s evolution from the streets of 1970s New York to the present day.
The film series,…
August 26, By Jackie Strawbridge
A new outdoor concert series will bring country, rock, mariachi and more to the Hunters Point waterfront next month.
Called “LIC Landing Live,” the series will run on Fridays in September from 6:30 p.m.…
August 25, By Christian Murray
The amount of money New York City has been collecting in fines from western Queens business owners has dropped significantly in the past year as the City continues to shed its ‘gotcha’ inspection culture.…
August 23, Staff Report
The police have released a sketch of the suspect believed to have thrown an acid-like substance into the face of a woman on Skillman Avenue Wednesday.
The suspect–described as 5′ 8″, black and about 30 years old–allegedly threw a hazardous liquid into a 59-year-old woman’s face outside 33-02 Skillman Ave.…
August 21, It’s In Queens
One of Court Square’s largest annual events takes place Saturday: the LIC Block Party.
The event, which is being presented by the SculptureCenter and the Purves Street Block Association, will include art, food and street games for all ages.…
August 21, By Michael Florio
A woman became enraged and began biting and scratching another passenger for attempting to move her bag and sit down in an empty seat on the subway.
The suspect was riding the Manhattan bound F train on August 14th at 9:45 am,…