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Tenth Taste of LIC Kicks Off Tomorrow

June 1, By Jackie Strawbridge

The Chocolate Factory Theater is celebrating its tenth year hosting the annual Taste of LIC smorgasbord of local eats tomorrow.

The event, which started in 2005 with a dozen vendors inside the Chocolate Factory theater space,…

Trash Cans, Welcome Kiosk And Real Estate Rendering Among LIC BID Buys

May 29, By Jackie Strawbridge

The Long Island City Business Improvement District launched a number of new initiatives in fiscal year 2015 that included a neighborhood welcome kiosk and a 3-D rendering of incoming construction in the area.

The LIC BID,…

‘Micro’ Apartments Planned For Crescent Street

May 28, By Jackie Strawbridge

About 60 “micro unit” apartments are slated to join the ever-expanding number of new residences in Long Island City.

The development, to be located at 37-10 Crescent Street, will offer two and three bedroom units that are “considerably smaller,” and therefore cheaper than standard apartments,…

Moving Image extends Mad Men exhibit through summer

May 27, By Jackie Strawbridge

“Mad Men” is off the air but still on in Astoria.

The Museum of the Moving Image announced Tuesday that it will extend its exhibit “Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men” by roughly three months, through Sept. 6.…

Hunters Point Park South: the place to be for Manhattanhenge

May 26, By Jackie Strawbridge

Long Island City residents are privileged with front-row seats to Manhattanhenge, or Manhattan Solstice, the biannual piercing of the island by the sun as it aligns perfectly with the Midtown street grid.

Queens residents can celebrate the Manhattanhenge sunset,…

Man slaps woman’s buttocks on Jackson Avenue, police say

May 22, By Michael Florio

The police are searching for a man who allegedly slapped a woman’s buttocks while riding his bike on Jackson Avenue.

The police said that a 33-year-old woman was walking on Jackson Ave, near 23rd Street,…

First group of residents move into Hunters Point South

May 19, By Christian Murray

The first group of residents began moving into the Hunters Point South development this week, according to the Related Companies.

The new tenants are moving into the building in waves as the development is being completed.…

Hilton Garden Inn opens in Queens Plaza with 200 rooms

May 21, By Jackie Strawbridge

Another hotel has sprouted in Long Island City, bringing nearly 200 rooms to the Queens Plaza area.

Located at 29-21 41st Ave., the Hilton Garden Inn celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday.…

Gianaris hopes state funding can help prevent PS/IS 78 truncation

May 20, By Jackie Strawbridge

A $682 million proposal could be a lifeline for PS/IS 78, according to State Sen. Michael Gianaris.

Gianaris said that he and Senate Democrats have proposed the creation of an education package that would help fund new schools.…