June 1, Staff Report
Plans have been filed for a 14-story, 48-unit residential building to go up at 45-24 Vernon Blvd, according to Department of Building records.
The site is currently a one-story manufacturing facility located on the same block as the beaten–up old Paragon Paint building.…
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,…
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,…
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,…
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.…
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,…
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,…
May 22, By Christian Murray
The public will not be able to view the 4th of July fireworks from Hunters Point South Park and will have to go to Gantry Plaza State Park to watch them, according to sources.…
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.…
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.…