Jan. 13, By Michael Florio
Throw away your take-out menus and put on your aprons.
Dan Dolgin, 57, the founder of a cooking school based out of his Queens Plaza apartment, is looking to teach western Queens residents how to cook.…
Jan. 12. By Michael Florio (updated: Jan.13)
A number of artists who put the 5Pointz graffiti Mecca on the map have come together to deny the controversial developer from trade marking the 5Pointz name.
Jonathan Cohen, a graffiti artist know as “Meres One,” started a petition in an attempt to deny the developer from using the name to market his apartment buildings in the “graveyard” of the graffiti Mecca.…
Jan. 12, Staff Report
The Court Square building boom shows no signs of abating.
The number of building permits filed with the Department of Buildings for large-scale residential buildings continues to get grow.
The latest filing is for a 15-story,…
Jan. 8, By Christian Murray
Bareburger is set to open its Vernon Blvd location by mid February.
Mark Turner, a co-owner in the 48-19 Vernon Boulevard restaurant, said that the burger chain will start training its staff in about two weeks with the goal of opening in early-to-mid February.…
Jan. 8, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has “serious concerns” about the Department of City Planning’s proposal to extend the Vernon Mall beyond 51st Avenue to make way for public space.
The proposal, put forward by City Planning at a community board meeting in November,…
Jan. 7, Staff Report
The owner of a three-story apartment house in the heart of Hunters Point has filed plans to knock it down and build a 5-story mixed use building.
The property, located at 46-40 Vernon Blvd, would have ground floor retail with six residential units upstairs,…
Jan. 6, By Christian Murray
A comprehensive study is about to be conducted that will investigate this neighborhood’s recent transformation from an industrial hub to an area filled with luxury apartments, big-name hotels and cultural institutions.
The study, to be conducted by the Long Island City Partnership,…
Jan. 5, By Christian Murray
Long Island City residents have been calling for a neighborhood hardware store for years.
Now they have one and it is located at 47-17 5th Street.
Kitchen Plus More, which sells everything from screw drivers to pots &…
Jan. 3, Staff Report
A new year for a new parks group.
The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, which was formed in 2014 shortly after the opening of Hunters Point Park South, held a public toast on the waterfront Thursday to kick off 2015.…
Jan. 1, By Christian Murray
It’s going to be a long shot.
More than 92,000 people applied for an affordable apartment at the Hunters Point South development, significantly more than the 50,000 applications expected.
The lottery for the two buildings,…