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Halloween ‘Trick or Treat March’ to be biggest yet

Oct. 29, By Michael Florio

The Long Island City Halloween parade is likely to bigger than ever before.

This year’s ‘Halloween Trick-or-Treat March’ is expected to draw as many as 900 people to Vernon Blvd Friday, with more than 40 businesses participating.…

Citi Bike to arrive in LIC spring 2015

Oct. 28, By Christian Murray

Citi Bike will be coming to Long Island City in the spring of 2015, according to Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s office.

Long Island City is likely to get 10 docking stations–which Van Bramer secured in 2012–although some of these sites may be up for review while others added,…

Calls for Clock Tower to be landmarked, advocates seek community board support

Oct. 28, By Michael Florio

Two local residents approached Community Board 1 last week to notify them of their application to have the Clock Tower landmarked.

Michael Hall and Matthew Chrislip asked the community board for its support in their quest to get 29-27 Queens Plaza North,…

The Beast Next Door to open late November

Oct. 28, By Michael Florio

The beast is coming soon to LIC.

The Beast Next Door, a neighborhood café and bar located at 42-51 27th Street, is set to open in about a month.

It will be a café by day and a full bar by night,…

CB1 votes against bicycle corral outside Dutch Kills pub

Oct. 27, By Michael Florio

Community Board 1 voted against the placement of a bicycle corral outside a bar/restaurant in Dutch Kills last Tuesday.

The proposal called for a corral– with room for eight bicycles–to be located outside Dutch Kills Centraal,…

Owner of ‘I Love Kickboxing LIC’ seeks permit, aims to open before June

Oct. 23, By Christian Murray

Representatives of “I Love Kick Boxing LIC,” who aim to open a facility on the ground floor at 45-45 Center Boulevard, went before Community Board 2 last week seeking a “physical cultural establishment” permit as part of their quest to open in the first or second quarter next year.…

Communitea, long-time Vernon Blvd coffee shop, is closing

Oct. 22, By Christian Murray

Communitea, the long-time coffee shop located at 47-02 Vernon Blvd, announced on Facebook Monday that it is closing.

The owners said that the coffee shop will be closing this Sunday since they had difficultly negotiating a new lease.…

Red-hot LIC rental market shows signs of cooling down

Oct. 20, By Christian Murray

The upward trajectory of the Long Island City rental market is beginning to show signs that it is tapering off, with rental prices down in the third quarter compared to the second.

The cool down was also evident on a year-over-year basis with rents up only slightly compared to 3Q 2013,…

No. 7 train weekend service to be cut for 5 weekends this fall

Oct. 17, Staff Report

The MTA has announced that the No. 7 train will be down between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza for five weekends this fall.

In addition, No. 7 train service will be reduced between 74th Street Broadway and Queensboro Plaza.…