Dec. 17, By Michael Florio
The beast is finally here.
The Beast Next Door, a neighborhood café and bar located in Court Square, is set to open its doors this Friday.
John Veenema, the owner, had hoped to open in August but it took him much longer to transform what was an old garage space into the café/bar.…
Dec. 15, By Christian Murray
Legislation is being introduced to ensure that the community has more of a say before bright pink sculptures–or any other pieces of art–are erected via the city’s Percent for Art program.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer,…
Dec. 13, By Christian Murray
Two Long Island City civic leaders stepped into action recently when they heard that a greater number of New Yorkers are likely to go hungry this Holiday Season.
Brent O’Leary, president of the Hunters Point Civic Association,…
Dec. 12, By Christian Murray
The bright pink $515,000 sculpture scheduled to be placed on Jackson Avenue and 43rd Avenue has not only drawn fierce verbal criticism– but now protest art.
An anonymous piece of protest art appeared on Jackson Avenue on Wednesday,…
Dec. 12, By Christian Murray
A new pizzeria is opening on Vernon Blvd next spring moving, taking over the space that was previously occupied by Papo Fried Chicken Zacks Pizzeria.
The pizzeria, to be called sLICe, will be located at 48-11 Vernon Boulevard and will be partly owned by Anthony Perez,…
Dec. 10, Staff report
The borough of Queens was selected as the best tourism destination in the United States for 2015 by Lonely Planet, a leading news outlet that covers the travel industry.
Queens drew praise for its eating and drinking scene (including the four microbreweries that opened over the last 18 months),…
Dec. 9, By Michael Florio
A new online grocery delivery service has just begun serving Long Island City residents.
PickUpLater, an online company that was created by a Court Square resident, started taking grocery orders at the end of last month.…
Dec. 9, By Christian Murray
Call it a preemptive strike.
A group of residents have put forward a petition voicing their opposition to the development of the Sunnyside Yards.
A 12-person committee—which includes the President of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce—started the petition last week.…
Dec. 8, By Christian Murray
The controversial pink sculpture proposed to go up on the median on Jackson Avenue appears to be a done deal—despite the director of the city agency in charge of the project saying otherwise.
Sara Reisman,…
Dec 8, Staff Report
The landlord who owns one Long Island City building has fenced off the terraces occupied by low-rent tenants, according to a New York Post story.
The building known as Q41, located at 23-10 41st Avenue,…