June 16, By Christian Murray
A mortgage brokerage firm, which is a division of Douglas Elliman, will be opening on 48th Avenue next month. DE Capital is opening a Long Island City branch at 10-29 48th Avenue that will have 15 employees—12 of whom will be mortgage brokers.…
OPINION June 15, By John O’Reilly
During recent Community Board 2 meetings, the term “transparency” has been used with greater frequency to describe the Board and its various committees’ actions and functions. Is this description accurate? No. Community Board 2 fails to make important community information easily accessible and does not provide details about who sits on the Board and how its decisions are made.…
June 14, By Christian Murray
El Ay Si, the popular restaurant located at 47-38 Vernon Blvd., has changed hands. Two men, both of whom work in the IT business, have bought the restaurant and have no plans to change it.…
June 12, By Christian Murray
An eye-care center is opening in Hunters Point this Saturday, where residents will be able to get their eyes examined as well as purchase prescription glasses. The store, called OptimEyes Vision of LIC, is located at 5-27 50th Avenue,…
June 12, By Christian Murray
A three-bedroom, ground-floor apartment unit at The View sold for $3,350,000, according to city records. The Real Deal, which broke the story, reported that the price set the record for the most expensive condo sale in Queens.…
June 10, By Michael Florio
Grab your dog, head to the park and drink a pint—all for a good cause. This Saturday Paws & Pints, an event company that supports charity and dog lovers, will be hosting its inaugural event at LIC Landing,…
June 9, By Christian Murray
A group of about 25 Long Island City residents attended Community Board 2’s monthly meeting last Thursday to express their desire for the board to be more flexible in allowing Vernon Boulevard restaurants to open up their backyard space.…
June 5, By Christian Murray
The weather may have put a damper on the Taste of LIC Tuesday night but it didn’t stop residents from turning out in big numbers or the corporate sponsors from opening up their checkbooks.…
June 3, By Christian Murray,
More than 120 people attended a party at Hunters Point South Park on Saturday to celebrate the formation of a new group that aims to improve all the parks in the neighborhood—as well as to pay tribute to the organizers who paved the way for it.…
June 2, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation plans to convert 5th Street (btw. 46th Road and 50th Ave.) into a one-way, south bound street in July or August. Vikram Sinha, a Department of Transportation planner, told a community board committee last Tuesday that it would be done between July 4 and the start of the new school year.…