July 31, By Michael Florio
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Hip to Hip Theatre Company, a non-profit arts organization that specializes in family friendly productions, will be bringing “Free Shakespeare in the Park” to Sunnyside and Long Island City this weekend and next.…
July 30, By Michael Florio
The No. 7 train has been crowned New York City’s best subway line by the transit advocacy group Straphangers. This is the seventh time in 16 years that the No. 7 has received the top ranking since Straphangers began its State of the Subways annual report of the city’s 20 subway lines.…
July 30, By Michael Florio
Call it Phase Two in the effort to cleanup Long Island City’s streets. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced Tuesday that he has doubled the budget to clean the sidewalks of Long Island City. Last year,…
July 30, By Christian Murray
Five firefighters and two residents were injured this morning after a fire broke out in the basement of a 3-story building on 51st Avenue, according to the FDNY. The fire, which started at about 6:40 am,…
July 29, By Christian Murray
After years of pressure from political leaders and residents, crosswalks are coming to Center Boulevard. The Department of Transportation, which erected stop signs on Center Boulevard—at 48th and 49th Avenues–earlier this month, said that it would be adding pedestrian crosswalks to those locations by the end of August.…
July 27, By Christian Murray
It sure beats a shuttle bus. Uber, the cab service company known best for its app, is running a promotion during the five weeks that G train service is down between Greenpoint and Long Island City.…
July 25, By Christian Murray
Socrates Sculpture Park is about to convert a small lot in Court Square into a life-sized, non-functioning swimming pool. The new installation will be located on ‘The Lot’ (43-29 Crescent Street) and will consist of a concrete swimming pool filled with grass—instead of water.…
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July 24, By Christian Murray
A number of Long Island City business owners will be holding a meeting Tuesday to address the rash of burglaries that have taken place on Vernon Boulevard in the past month. The meeting will be held at Manducatis Rustica,…
July 23, By Michael Florio
There is a new way for Long Island City residents to meet their neighbors. Tenant King, a website that launched earlier this year, provides residents with the opportunity to connect online with fellow tenants/property owners through a private network of verified users.…