Oct. 8, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said today that he is firmly opposed to building over the Sunnyside Yards.
Van Bramer made the statement in response to Community Board 2 Chairman Joe Conley’s call last Thursday for a study to determine whether it would be feasible to build over a section of the yards,…
Oct. 8, By Christian Murra
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Call him the 21st Century version of Willie Sutton or John Dillinger.
The police are searching for a man who has robbed eight Queens banks—and attempted to rob two others—in the past 2 1/2 years.…
Oct. 6, By Christian Murray
Oktoberfest is coming to Hunters Point South Park this Saturday.
The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy and LIC Landing are hosting an Oktoberfest event on October 11 (btw. 4pm and 7pm) next to LIC Landing.…
Oct. 5, By Christian Murray
The owner of an Astoria ramen restaurant is opening a location on Vernon Boulevard.
The restaurant, which is expected to be called Tamashii Blue, will be located 47-36 Vernon Boulevard.
The ramen restaurant will be owned by Jhon Cho,…
Oct. 2, By Michael Florio
The carnival is coming to town!
New City Church, located at 46-28 Vernon Blvd, will be hosting its inaugural LIC Community Carnival this Saturday at Hunters Point Park South from 11 am until 3 pm.…
Oct. 1, By Christian Murray
A new store that plans to offer as many as 400 domestic and foreign beers is expected to open on 51st Avenue next week.
The Beer Closet, located at 5-37 51st Avenue, will be selling bottles and cans from across the globe.…
Sept. 30, By Christian Murray
Michelin Travel Publications rolled out its New York City’s 2015 Michelin Guide today, and two out of the 73 area restaurants that earned the highly sought honor—a star–are from Long Island City.
Casa Enrique,…
Sept. 30, By Christian Murray
More than 400-people attended an affordable housing meeting in Sunnyside last night to see whether they would be eligible for a piece of the Hunters Point South dream.
The goal for most was to find out how whether they qualified for one of the 925 affordable units on offer—which comes with building amenities such as a fitness center,…
Sept. 29, By Michael Florio
A new performance center offering music and dance classes opened in Long Island City last week.
New York Stage of Mind, a performance-based music education center featuring singing, dancing and acting classes, opened last Tuesday in Dutch Kills at 37-34 29th Street.…
Sept. 28, By Christian Murray
Beans, Grapes and Leaves—an upscale coffee, tea and wine bar—opened Wednesday on the ground floor of the newly developed Gantry Park Landing complex at 2-14 50th Avenue.
The café offers premium coffee and tea–as well as four craft beers on tap and an extensive wine menu with more than 30 reds and 15 whites on offer.…