August 20, By Michael Florio
Individuals busted for gun offenses will most likely be listed on a public registry- much like sex offenders. The city council is introducing a bill tomorrow–co-sponsored by Costa Constantinides–that aims to combat gun violence by mandating that all gun offenders are listed on an online registry,…
August 20, By Christian Murray
Two long-serving chefs from the up-market Manhattan restaurant Il Mulino opened an Italian restaurant in Long Island City last week.
The restaurant, called Il Falco, opened at 21-50 44th Drive and serves high-end northern and southern Italian food.…
August 19, By Christian Murray
The secret is out. Richard Mazda, the founder of the Secret Theatre, is looking for donations in order to save his theater from closing. Mazda, who operates the off-Broadway theater at 44-02 23rd Street,…
August 17, By Michael Florio
The third annual LIC Concert Series, a five-week free series at Gantry Plaza State Park, is kicking off today. The concert series will run every Sunday through September 14. Each event starts at 5pm.…
August 15, By Christian Murray
This Long Island City resident has talent. Nina Burri, a contortionist who lives in the LINC building in Court Square, is in the quarter finals of the popular TV show America’s Got Talent. Burri,36,…
August 14, By Michael Florio
The concession stand at Gantry Plaza State Park opened for the season this weekend—with a new operator who is focusing heavily on selling smoothies and juices. The kiosk, called the Ice Box, is being run by COFFEED,…
August 13, By Michael Florio
The railroad-themed bar/restaurant that is coming to Hunters Point is on track to open early September. Station LIC, located at 10-37 Jackson Ave, was initially going to open in July but owner Greg Okshteyn decided to push back the date to ensure that he had enough time to train his staff and meet his distributors/suppliers.…
August 12, By Michael Florio
A new neighborhood café and bar is expected to open in the Court Square section of Long Island City this fall. John Veenema, the owner, has taken an old garage space and spent the past year converting it into a café/bar called The Beast Next Door,…
August 11, By Christian Murray
Dog Island City, which announced in April that it was moving from Hunters Point to Court Square, completed its relocation earlier this month. The doggie day care center, which had been located at 5-29 50th Avenue for the past five years,…
August 8, By Christian Murray
Many parents with children at PS/IS 78 are upset that the Department of Education plans to change the time school starts to 8:00 am The Department of Education notified parents that school will start 40 minutes earlier this fall than it is now—and that school will end at 2:20 pm instead of 3:00 pm.…