June 13, By Christian Murray, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this afternoon and demanded that the Citi Bike Share program come to Long Island City as soon as possible. Bike Share is scheduled to arrive in Long Island City between September and the end of the year.…
June 11, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The 15th season of “Outdoor Cinema” is about to begin at Socrates Sculpture Park. The eight-week international film festival, which will screen movies from several nations, kicks off on July 3rd.…
June 10, By Bill Parry
Foodcellar, the Long Island City supermarket, is expected to be opening its second location—this one in the Court Square vicinity. The popular supermarket, which has been in Hunters Point since 2008, is in discussions to open a 24,000sq-foot retail space at Linc LIC at 43-10 Crescent St.…
June 10, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The Parks Department is expected to start work this week on repairing hurricane-ravaged Andrews Grove/Shady Park. Andrews Grove/Shady Park, a popular park on 49th Ave (btw. 5th Street and Vernon Blvd),…
June 7, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The plan to demolish 5 Pointz and replace it with 1,000 apartments was unanimously rejected by Community Board 2 Tuesday night. The vote was focused solely on the size of the proposed building—not on whether the historic graffiti icon would be demolished.…
June 5, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, Queens: The Taste of LIC, which took place at Gantry Plaza State Park last night, represented everything about the booming neighborhood: youth, growth and vibrancy. The event drew a record crowd of more than 1,000 eager visitors who filled the park and feasted on the cuisine provided by 50 restaurants.…
A Brooklyn man has been convicted of murder in the slaying of a 62-year-old livery cab driver that occurred during an attempted armed robbery in January 2010 in Long Island City. The defendant and the victim had worked together at the same Long Island City car service.…
June 3, By Christian Murray
Hunters Point residents were able to drop off their food scraps next to the number 7 train station this morning as a new composting program took effect. BIG!Compost, a program of the Astoria-based Build It Green!NYC,…
June 3, By Bill Parry
Long Island City, NY: Hunters Point has its first upscale children’s boutique. Tiny You, which sells children’s clothing and toys, opened Saturday morning at 10-50 Jackson Avenue. Jill Callan, the owner, expects her store to do well since it is the only one in the neighborhood that is dedicated to children’s garments.…
June 1, By Bill Parry
Long Island City, Queens: The owner of The Cliffs at LIC does not believe that his recent arrest will affect the success of his facility and is pressing ahead with opening his massive rock climbing complex.…