April 1, By Christian Murray
A Long Island City resident who once owned a hair salon on Vernon Boulevard is about to open a similar establishment on Jackson Avenue. Enrique Elwart, who owned New York Looks at 47-14 Vernon Blvd until it closed a little over a year ago,…
April 1, Staff Report The exterior of Manetta’s Ristorante underwent a small makeover today. The Italian restaurant, located at 10-76 Jackson Avenue, erected a new front awning, the first time it was changed since it opened in 1992, according to a worker.…
March 31, By Michael Florio
Court Square, NY: Planned Parenthood of New York is scheduled to start construction on a new health care center, representing its first center in Queens. The center will be located in Court Square, at 21-45 45th Road,…
March 29, By Christian Murray
The MTA heard the message loud and clear at a special meeting Thursday that the Long Island City community wants a shuttle bus that goes directly to Grand Central on weekends when the No.…
March 26, By Christian Murray
He’s on the top of the world. The owner of the Cliffs at LIC, a gigantic indoor rock-climbing center located on 44th Drive, reopened today after being shut down by the Building Dept. in October for not having a valid Certificate of Occupancy.…
March 24, By Christian Murray
Vernon Boulevard will play host to a massive block party this spring. The Long Island City Partnership will be closing off traffic between 50th Avenue and 46th Avenue in order to hold a community festival.…
March 22, By Christian Murray
Several budding Long Island City restaurant owners failed to show up to a community board hearing Wednesday that dealt with their liquor license applications. There were five restaurant applications and representatives from just two appeared at the hearing,…
March 20, By Christian Murray
The operators of the LIC Flea & Food are applying for two liquor licenses– which they say are needed to keep the market viable. Executives for the LIC Flea & Food market told Community Board 2 last night that they want to cordon off a section of the parking lot at their 46th Avenue and 5th Street location for the purposes of selling liquor.…
March 19, By Christian Murray
MTA President Carmen Bianco will be coming to Long Island City later this month to explain to residents why the No. 7 train service is being cut between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza for 22 weekends this year.…
March 19, By Christian Murray
The MTA is shutting down the G Train for five straight weeks this summer—between Long Island City and Nassau Ave. MTA officials told Community Board 2 members last night that the line would be down between Court Square and Nassau Ave/Manhattan Avenue from July 26 through September 1.…