The proposal to allow sidewalk cafes in Long Island City passed another hurdle earlier this month when Community Board 2 unanimously voted in support of the measure. The measure calls for a zoning amendment — likely be implemented by summer– that would permit sidewalk cafes on Borden Ave,…
By Bill Parry
A boutique chocolate company opened in Long Island City last month, which makes 14 different types of chocolates that can be personalized with words, slogans and messages on 4-by-4 inch slabs Swallow My Words opened in January,…
Long Island City is the place to be a single woman. In LIC, there are 1.42 men for every single woman, according to census data crunched by real estate website trulia.com. Meanwhile, on the Upper East Side, there are nearly two single women for every one man,…
By Bill Parry
The Waterfront Crab House, the iconic seafood restaurant located at 2-03 Borden Ave., is reopening today, 107 days after it was nearly destroyed by a six foot storm surge during Hurricane Sandy. The restaurant has been rebuilt from the floorboards to the kitchen.…
By Christian Murray
Several Long Island City residents expressed their opposition to a proposed plan to introduce alternate-side-of-the-street parking and NYC street cleaning, at a public meeting Thursday night. The opponents, who spoke at the Community Board 2 meeting in Sunnyside,…
A Long Island City bar is paying homage to the British rock legends The Who by raising funds on behalf of that band’s favorite charity. The Who stepped in and helped LIC Bar, located at 45-58 Vernon Blvd., a few weeks after Hurricane Sandy struck,…
The Long Island City man who struck and killed a bicyclist on a Sunnyside street last July will be sentenced to five years in prison. Alex J. Batista, 25, of 53-36 Van Dam Street, was driving drunk along Greenpoint Avenue on July 18 when he drove into Roger Hernandez,…
By Bill Parry
While hotels have been built in the Dutch Kills section of LIC at a rapid pace, the bar and restaurant scene has been slow to take off. Two men hope to change that through the opening of a new pub/restaurant.…
Many luxury apartments located next to Queensboro Plaza are being rented. The owners of the Crescent Club, located at 41-17 Crescent Street, announced today that they have leased 100 apartments in their 130 apartment building. They claim that their building’s proximity to the 7,…
Jimmy Fallon was in Long Island City Saturday and dropped by Alobar, located at 46-42 Vernon Blvd., for lunch. Alobar, best known for its cured meats, has become one of the more popular eateries in LIC since its opening in November 2011.…