A subway rider contacted the police about a horrifying attack he/she witnessed on the No. 7 train last week, and now the police are searching for the assailant. According to police, the incident took place on a Queens bound train on Sunday,…
May 10, By Bill Parry
A Long Island City man, who makes his living booking recording artists for local music venues, has joined their ranks. Gustavo Rodriguez, best known for his work at LIC Bar, is the vocalist on a single called The Poisoned Well that got picked up as the theme song for the new cable series Maron.…
May 10, By Christian Murray
Tobi Kahn, a Long Island City resident, parked his car in a perfectly legal spot on 47th Road on Sunday, April 28—only to find he had a ticket when he returned to his car the very next day.…
May 9, By Christian Murray (update: 7pm)
The police have arrested a Long Island City man who allegedly went on a carjacking and armed robbery spree that took place throughout Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City this morning. The police said that Nicholas Almonte,…
May 9, By Christian Murray
A new Japanese restaurant is expected to open in September at 10-70 Jackson Avenue– where Los Amigos deli used to be located. The restaurant, to be called Hibino LIC, will be run by Sooja Lee and her husband Masaru Fukuda.…
May 8, By Christian Murray
The new owner is young but he comes with plenty of pedigree. Alejandro Rojas, 25, is opening a restaurant at the corner of 48th Avenue and 11th Street that will offer traditional Peruvian food.…
May 7, By Christian Murray
A popular Long Island City restaurant faces a real battle in getting the approval it needs to open its backyard space. Jeff Blath, the owner of Alobar, is trying to get permission to use his restaurant’s backyard seating area.…
May 4, 2013, By Christian Murray
The public will have its first opportunity to weigh in on the plans put forward by the owner of the 5 Pointz graffiti building—who wants to demolish it and replace it with two residential towers.…
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The popular Queenswest.com website has closed after being in operation for more than 15 years. The operator of the site, Jake, wrote on the site that he had built the site in 1998 when Twitter and Facebook didn’t exist and there were few places to find information or talk about the happenings in the neighborhood.…