By Bill Parry The landmark Riverview Restaurant reopened on Wednesday night—more than two weeks after suffering extensive damage from Superstorm Sandy. Tony Raouf, the restaurant owner, said the restaurant experienced significant damage that proved to be extremely costly. He said the restaurant was flooded with three feet of water,…
A team of woodsmen from upstate New York removed the downed trees from Andrew’s Grove/Shady Park on Thursday. The men, who work for the NY State Department of Conservation, arrived at 8:00 am with heavy equipment to start the job. For the past two weeks,…
A new animal hospital opened on Vernon Blvd. at the end of last month—only to close days later when Hurricane Sandy struck. The clinic—called the LIC Veterinary Center—is now back up and running. The center is located at 48-18 Vernon Blvd.…
A doorman claims that he was fired from his job at The Foundry after making a complaint that a building superintendent yelled racial epithets and sexually harassed him, the Daily News reports. Jerry Laraque says he was sacked after notifying board members and the property manager about the strange attacks by super John Olivieri,…
By Bill Parry
LIC Bar is closed. It has been shut since Hurricane Sandy, and it will remain that way until Con Edison repairs a major transformer. “This is costing me a fortune,” said owner Brian Porter, who also worries that the bar’s popularity will decline,…
Andrews Grove, a popular park on 49th Ave (btw. 5th Street and Vernon Blvd), still remains closed after Hurricane Sandy tore through it. The park, best known for its canopy of tall trees, was closed after the harsh winds ripped the trees out of the ground.…
The U.S. Small Business Administration opened a Business Recovery Center today in Long Island City. Businesses with physical damages or loss of revenue caused by Hurricane Sandy are advised to visit the center– located within LaGuardia Community College– and apply for an SBA disaster business loan.…
While public schools across New York City reopened on Monday, PS 78 has remained closed since the hurricane Sandy ravaged the area The ground floor of P.S. 78, which is located in the CityLights Building in Hunters Point, was flooded during the storm.…
By Bill Parry The Hunters Point section of Long Island City is slowly getting back to normal after Hurricane Sandy’s flood surge last week—although there are one or two hard-hit spots that have yet to fully come back. Gantry Plaza State Park,…
Long Island City residents and business owners are coming together to help those individuals most in need following the hurricane. LIC Market, located at 21-52 44th Drive, has a been collecting clothing, canned foods, baby supplies, batteries, flashlights, water and daily newspapers donated from community members who heard about the relief drive through social media sites like Facebook.…