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.…
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Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is calling for stricter gun control laws following two recent shootings that occurred in the Queensbridge Houses, which is part of his district. Van Bramer plans to introduce five resolutions before the New York City council that support gun-control legislation that was introduced in the state senate by Mike Gianaris in August.…
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the following suspect who is wanted in connection with robberies that occurred within the 108th and 114th Precinct. The details are as follows: In each of the following incidents the suspect approaches the victims from behind and grabs their Iphones before fleeing.…
A high school teacher was acquitted by a Queens jury Wednesday after he was accused of molesting a female student at Aviation High. George Zola, who had taught shop at the Long Island City-based high school for 20 years, had been charged with sexually abusing a female student between December 2008 and January 2009.…