May 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The local grocery store Dumbo Market has signed a lease for approximately 13,500 square feet of space at Jasper, a $370 million mixed-use development in Long Island City. Located at 2-33 50th Ave. in the Hunters Point neighborhood, the new Dumbo Market location, along with the rest of the… Read more »
May. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has endorsed Johanna Carmona for the New York State Assembly, significantly boosting her campaign in the competitive race for the 37th Assembly District encompassing Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Maspeth, Blissville, Hunters Point, Middle Village and Ridgewood. Richards’… Read more »
May 2, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in Long Island City recently announced that David Huang’s “Hands Toward the Universe” has triumphed in its third annual Open Call for Artist Banners. Huang’s creation will adorn the museum’s outdoor spaces from May 2024 until May 2025. His interpretation of this… Read more »
May 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Chocolate Factory Theater, an experimental arts company in Long Island City, announced a jam-packed day of community engagement for its second annual Mother’s Day Block Party and Open House. The family-friendly event is free to attend and was organized with the goal of engaging with the community and… Read more »
Apr. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A persistent panhandler was punched out by an angry commuter on board a northbound E train at the Queens Plaza subway station on Sunday, Apr. 21. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 reported that the assault occurred just after 8 p.m., when… Read more »
April 30, 2024 By Queens Post News Team New York-based non-profit the Fortune Society held its third-annual Tech Fair in Long Island City on Wednesday, providing dozens of justice-involved New Yorkers with an opportunity to learn about opportunities in the information and technology sector. The Tech Fair, which took place at the Fortune Society’s headquarters… Read more »
Apr. 29, 2024 By Queens Post News Team A pickleball center in Long Island City is offering a discount to Queens residents for midweek games and lessons. CityPickle, which opened at 9-03 44th Rd. last September, is offering 20% discounts for court reservations and clinics before 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. It also offers discounts… Read more »
Apr. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A total of 1,412 units across six upcoming luxury buildings are expected to transform the Queens Plaza area in Long Island City by creating much-needed housing in the area. All six projects are expected to be completed as early as this year and no later than 2026. As each… Read more »
Apr. 25, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_73341" align="alignnone" width="438"] Cops are looking for these masked men, who allegedly robbed four people in just over an hour during the early morning of Apr. 16 in Jackson Heights and Long Island City. Photos courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
Apr. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry
Apr. 25, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Upscale Upper East Side grocery store Butterfield Market is set to open a new location in Long Island City next year. The store will operate a retail space and a 9,000-square-foot commissary kitchen. Butterfield Market, which currently operates locations on Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue on the… Read more »