Oct. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Community Board 2 has said that the city has an obligation to build safe streets after a Queens judge halted plans to build a bike lane along Review Avenue in the industrial heart of Long Island City. Construction on a Review Avenue bike lane was scheduled to begin… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Skyline Tower, one of the tallest buildings in all of Queens, is offering those who purchase select penthouse units a 2024 Porsche 911 Turbo S now through Dec. 31. There are currently eight penthouse listings on Skyline Tower’s site, ranging in sales price from $1.83 million to $3.85 million…. Read more »
Oct. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Malt Drive Park, a new expansive park along the Newtown Creek waterfront in the Hunter’s Point South section of Long Island City, officially opened to the public on Thursday, Oct. 17. This public space is meant to advance citywide efforts to bring more New Yorkers back to the water’s… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed to demolish three commercial buildings in Long Island City, across the Queensbridge Houses North. Located at 10-03 40th Ave., 10-05 40th Ave., and 10-07 40th Ave., each of these buildings is two stories high. All three buildings are 23 feet tall and cover 1,547 square… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Office of the New York State Comptroller has approved the expansion of the LIC Business Improvement District (BID), allowing the BID to offer services in the expansion area from Jan. 1, 2025. The expansion, which more than doubles the number of block faces covered by the BID from… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Food delivery platform Grubhub has teamed up with non-profit Institute for Community Living (ICL), Council Member Julie Won and Maspeth-based pub O’Neill’s to provide 400 meals for veterans at a Long Island City shelter. The donation, which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 16 was part of ICL’s initiative to… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for an alleged upskirt pervert concerning an unlawful surveillance incident at the Court Square subway station earlier this month. A 32-year-old woman was waiting for a Flushing-bound 7 train just before 8 a.m. on… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are looking for the suspects behind an early-morning shooting on Sunday morning that left a man with bullet wounds to both legs. The gun violence erupted at about 5:06 a.m. on Oct. 20 near the corner of 43rd Avenue and 11th Street in Long Island City.…
Oct. 18, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Fast casual restaurant chain Westville is set to open a new location in Long Island City by the end of 2024. Westville, which currently operates eight locations across Brooklyn and Manhattan, will open its first Queens location by the end of the year in “The Cove,” an 18-story building… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The creators behind the Queens World Film Festival are screening their own satirical film centered around the myth and assassination of Santa Claus in a pay-what-you-wish fundraiser later this month. Be My Oswald explores the sacred American myth of Santa and its reign over our minds, hearts, and the… Read more »