$3M from HUD to help ‘green’ up older NYC housing
Energy experts will test new, energy-saving approaches in older multifamily housing developments in the New York City region with a $3 million, two-year grant. The project is led by the not-for-profit Community Environmental Center (CEC) of Long Island City, and in partnership with Cornell and Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City (CUCE-NYC), and other organizations. […]
Van Bramer talks schools, LIC’s growth
In a conversation with the Queens Chronicle’s editorial staff this month, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) focused on the rapid development of Long Island City and the need for more schools as major issues facing his district now and in the future. The councilman, who worked as the chief external affairs officer for the Queens […]
MS-13 and Latin King violence stirs in the inner city
After making a murderous run out on Long Island, city authorities are very leery of MS-13’s movements, as the San Salvador-based clan has been active in places like Corona, Queens, and Parkchester in the Bronx, though they have yet to venture into the ’hood. An afternoon drive-by earlier this month—in which three alleged MS-13 members […]
M. Wells Is Dead, Long Live M. Wells Dinette!
The restaurant in its old digs (ChrisGoldNY‘s flickr). When it first opened in Long Island City the “diner” M. Wells made quite the splash. Critics, with one notable exception, couldn’t stop gushing about it. But then it closed after losing its lease and, despite our hopes, has yet to return. Until now! Sort of! Though […]
Gridlock Sam’s Grand Fix: How to Sell the City on Tolls
By Ted Mann Associated Press Morning rush hour traffic headed into Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge last year. Sam Schwartz, the former New York City traffic commissioner known as “Gridlock Sam,” is on a multi-year crusade to revive a left-for-dead idea: installing new tolls on the East River bridges and across 60th Street, the northern boundary […]
NY’s DiNapoli Audits Long Beach Amid City’s Fiscal Crisis
New York (STONY1) state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is conducting an audit of Long Beach (9309MF), the Long Island city whose credit rating was cut five levels in December. The audit, requested by the city, is focusing on “policies and procedures related to internal controls over cash transactions in various summer seasonal departments,” according to a […]
A greener Queens, one postcard at a time
slideshow Do you wish you can take a sponge and erase layers of smog to unveil sunny skies? Do you pass that cement-and-asphalt sprawl en route to work, and envision its potential as a landscaped area for trees and recreation? Well, your wishes may be fulfilled, as our younger generations will have some say to […]
Did Elliman arrive in LIC too late?
From left: Rick Rosa, manager of the forthcoming LIC office, 47-37 Vernon Boulevard, Adrian Lupu, manager of NestSeekers’ LIC office and Modern Spaces CEO Eric Benaim In beating the other major Manhattan brokerages to Long Island City, Prudential Douglas Elliman says it’s ahead of the curve, but at least one existing firm in the area […]
3D-Printer Shapeways Opens a US Distribution Center in Queens: Next Step …
Ms. Fisher, in her native Shapeways habitat. Shapeways, the Dutch 3D printing startup that moved out to New York after a $5.1 million investment from Union Square Ventures and Index Ventures, has been on a steady crusade to introduce the future-facing practice of 3D-printing to the mainstream. After a year in New York, the Esty […]
Quinn’s Quest for ‘Kindergarten for All’
Kindergarten is not mandatory in New York City. And so anywhere from 3,000 to 6,000 children each year who meet the age qualifications don’t enroll in kindergarten — and too often those are poor or disabled children who need it most. Last month Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, said she would press Albany […]
A greener Queens, one postcard at a time
slideshow Do you wish you can take a sponge and erase layers of smog to unveil sunny skies? Do you pass that cement-and-asphalt sprawl en route to work, and envision its potential as a landscaped area for trees and recreation? Well, your wishes may be fulfilled, as our younger generations will have some say to […]
US visas available for trafficking victims
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Long Island City hosted a forum Tuesday to get the word out about legal options for immigrants who have been victims of human trafficking, abuse or domestic violence. “We know there are victims […]
Comrie defends city schools
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) convened a meeting of his colleagues from the Queens delegation last Thursday in Forest Hills, where they called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to drop his plan to close eight borough high schools […]
Long Island City Parcel Sells for $5.7M
The New York City School Construction Authority has acquired 45-46 42nd St., a 0.34-acre vacant land parcel in Long Island City, NY for $5.7 million. The property was purchased in an all-cash transaction from Norcor Management. A new school will be built on the site, with plans for completion in 2014. Debra Wollens of Cassidy […]