Zombies Invade Long Island City This Weekend
QUEENS — Zombies are taking over Long Island City this weekend. The neighborhood will host a number of Halloween events this Saturday, including a zombie march and a beer garden that will be transformed into a “fear” garden. The zombie march will take place around 5Pointz, a graffiti mecca on Davis Street. The event will […]
Queens Pop-Up Market To Offer Fall Treats
ASTORIA — Astorians may have plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from, but this weekend they will also have a chance to taste artisanal food from around the borough when the Queens pop-up market comes to their neighborhood for the first time. “We have wanted to host a market event in Astoria for some […]
NYC families say school bus routes still too long
New York — The New York City borough of Queens chapter of Parents to Improve School Transportation will be at the Office of Pupil Transportation at 44-36 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 — Halloween — to protest what PIST calls “scary” yellow school bus routes. This action is […]
LIC high expansion lets new school move in
Photo by Rebecca Henely City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott (fourth from l.) and state Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (c.) meet students from Middle College and International high schools in Long Island City. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Two high schools born in the shadow of Long Island City’s LaGuardia Community College will now operate together for […]
Borough hails 3-D printing
Photo by Rebecca Henely Mayor Michael Bloomberg (c.) cuts the ribbon for Shapeways, a 3-D printing factory to open in Long Island City. Shapeways CEO Peter Weijmarshausen (second from r.), COO Maureen Vogelaar (fifth from l.) and elected officials join him. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Manufacturing industries have become increasingly scarce in Queens and […]