Steinway Mourns Passing of Van Cliburn
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The House of Steinway Sons notes with profound sorrow the unfortunate passing of legendary classical pianist and Steinway Artist Van Cliburn. He was 78. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120507/NE01315LOGO) Born in Shreveport, Louisiana and a long-time resident of Texas, Cliburn was one of the most beloved and celebrated musicians of […]
Hungry City: Bear in Long Island City, Queens
After the long, lonely walk down questionable streets, three-quarters of a mile from the N train across the urban tundra of far west Queens, with an icy wind throwing its needles at your face and nothing that could ever make you warm again, there, waiting to take you in, is Bear. In a moment there […]
LIC/Astoria Chamber Holds Monthly Breakfast
For its February breakfast, the Long Island City/Astoria Chamber of Commerce met on the ground floor of Court Square Place. The main activities at the meeting were showing the chamber’s new logo and hearing from a candidate for Queens borough president. There was also an announcement of another meeting just a week later, to discuss […]
Developer Looks to Turn LIC’s Court Square into ‘Nightlife Hub’
ASTORIA — A new beer hall and a music venue might be on tap for Court Square — part of a plan to turn the booming neighborhood into a nightlife hub. Rockrose Development Corp. is building thousands of luxury residential apartment units in the industrial Long Island City neighborhood, but retail amenities are still sparse. […]
Absurdists Get Wired in Long Island City
Home To See or Not To See, Way Off Broadway Absurdists Get Wired in Long Island City Contributor Scott Redman heads to Queens for a technology-driven theater experience. Was it worth the subway ride or should he have live-streamed the performance instead? David Williams in “Die: Roll to Proceed” (photo: Frank Sun) The WiredArts Fest currently […]
Absurdists Get Wired in Long Island City
Home To See or Not To See, Way Off Broadway Absurdists Get Wired in Long Island City Contributor Scott Redman heads to Queens for a technology-driven theater experience. Was it worth the subway ride or should he have live-streamed the performance instead? David Williams in “Die: Roll to Proceed” (photo: Frank Sun) The WiredArts Fest currently […]
Honda City in Long Island Announces Limited Time Offers on the Entire 2013 …
LEVITTOWN, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — 2013 Honda Civic and the 2013 Honda Civic Hybrid models are now available at special discounted prices at Honda City a Long Island Honda Dealership, for a limited time. Those interested in a new 2013 Honda Civic in Long Island or a 2013 Honda Civic Hybrid in Long […]
LICs Arris in WSJ
Sign of rising visibility and soon rising prices. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324503204578318362869409912–LESS.html#%2F12
Queens Official Responds To The Voice Over Plan To Officially Change Long …
Original Post: We get it, but the term ‘Long Island’ shouldn’t carry this much of a stigma. Because it doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Over the weekend, the Post reported that the powers that be in Queen’s newest “New Williamsburg” are a bit ticked off by the fact that Long Island City . . . […]
Fake car parts sold to taxis from LIC spot: Feds
By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Two New Jersey men and a Pennsylvania man have been indicted in Manhattan federal court after they allegedly sold counterfeit car parts to locations in Long Island City and elsewhere, some of which service city taxis and limousines, authorities said. Shashi Malhotra and Fadi Kilani, of Paterson, N.J., and Richard […]
New Sweetleaf Location in LIC to Serve Cocktails From Dutch Kills
Openings Closings Each week, DNAinfo rounds up the restaurants and small businesses that open and close in your neighborhood. The original Sweetleaf in Long Island City. A new Sweetleaf nearby will serve cocktails in addition to coffee. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY — A new Sweetleaf location opening Monday in Long Island City will serve […]
Cops search for LIC church burglary suspect
Police released this image of a suspect in the burglary. Image courtesy NYPD LONG ISLAND CITY — The NYPD was asking the public’s help in identifying a man who is suspected of breaking into the Friendship Baptist Church, on 38-35 12 St., on Feb. 18. The police said the rear door of the church was […]
‘One Billion Rising’ in Long Island City
LaGuardia Community College students and faculty cha-chaed down Van Dam Street on Valentine’s Day to shed light on violence against women. Roughly 30 participants, dressed in black, pink and red, learned the dance as part of the global “One Billion Rising” campaign founded by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, in which citizens rose up for […]
Man struck and killed by police patrol car in Long Island City – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
LONG ISLAND CITY (PIX11) – A man is dead after being hit by a police patrol car in Queens, prompting questions about what went wrong. It happened about 12:45 a.m. Thursday near the Queensbridge North Houses in Long Island City. Cops say officers from P.S.A. 9, which patrols the public housing project, were responding to […]
Should Long Island City Be Abbreviated to "LIC"?
A group is trying to shorten the name of Queens neighborhood Long Island City to “LIC,” mostly because they feel the current name is too long and misleading. According to Rob MacKay, the head of the Queens Local Development Corp. Tourism Council, the name change has to happen because it’s “bad for hotels, it’s bad for real […]
Judge Temporarily Halts Closure Of Long Island City Hospital
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LOL at the Plan to Officially Change Long Island City’s Name to ‘LIC’
We get it, but the term ‘Long Island’ shouldn’t carry this much of a stigma. Because it doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Over the weekend, the Post reported that the powers that be in Queen’s newest “New Williamsburg” are a bit ticked off by the fact that Long Island City . . . is called […]
Cops search for LIC church burlgary suspect
Police released this image of a suspect in the burglary. Image courtesy NYPD LONG ISLAND CITY — The NYPD was asking the public’s help in identifying a man who is suspected of breaking into the Friendship Baptist Church, on 38-35 12 St., on Feb. 18. The police said the rear door of the church was […]
Thanks to Broker Switch, Long Island City’s L Haus Sells Out
Wednesday, February 20, 2013, by Jessica Dailey Sales at Long Island City’s L Haus condominium got off to a slow start, despite the many attempts to lure buyers with rent-to-own deals, free rooftop cabanas, and free closets, among other things. But last January, after four years of sales, the project rebooted, got itself a new […]