Art show at East of East Friday
The paintings of Ann Leggett. At 13-14 Jackson Ave on Friday March 15 at 5pm. The opening! Be there!
Long Island City crash site was dangerous long before fatal accident, students …
Pedestrians have been doing a dangerous dance with vehicles along a Long Island City corridor long before a high school student was fatally killed this week, stakeholders charge. Tenzin Drudak’s deadly encounter with an out-of-control minivan on Monday has mobilized officials and students that are calling for Thomson Ave. and the nearby streets to be […]
New York travel: Long Island City boasts great bars, museums and awesome …
NEW YORK—There’s a lot of great reasons to stay in Long Island City on your next trip to this city, but here’s the best: you get a knockout view of the Manhattan skyline you’d never get in Manhattan. Toss in an assortment of great museums, a burgeoning restaurant industry and hotel rates that can be […]
5th Street to become one-way ‘any day now’
Joe Conley, chair of Community Board 2 March 13, By Christian Murray Long Island City: The Department of Transportation will be converting 5th Street (between 46th Road and 50th Avenue) into a one-way stretch within the next month. The DOT will be turning 5th Street into a one-way southbound street, with speed bumps installed between […]