SculptureCenter’s long-awaited expansion begins
SculptureCenter’s long-awaited expansion begins April 5, By Bill Parry Long Island City, NY: The expansion of one of Long Island City’s top-tier art galleries began Tuesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking. The SculptureCenter, located at 44-19 Purves Street, is now undergoing a major revamp that will include an addition to the existing building on the vacant […]
New York City ‘zombie’ finds Long Island cat in Times Square
NEW YORK — It took a zombie to find Disaster at the Crossroads of the World. Two years after he disappeared from his Long Island home, Disaster the cat was found this week in the heart of Manhattan — by a Times Square haunted house promoter dressed up as a zombie. Jeremy Zelkowitz, who sells […]
Long Island City woman indicted for 1984 murder
Leila Mulla April 4, By Bill Parry and Christian Murray A Long Island City woman was indicted Wednesday for allegedly killing a man in Baton Rouge nearly three decades ago. Leila M. Mulla, 47, of 33-78 11th Street, was charged with first degree murder for the Nov. 28, 1984, slaying of Gary Kergan, a Bossier […]
Congresswoman Maloney receives death threats after authoring gun bill
April 3, By Christian Murray Long Island City, NY: Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, whose district includes Long Island City, Astoria and parts of Sunnyside, has received death threats following some recent gun legislation she sponsored. The death threats were phoned into her New York office yesterday in response to news reports about a bill she authored […]
LIC’s SculptureCenter Expands into Neighboring Lot
LONG ISLAND CITY — Queens art institution SculptureCenter kicked off construction on a long-awaited expansion on Tuesday, the start of a major overhaul of its Long Island City gallery. The renovations to the building at 44-19 Purves St. will include a one-story building constructed in an empty lot next door that will house a visitor’s […]
Demand is high for Long Island City wedding venue
Demand is high for Long Island City wedding venue April 2, By Bill Parry Long Island City, NY: The wedding season is about to begin and the event planners at The Foundry [42-38 9th St.] are already starting to focus on the 2014 schedule. The popular wedding locale is booked solid through the end of […]
LIC’s Rockaway Brewing Co. gains name recognition following Rockaway …
Ethan Long in the growler room at Rockaway Brewing Co. in LIC April 2, By Bill Parry Long Island City, NY: The owners of a Long Island City-based micro brewery have been receiving plenty of business following the fallout of Superstorm Sandy. Rockaway Brewing Co., named after the neighborhood where the two owners began brewing […]
A Treehouse Grows in Long Island City: The Socrates Sculpture Park …
April 2, 2013, 12:51 pm With all the sparkle that keeps popping up throughout the design world these days, we’re not surprised to find a chandelier hanging as the centerpiece of “tree wood,” the winning entry for Socrates Sculpture Park’s second annual folly competition. Toshihiro Oki, an architect who worked under Pritzker Prize winners SANAA […]
LIC Arts Nonprofit Opens Vintage Boutique in 5 Pointz to Raise Funds
QUEENS — After 10 years in the art world, Carolina Penafiel is getting thrifty. Penafiel, 34, is the director of the Long Island City arts nonprofit Local Project, based on Davis Street off Jackson Avenue, in the same row of warehouses as the iconic graffiti group 5 Pointz. The aging buildings are set to be […]