Western Queens calls for Citi Bike Share now
June 13, By Christian Murray, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this afternoon and demanded that the Citi Bike Share program come to Long Island City as soon as possible. Bike Share is scheduled to arrive in Long Island City between September and the end of the […]
Long Island City ice cream maker creates ‘Daily News Dads On the Go’ flavor …
If you could turn New York’s hometown newspaper into an ice cream flavor, what would it be? One answer comes from Malu, a mom-and-pop ice cream parlor in Long Island City that has teamed with the Daily News to create the ultimate Father’s Day flavor: Daily News Dads On the Go, which goes on sale […]
Hungry City: Casa Enrique in Long Island City, Queens
The first plate to land on the table at Casa Enrique is a bowl of what looks like fossilized macaroni and cheese. It turns out to be chicharrines, a Mexican street snack, squiggles of wheat flour deep-fried until they puff up like pork cracklings. The last plate might well be a dark chocolate pot de […]
Carla Hall at Nitehawk; Long Island City Gets a Food Market
Nitehawk Cinema is on a roll with their Film Feast series, which tasks a big name chef to come up with a multicourse menu inspired by a film that will screen at the venue. The Chew star choose popular noir thriller Memento, and, yes, this means that dinner will be served in reverse. It all […]
Long Island City’s Z Hotel kicks off summer concert series on its glorious rooftop
They’re trying to strike a new chord for live music in Queens. The chic Z Hotel in Long Island City is kicking off a summer concert series on its 14th floor outdoor rooftop Thursday night. “It’s always DJs and clubs,” said Lisa Gneo, sales director at the boutique hotel on 43rd Ave. “It’s time to […]
Wind – To – Hydrogen A Winner On Long Island
Distributed wind energy projects don’t always work out as planned (we present the 3-percent-capacity-factor Lordstown, Ohio, turbines). But well-planned projects can come through as advertised – even when Mother Nature throws a curve ball at ‘em – and fulfill a valuable niche function. Case in point: The Hempstead, N.Y., wind turbine. We reported on its installation […]