Ring 8 to honor Emile Griffith on Tuesday in Long Island City
Published Sep 16 2013 by: ProBoxing-Fans.com Ring 8 will pay tribute to the late, great Emile Griffith at tomorrow night’s (Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. ET) monthly meeting at historic Waterfront Crabhouse, in Long Island City, New York. The six-time, three-division world champion Griffith (85-24-2, 23 KOs) was born in the Virgin Islands but […]
Woman killed crossing Queens Plaza Friday night
Sept. 14, By Christian Murray A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car while crossing Queens Plaza North last night, according to police. The victim, an unidentified woman in her 50s, was hit by a blue 2009 Honda CRV at the intersection of 27th Street and Queens Plaza North at about 9:45 pm. The […]
Nail salon nabs prime Vernon Blvd location
Sept. 13, By Christian Murray A new business is set to move in to a prime Vernon Blvd space. A new nail salon, which will be located at 48-13 Vernon Blvd, is going to take over the 1,000 square foot space that was previously occupied by State Farm Insurance, according to workers on the site […]
New wine bar in the works for Center Boulevard
Sept. 13, By Christian Murray Blue Streak Wines Spirits, located at 47-20 Center Blvd, is planning to open a wine bar two doors down. The owner of the wine spirits store, Stephen Spiller, has applied for a restaurant wine license to operate the new wine bar. The wine bar, Spiller said, would also offer small […]
Long Island City: From Locomotives to Living Rooms
James Estrin/The New York Times NEAR THE WATERFRONT The 12-story Gantry Park Landing rental building is one of the more recent arrivals to Hunters Point in Long Island City. About two months since leasing began, about 60 percent of the 199 units have been rented. Many of the rail yard conversion projects championed by Mayor […]
21-Story Rental Tower Breaks Ground In Long Island City
Thursday, September 12, 2013, by Jessica Dailey Long Island City welcomed the start of another new apartment tower today, as the World-Wide Groupbest known around here for their planned tower at 250 East 57th Streetbroke ground on its first residential development outside of Manhattan in a decade. Locate at 41-50 24th Street at the corner […]
Massive Long Island City rock climbing venue to open first week of October
Massive Long Island City rock climbing venue to open first week of October Sept. 12, By Christian Murray The largest indoor rock climbing venue in the US is expected to open in Long Island City in less than three weeks. Mike Wolfert, the owner of The Cliffs of LIC, said that about 30 contractors are […]
421-unit apartment tower rises in Long Island City
The World-Wide Group has started construction on its first residential project outside of Manhattan in 10 years. The developer is pouring $157 million into a 421-unit luxury rental project in the Queens Plaza North section of Long Island City, Queens. Apartments in the 21-story building at 41-50 24th St., between 41st Avenue and 42nd Road, […]
The Laughing Devil gets into the movie business
Sept. 10, By Christian Murray The Laughing Devil Comedy Club, located at 47-38 Vernon Blvd., has installed a 99-inch movie screen—which it says is almost ready for showing films. The club plans to start rolling out classic movies on its big screen on Wednesday evenings as well as on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. This Saturday […]
Vernon Blvd bus route undergoes service upgrade
Sept. 10, By Christian Murray The MTA bus line that goes along Vernon Blvd., makes its way past Socrates Sculpture Park and goes deep into Astoria has undergone some improvement. Since Monday, the Q103 bus line has increased its frequency of service between Long Island City and Astoria. The MTA has increased the number of […]
Long Island City factory accused of being sweatshop
Original source: A clothing factory in Long Island City is being charged with operating as a sweatshop by workers. According to the New York Daily News, workers for Great Wall Corporation have been rallying outside of the factory and allege they were fired after they complained to management about work weeks as long as 100-hours […]
Long Island City is undergoing a hotel boom — and residents benefit, too
It’s destination Long Island City. A Queens neighborhood that went from sprawling warehouses and manufacturing plants to luxury towers is now undergoing its latest transformation: as a haven for tourists. Hotel developers are capitalizing on the area’s proximity to Manhattan — and lower nightly rates — to lure visitors to chic lodges that fight to […]
Long Island City is undergoing a hotel boom — and residents benefit, too
It’s destination Long Island City. A Queens neighborhood that went from sprawling warehouses and manufacturing plants to luxury towers is now undergoing its latest transformation: as a haven for tourists. Hotel developers are capitalizing on the area’s proximity to Manhattan — and lower nightly rates — to lure visitors to chic lodges that fight to […]
Your Guide to Queens Council District 22 — Astoria, Long Island City
With Peter Vallone Jr. term-limited, three are running in the Democratic Primary. In the 22nd Council District, which encompasses Astoria, Long Island City and parts of Jackson Heights, three Democrats are running in the primary to succeed term-limted Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. Costa Constantinides, a district leader, has received a bulk of the endorsements and […]
New bus routes for LaGuardia, Long Island City and Woodside
COURTESY MTA New bus routes for LaGuardia, Long Island City and Woodside The MTA’s new Q70 Limited Route COURTESY MTA New bus routes for LaGuardia, Long Island City and Woodside The new B32 route will serve Long Island City. Posted: Friday, September 6, 2013 4:40 pm | Updated: 4:59 pm, Fri Sep 6, 2013. New […]
Vote for LICAM! (And fall music classes schedule)
> > > Long Island City Academy of Music > IN THIS ISSUE: > Vote for LICAM in the Queens Courier! > > > Get your lessons & classes for the Fall scheduled now! > > > > Fall Group Class Schedule > > Monday > > Dalcroze Eurythmics > • 3:45-4:30pm > 5-7 yrs […]
Anna Maria Island city leaders propose parking fees
Isabel Mascarenas Video Stories More Isabel Mascareñas Stories Anna Maria Island, Florida — Forbes magazine calls it one of America’s prettiest towns but is all the publicity more than Anna Maria Island can handle? City leaders say increased tourism is congesting the island attracting some people they’d rather not have. Anna Maria Island’s old Florida […]