‘Favors’ highlights the everyday acts of kindness performed by city residents …
Rene Sing Priscilla Stadler is encouraging people to commit small acts of kindness in her new exhibit, FAVORS. The show is made up of paper spirals on which participants write their good deeds. New Yorkers aren’t all rude, pushy and in a rush. From a stranger catching a runaway pet to a young boy making […]
PEP Approves Co-Location At Long Island City HS
The Department of Education’s (DOE) proposal to co-locate a new district high school in Long Island City H.S. (LIC H.S.), along with 19 other proposals for co-locations citywide, was approved by the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP). “All of the co-locations are getting approved by a vote of eight to four…disregarding public outcry and disagreement,” […]
New Yorkers choosing between 2 visions for city
The casting of ballots Tuesday signals the beginning of New York City’s farewell to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has helped shape the nation’s biggest city for 12 years, largely setting aside partisan politics as he led with data-driven beliefs and his vast fortune. Republican Joe Lhota, a onetime deputy mayor to Rudolph Giuliani, has vowed […]
Queens is NOT the new Brooklyn!
Long Island City is defiantly not the new Brooklyn, a new restaurant group proudly states. More than a dozen restaurateurs in the increasingly trendy community have formed the Long Island City Restaurant Association to promote the neighborhood and challenge recent misperceptions of what the area is — and what it will not be. “It’s very […]
LIC Restaurants form association to promote neighborhood and tackle agencies
October 4, By Christian Murray More than a dozen restaurants—fed up by the way the media portrays Long Island City as well as the adversarial nature of the Health Department—have come together and formed an association to promote the neighborhood and tackle a range of issues from the health department grading system to sanitation problems. […]
Long Island City Development Site Up for Sale
Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group has announced it is accepting bids for the 27-21 44th Drive development site in the Court Square area of Long Island City, Queens. Court Square (Photo: Al Barbarino) The firm, retained as the exclusive sales agent for the development site, with Eric Anton, Ron Solarz and Eric Weinberg spearheading the sales effort, is asking $23.5 million. […]
Avonte Oquendo Spotted Riding The Subway? Boy In Photo Resembles Missing …
Search Intensifies For Missing Autistic Boy Last Seen In NYC Subway Station NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 21: Eric Wright wears a placard with a picture of a missing autistic 14-year-old named Avonte Oquendo on October 21, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York City. Hundreds of Police, volunteers, friends and family are searching […]
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Hundreds of kids expected to attend LIC’s Halloween march
Oct. 30, By Christian Murray Long Island City is going to be the place to be for children this Halloween. A number of local businesses have organized the ‘Halloween Trick-or-Treat March’ that is expected to draw hundreds of children to Vernon Blvd tomorrow. The event begins at 4:15pm at Gantry State Park and goes up […]
Hundreds of kids expected to attend LIC’s Halloween march
Oct. 30, By Christian Murray Long Island City is going to be the place to be for children this Halloween. A number of local businesses have organized the ‘Halloween Trick-or-Treat March’ that is expected to draw hundreds of children to Vernon Blvd tomorrow. The event begins at 4:15pm at Gantry State Park and goes up […]
Police: Boy In Subway Pic Is Not Missing Autistic Teen From Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A boy who was photographed on the subway is not a missing autistic teen from Queens, police said Thursday. The picture shows a young man on a subway train who bears a striking resemblance to 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo. A 13-year-old boy took the picture on Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. But police said […]
Police: Boy In Subway Pic Is Not Missing Autistic Teen From Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A boy who was photographed on the subway is not a missing autistic teen from Queens, police said Thursday. The picture shows a young man on a subway train who bears a striking resemblance to 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo. A 13-year-old boy took the picture on Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. But police said […]
Avonte Oquendo search extends into 4th week
NEW YORK (WABC) — It’s now been more than four weeks since the disappearance of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo, who was last seen running out of his school in Long Island City, Queens, on October 4. Still, his family is standing by its vow to find him. Crews were out searching again Friday night. Since the […]
Police: Boy In Subway Pic Is Not Missing Autistic Teen From Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A boy who was photographed on the subway is not a missing autistic teen from Queens, police said Thursday. The picture shows a young man on a subway train who bears a striking resemblance to 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo. A 13-year-old boy took the picture on Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. But police said […]
Police: Boy In Subway Pic Is Not Missing Autistic Teen From Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A boy who was photographed on the subway is not a missing autistic teen from Queens, police said Thursday. The picture shows a young man on a subway train who bears a striking resemblance to 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo. A 13-year-old boy took the picture on Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. But police said […]
Banksy Finishes His NYC Residency With Bubble Letter Balloons in Long Island …
And it’s all over, folks. Banksy sends us off with one last tag, a bubble caps collection of balloons somewhere in Queens. Listening to the audio on Banksy’s homepage, it’s hard not feel just a little bit sad. The narrator assesses the impact of Better Out Than In, musing on art as a public good […]
Banksy Finishes His NYC Residency With Bubble Letter Balloons in Long Island …
And it’s all over, folks. Banksy sends us off with one last tag, a bubble caps collection of balloons somewhere in Queens. Listening to the audio on Banksy’s homepage, it’s hard not feel just a little bit sad. The narrator assesses the impact of Better Out Than In, musing on art as a public good […]
Search continues for missing autistic teen Avonte Oquendo
NEW YORK (WABC) — Four weeks ago, Avonte Oquendo vanished after leaving his school in Queens. There is still no sign of the missing teen. But the search continues in Long Island City Friday night. Avonte is 14-years-old and autistic. He was last seen leaving school October 4. Since the search began, police say they’re […]
Banksy Thieves Arested In Long Island City (VIDEOS)
A few hours after an inflatable Banksy piece appeared outside a building in Long Island City on Thursday, two would-be art thieves climbed a ladder in an attempt to steal the artist’s mylar signature, seen below: The two men–one of whom had already stolen a few Banksy pieces and bragged about it on his Instagram–managed […]