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NYC Department of Health employees bitten by bed bug problem at LIC office
BedBugCentral.com Bed bugs, known for their bites that leave red, itchy welts, do not carry disease but are notoriously difficult to get rid of. New York City Department of Health employees are biting mad about a bed bug infestation at the department’s Long Island City office building. After frantic reports of sightings over the past […]
Van Bramer in running for Council Speaker job
Sept. 20, By Christian Murray Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who represents Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City, is interested in becoming the next council speaker, taking over the role from the term-limited Christine Quinn. While many of the 51 council members are vying for the top council job, many political pundits believe that Van Bramer […]
Van Bramer in running for Council Speaker job
Sept. 20, By Christian Murray Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who represents Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City, is interested in becoming the next council speaker, taking over the role from the term-limited Christine Quinn. While many of the 51 council members are vying for the top council job, many political pundits believe that Van Bramer […]
A Brew With A View: Rockaway Brewing Company in Long Island City
Next time you find yourself at the LIC Flea Food in Long Island City and you’ve sifted through your share of vintage dresses and antique furniture, you might consider rewarding yourself for your hard work with a pint at Rockaway Brewing Company, which is located just around the corner–behind the famous Pepsi sign–at 46-01 Fifth […]
Long Island City park gets record gift
Donald and Shelley Rubin continued their generous support of arts organizations in the outer boroughs by pledging to donate $300,000 to Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens. It is the largest gift the nonprofit has ever received for programming and the second largest in its 47-year history. The -park’s gala was held on […]
Steve Madden Collaborates With Keyshia Cole
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Steve Madden, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women and men, today announced the Company’s partnership with multi-platinum recording R B sensation Keyshia Cole to release a special collection of Steve Madden shoes. The line features seven heeled styles, […]
Steve Madden Collaborates With Keyshia Cole
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Steve Madden, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women and men, today announced the Company’s partnership with multi-platinum recording R B sensation Keyshia Cole to release a special collection of Steve Madden shoes. The line features seven heeled styles, […]
Steve Madden Collaborates With Keyshia Cole
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Steve Madden, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women and men, today announced the Company’s partnership with multi-platinum recording R B sensation Keyshia Cole to release a special collection of Steve Madden shoes. The line features seven heeled styles, […]
Long Island City Gym Introduces CrossFit for Three-Year-Olds
Thursday, September 19, 2013, by Tiffany Yannetta Image via Cherry-Merry/Shutterstock Long Island City’s Hunters Point believes in starting them young, which is why the CrossFit Gantry gym is going to start offering CrossFit for babies. Children as young as three will soon be able to workout like grown bodybuilders, though DNAinfo reports that the classes […]
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 […]