A guide to the Long Island College Hospital bids
SUNY officials on Friday night released nine proposals from developers and health care groups bidding to take over the state-run, money-losing Long Island College Hospital. The latest request for proposals, which was written after SUNY settled a lawsuit with community groups and labor unions, drew interest from all around the world. There is a broad […]
LIC Partnership to host Vernon Blvd block party
Bay Ridge version March 24, By Christian Murray Vernon Boulevard will be having its first ever full-scale block party later this spring. The Long Island City Partnership will be closing off traffic between 50th Avenue and 46th Avenue in order to host a community festival. The event is scheduled to take place on the afternoon […]
Knife-wielding robber attacks woman in Long Island City
A knife-wielding man attacked a 36-year-old woman in Long Island City, struggled with her briefly and then fled with her purse, police said Tuesday. Cops released video of the March 16 attack at 38th St. and 28th Ave. that shows the man pounce on the woman from behind with a knife in his hand […]
woman adopted at age 63 to score rent-controlled apartment
LIC woman adopted at age 63 to score rent-controlled apartment The crafty move has landed the tenant in housing court March 23, 2014 04:00PM Maria DeTommaso apartment building on 47th Road in Long Island CIty Some people will do almost anything for a coveted rent-controlled apartment, but one Long Island City woman has upped the […]