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By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. With subway service strained on several lines in western Queens, residents received some transportation alternatives last month. First there was the long-awaited rollout of Citi Bike with 12 docking stations in Long Island City. Then Aug. 29, a […]

A 35-year-old man leaped to his death from the roof of his Long Island City luxury condo building Monday night, authorities said. The man, whose identity was not released, was dead at the scene when first responders arrived at the Hunter Street building at about 9:05 p.m., FDNY officials said. An employee of the building […]

NY-based design firm Grzywinski + Pons was recently tasked with designing the newly opened Boro Hotel, located in the Dutch Kills neighborhood of Long Island City. The boutique property boasts 108 guest rooms, studios and various public spaces, which blend modern minimalism and classic architecture with elements like scraped oak floors, painted pallet wooden paneling […]

PHOTO:  Authorities said that Ronny Mora was ‘apparently drunk’ when he drove his car for a mile on the LIRR tracks in Long Island City, stopping only when the car hit the third rail and burst into flames.  Photo Courtesy of MTA PD A Corona man last Sunday was charged with driving while intoxicated and other […]

5th Floor Theatre Company brings Jonathan Larson’s hit musical RENT to The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, tonight, September 23rd, through September 27th, 2015. RENT was first produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and opened off-Broadway on January 25, 1996, featuring an ensemble cast including Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse […]

By Tom Momberg TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. At a Long Island City high school, a staffer’s alleged affair with a student is just the latest in a series of problems. In February, parents and teachers from William Cullen Bryant High School at 48-10 31st Ave. […]

Savanna decides to hold on to One Court Square Fund takes 1.5M sf office tower off the market September 17, 2015 04:54PM By Rich Bockmann From left: Savanna’s Christopher Schlank, Nicholas Bienstock and One Court Square The owners of Long Island City’s One Court Square have changed course and decided against selling the 1.5 million-square-foot […]

From the September issue: The median rental price in northwest Queens surpassed that of Brooklyn in July, reaching $3,016, according to a report from Douglas Elliman. “The attraction of new residents is a direct reflection of its abundance of resources,” said Garrick Wade, a licensed salesperson with Keller Williams NYC, citing the appeal of transit, restaurants […]

A local mom and language teacher is launching French afterschool classes this month in Long Island City. View Full Caption Shutterstock LONG ISLAND CITY — Good news for the neighborhood’s young Francophiles.  A local mom and language teacher is launching French afterschool classes this month, answering calls from other parents in the area who’ve been […]

At the moment, all eyes are on the borough of Queens, as the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s acrylic hard courts host this year’s US Open—where many wait with bated breath to hopefully witness Serena Williams’ first-ever calendar year Grand Slam. But there are plenty of reasons to stay and explore the area long […]