Family and supporters march in Long Island City on anniversary of autistic … – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Please enable Javascript to watch this video LONG ISLAND CITY — Avonte Oquendo’s mother was almost too choked up with emotion to talk about what this March For School Safety meant to her. “I am overwhelmed by all the support over the past two years, ” Vanessa Fontaine told PIX11 News. Friends and volunteers gathered […]
Leasing with the enemy: Uber to move into same LIC digs as NYC taxis
Leasing with the enemy: Uber to move into same LIC digs as NYC taxis Uber is the second car-sharing service to move into the building October 09, 2015 03:44PM Falchi Building in Long Island City Talk about awkward — Uber will soon be neighbors with the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The ride-sharing app announced on […]
After Heist, Fisher Landau Museum Emerged in Long Island City
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Year since Long Island’s close finds safety net tattered
A year after city officials abruptly closed Long Island, evacuating hundreds of homeless residents and recovering addicts because the rickety bridge to the island was no longer safe, gaping holes remain in the city’s social safety net. More than 100 recovery and detox beds, much in demand, have yet to be replaced. Many former residents, […]
A New Women’s Homeless Shelter Will Open In This Long Island City Hotel
The Verve Hotel in Dutch Kills, Queens has been designated as a new, 200-bed homeless shelter for women, with a City takeover scheduled for the coming week. According to the Mayor’s office, The Verve will be the second City shelter to open this year, and the second to open in Queens. It falls in the […]
New Long Island City Rentals Claim to Be Micro Units
Thursday, October 8, 2015, by Jessica Dailey [Rendering of an apartment at 37-10 Crescent Street. By Homely.] New York City defines a micro unit as an apartment that measures between 250 and 370 square feetthough there are plenty of units way smaller than thatso why, exactly, is a developer in Long Island City trying to […]
Year since Long Island’s closure finds safety net still tattered
A year after city officials abruptly closed Long Island, evacuating hundreds of homeless residents and recovering addicts because the rickety bridge to the island was no longer safe, gaping holes remain in the city’s social safety net. More than 100 recovery and detox beds, much in demand, have yet to be replaced. Many former residents, […]
Two rock-climbing gyms are bringing in visitors hungry to change a desolate …
Buck Ennis Mike Wolfert’s climbing gym, Cliffs at LIC, has attracted visitors to LIC with full wallets and empty stomachs Sometime last fall, Josh Bowen, owner and pit master of John Brown’s Smokehouse in Long Island City, got a request from a new neighbor. “He asked if we could stay open late on Thursday nights,” […]
Subway Dancer Punches Straphanger for Recording Him, Police Say
Police are looking for this suspect who’s accused of punching a straphanger on an E train in Queens. View Full Caption NYPD QUEENS PLAZA — A subway performer lashed out at a passenger who tried to record his act, punching the man in the face on an E train in Queens last month, according to the […]
Long Island Doctor, Mother of 3, Found Dead After Night Out in City
Facebook photo of Kiersten Rickenbach Cerveny, a dermotologist who was found dead Sunday morning. A Manhasset doctor was found dead of an apparent drug overdose in the doorway of a Chelsea apartment building Sunday morning. The victim, identified as Kiersten Rickenbach Cerveny, a 38-year-old dermatologist and mother of three, was found in the vestibule of […]
LIC’s Only Private School — Open House
QUEENS PAIDEIA SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 17 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. To attend, email [email protected] Queens Paideia uses time-tested and innovative methods to meet your child’s unique personality, learning style, and skill level. • 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio • Individualized learning experiences • Academic excellence, social emotional learning, and emphasis on thinking skills • […]
Affordable Housing Program Gets No Interest From Developers in Queens
A look at where the city received applications for its Inclusionary Housing program from Jan. 1, 2014 to March 26 this year. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Nigel Chiwaya QUEENS — Developers applied to build hundreds of units of affordable housing in Brooklyn and Manhattan through a city program over the course of more than a year — but none […]