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Several dozen advocates converged outside Boston City Hall on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the closing of the Long Island Bridge and to demand more action from Mayor Martin J. Walsh to help homeless families. “Marty Walsh! Get a clue. We expect more support from you,’’ they shouted. Continue reading below The advocates […]
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 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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 • […]
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 […]
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 […]
Halstead opens first Queens office Firm hopes Long Island City outpost will help it tap into area’s booming new development market September 30, 2015 04:30PM By E.B. Solomont From left: Diane Ramirez and Robert Whalen Halstead Property is making its first foray into Queens with a new office in Long Island City, where the firm […]
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 […]
Communitea Reopens in New LocationView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — Neighborhood cafe Communitea is making a comeback Tuesday, reopening in a new storefront nearly a year after it closed its original location on Vernon Boulevard, its owner said. The tea and coffee shop will open its doors at a new, larger space at 11-18 […]
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 […]
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 […]