Overcrowded Long Island City school will not lose middle school seats next year
Students attending the only middle school in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City will no longer need to scramble to find a new school as previously expected. Parents and students rallied last spring to bring awareness about the possible truncation of sixth- through eighth-grade classes at P.S./I.S. 78. The Department of Education (DOE) was considering phasing middle […]
New Long Island City Development ‘Steel Haus’ Will Rise on 27th Street
Construction is now underway on a new 15-story residential building in Long Island City, renderings for which were unveiled Monday morning, YIMBY reported. Located at 41-32 27th Street, the project is being developed by the Hakimian Organization, and will have over 40 apartments when complete. There’s some confusion on the exact number of units however […]

It will never happen, until it does.
That holdout next to Citi 1 and Citi 2 at Court Square is now a hole in the ground.
VIDEO: Long Island City 7-11 employee robbed at gunpoint, police say
Police are still searching for three male suspects who walked into a 7-11 store in Long Island City last Monday and robbed a 24-year-old male employee at gunpoint. Police said the first male suspect entered the store on 50-92 Northern Blvd. wearing a red sweatshirt. After the suspect made a purchase, he walked outside to speak […]
Jessica Lang Dance to Put Down Roots in Long Island City
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