Football Game Preview: Eagle Academy III vs. Long Island City
Eagle Academy III will have its first chance of the season to defend its home turf as it faces off against Long Island City on Saturday at 2:00 PM. Both teams are strolling into their matchup after big wins in their previous games. Long Island City took its last-week contest against KIPP NYC College Prep […]
Back-to-school classes for adults in Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside
Summer can be a nice break from your regular schedule, with lazy days in the heat, exotic vacations and day trips to the beach. But let’s face it — after months of taking it easy, you start miss the rush a little. The great news is that fall is here and as F. Scott Fitzgerald […]
Facade Installation Imminent at Hyatt Place Hotel, 27-07 43rd Avenue, Long Island City
The last time YIMBY checked out the progress at Long Island City’s Hyatt Place hotel at the end of April, the building was approaching its final floor. Since then, the structure has both topped-out and been enclosed within its curtain wall. The future 108-room hotel, developed by Prakash Patel and designed by Michael Kang Architect, looks […]
The Ferry Makes Its Way To Long Island City
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZStaff Writer As part of the Citywide Ferry Service’s route scheduled to launch next summer, earlier this week New York City Economic Development Corporation President Maria Torres-Springer, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, state Sen. Michael Gianaris, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan and Community Board 2 District Manager Debra Markell-Kleinert announced that the ferry landing for […]
UberEats enters into Queens, targets LIC, Astoria and Sunnyside …
September 20, By Christian Murray Communitea, a café that has been part of the fabric of Hunters Point for the past 11 years, was finally approved for a wine, beer and cider license by a Community Board 2 subcommittee last week.… September 19, By Hannah Wulkan The city will open a second ferry dock in […]