Police officer arrested for drunk driving in Long Island City refuses to …
An off-duty police officer was arrested in Long Island City for driving drunk and refusing to take a breathalyzer test on Sunday. According to police, 39-year-old Hitesh Arora was driving in the vicinity of 11-24 Borden Ave at 10:04 p.m., when his car stalled. Arora, who has been on the force for three years at a Brooklyn precinct, […]
Historic Long Island City hospital that provided healthcare on boat rides celebrates 150th anniversary
Established after the Civil War to help immigrants and the poor, The Floating Hospital has been providing medical services to those who need it the most for 150 years. The Long Island City-based hospital started as one of the first “fresh-air” hospitals, and its vessels provided the city’s neediest with a boat ride on the […]
At least 40 frozen dead cats found inside storage unit in Long Island … – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — A man who purchased storage unit Monday afternoon in Long Island City made a gruesome discovery, at least 40 dead cats inside two freezers. The auction was held by American Self-Storage Facility for abandon storage lockers. The auction winner, who paid $150, went to review the locker and found […]
Police officer arrested for drunk driving in Long Island City refuses to take breathalyzer test
An off-duty police officer was arrested in Long Island City for driving drunk and refusing to take a breathalyzer test on Sunday. According to police, 39-year-old Hitesh Arora was driving in the vicinity of 11-24 Borden Ave at 10:04 p.m., when his car stalled. Arora, who has been on the force for three years at a Brooklyn precinct, […]
Tishman Speyer and H&R REIT Have Chance To Link Two Key Long Island City Subway Stations
Six of the seven subway lines that connect Queens to Manhattan converge at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, where Queens Plaza meets Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, and Jackson Avenue. There, the elevated Queensboro Plaza station handles the N, Q, and 7 trains, while the E, M, and R serve the underground Queens Plaza stop. […]
Transformer Sculpture Stolen From Outside Artist’s Long Island City Studio
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An artist is looking for her Transformers sculpture that was stolen outside of her studio in Queens. Artist Annalisa Iadicicco told 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria that her sculpture was stolen from outside her studio door on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City on Aug. 31. The cartoon character Transformer is 5-feet-tall. […]
Queens Food Tours: Flavors of Long Island City
Thanks to The Daily Meal, my family and I had the pleasure of experiencing a recent food tour of Long Island City, Queens. Our group ranged from Queens natives to New Yorkers from “other boroughs” to tourists from Germany, all of whom were equally entertained, not to mention well fed. A few of us may […]
Queens Food Tours: Flavors of Long Island City
Thanks to The Daily Meal, my family and I had the pleasure of experiencing a recent food tour of Long Island City, Queens. Our group ranged from Queens natives to New Yorkers from “other boroughs” to tourists from Germany, all of whom were equally entertained, not to mention well fed. A few of us may […]
Book cart in Long Island City will provide free access to 1000 books and activities for kids
Book lovers in Long Island City will now have another outlet to pick up interesting reads with the grand opening of a community-supported free library. M. Wells Steakhouse, located at 43-15 Crescent St., will utilize an empty lot next door to create a space for the community to choose from about 1,000 books collected through […]
Here’s What to Know About Long Island Rail Road Train Derailment
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Thieves smash their way into electronics stores in Middle Village & Long Island City: cops
Talk about a door-buster deal. Two bandits who smashed their way through the entrances of cellphone stores in Middle Village and Long Island City and stole high-tech merchandise this month remain on the lam. Authorities said the brazen crooks used a vehicle to smash open the front door of the RadioShack store located at 69-18 Metropolitan […]
Oro brings upscale Italian cuisine to Long Island City
By Suzanne Parker TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. Oro is a sleek new Italian restaurant in Long Island City. One of a new wave of upscale eateries descending on the area, it is no doubt intended to serve the needs of recent and soon-to-be residents brought […]
Football Game Preview: Automotive vs. Long Island City
Automotive (0 – 3) and Long Island City are both heading into their Saturday contest this week after losing their previous games. Long Island City was within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap last week as it fell 20 – 14 to Douglass Academy. The loss dropped Long Island City’s record to 1-2. Meanwhile, […]
Luxury LIC Condo Tower
A rendering of The Harrison, a 120-unit luxury condo located in Long Island City that’s exclusively being sold by Modern Spaces. The Harrison, a 120-unit luxury condominium located at 27-21 44th Drive in Long Island City, has officially launched sales. Developed by Silvercup Properties to be the tallest residential condominium development in Long Island City, […]
NYC to expand ferry service and bring new landing to Long Island City in 2017
With the Citywide Ferry Service on track to launch next summer, city officials announced last week that a new ferry landing will arrive in Long Island City as part of the first phase of expansion seeking to better connect outer borough residents to Manhattan. Metal Shark and Horizon shipyards have been contracted to build the […]
NYC to expand ferry service and bring new landing to Long Island City in 2017
With the Citywide Ferry Service on track to launch next summer, city officials announced last week that a new ferry landing will arrive in Long Island City as part of the first phase of expansion seeking to better connect outer borough residents to Manhattan. Metal Shark and Horizon shipyards have been contracted to build the […]