Off-Duty EMT Attacks Girlfriend in Long Island City, NYPD Says …
QUEENS — An off-duty FDNY EMT was arrested after he assaulted his girlfriend in Long Island City Tuesday afternoon, police said. Peter Matura, 31, was in a home on 50th Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. when he attacked his girlfriend, stabbing her in the abdomen and then stealing her phone, according to an NYPD spokesman. He was […]
Off-Duty EMT Attacks Girlfriend in Long Island City, NYPD Says
QUEENS — An off-duty FDNY EMT was arrested after he assaulted his girlfriend in Long Island City Tuesday afternoon, police said. Peter Matura, 31, was in a home on 50th Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. when he attacked his girlfriend, stabbing her in the abdomen and then stealing her phone, according to an NYPD spokesman. He was […]
Pilates studio to open on Jackson Avenue next month
March 14, By Hannah Wulkan A new Pilates studio will open up in Long Island City next month, bringing a classical approach to the exercise classes. LIC Pilates will open up on the second floor of 12-17 Jackson Avenue on April 4, offering a variety of classes with a focus on improving flexibility and building […]
Long Island City family-sized units to go for $7000 per month
Rendering by Newman Design Architects via YIMBY March 14, By Hannah Wulkan A developer is building townhouses in Long Island City with units large enough for families. Developer GDC Properties is in the process of building a 76-unit complex that consists of 38 four-story town houses with two duplexes in each. The development will take up half […]
NYCHA Worries Drive Doubts About Long Island City Rezoning
Abigail Savitch-Lew DCP Planner Nick Guertin introducing the Long Island City study at the Jacob Riis Community Center, Queensbridge Houses. On Monday night, public-housing residents and other Long Island City and Astoria stakeholders expressed strong skepticism about the city’s rezoning study for Long Island City, with many attendees expressing concern that a potential rezoning would […]
5 story building planned to go up by The PowerHouse
March 13, By Hannah Wulkan A developer filed plans last week to build a new five story mixed use building in Long Island City. According to the plans, the building at 2-22 51st Avenue would stand about 50 feet tall, and would have ten residential units on the second through fifth floors with 11,507 square […]
Long Island City will get 38 townhouse rentals targeting young families
There’s not exactly a shortage of new developments in Long Island City, but while it is easy enough to find a place with a dog-grooming center or 42-foot rock climbing wall, YIMBY points out that a good family-sized unit is hard to find. But GDC Properties is hoping to change that with a new batch […]
Queens mom, 75, mauled to death by mastiff mix – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Please enable Javascript to watch this video LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens — A 75-year-old Long Island City woman was mauled to death early Monday by her dog, police said. The woman, identified as Louise Hermida, went into the basement of her 27th Street home and was attacked by the mastiff-great dane mix, Hermida’s neighbor Rosa Lopez said. Hermida […]
Blizzard Watch Issued for New York City, Long Island Ahead of Nor’easter
What to Know Arctic chills and black ice cover the tri-state as temperatures struggle to crack the freezing mark this weekend Temperature highs will hover around the 30s, though it will feel more like the teens or single digits with the wind chill Storm Team 4 is also tracking potential major snowfall to the region […]
Masked bandit busts into Queens mosque and steals $1500 from donation box, office
A cold-hearted crook wielding a crowbar stole $1,500 from a Queens mosque after cracking open a donation box and breaking into an office, cops said Friday. The masked man snuck into the Islamic Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Crescent St. near 38th Ave. in Long Island City about 9 p.m. Wednesday, cops said. He […]
ICE grabs Brazilian man off the streets on Long Island City
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. A Brazilian national wanted for armed robbery in his home country was arrested in late February in Long Island City, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. Anderson Hickman, 33, was captured at an undisclosed location by […]
Tacos from around the world at ‘Unico Global Tacos’ in Long Island City – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — The Tacos at Unico Global Tacos are not your typical tacos. Instead, the owner, Roni Mazum calls on cuisine from around the world to fill the tacos – like Peru for a ‘Lima Taco/ with shrimp and jicama mango-cabbage slaw, or Mississippi for the ‘Oxford Taco’ with fried chicken […]
Queens senator wants to shutter Long Island City strip club Aces, a hotbed for ‘troubling activity’
A Queens politician is aiming to shut down a trouble-prone jiggle joint. State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) wants to boot Long Island City’s Aces Gentleman’s Club, which he says is teeming with criminal activity. He is asking the State Liquor Authority not to renew the club’s cabaret license. “Recent reports from the NYPD’s 114th Precinct […]
City talks LIC study at CB 2 meeting
An ongoing study of the needs for infrastructure, affordable housing, business and economic opportunity in Long Island City was the focus of a Department of City Planning presentation at the monthly meeting of Community Board 2 on March 2. According to the DCP’s Penny Lee, the ultimate proposals will support the area’s mixed-use character by […]
Man arrested for allegedly using stolen credit card to buy $5K Chanel bag – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
The man is accused of purchasing a $5,600 handbag from the Chanel store on E. 57th Street. (NYPD) LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens — A man accused of using a stolen credit card to buy a $5,000 Chanel bag in August was arrested Wednesday. Paul Pinedo-Perez turned himself in to the 108th Precinct in Long Island City […]
Sanitation worker poses as cop and gropes teenager at Long Island City hotel
A city sanitation worker posing as a cop was arrested on Monday for groping a 19-year-old at a Long Island City hotel. Jason Alvear, 40, entered the Red Roof Inn located at 38-05 Hunters Point Ave. at about 5:20 a.m. and knocked on the victim’s door after her friend left the hotel room. When she opened the door, […]
Sanitation worker poses as cop and gropes teenager at Long Island …
A city sanitation worker posing as a cop was arrested on Monday for groping a 19-year-old at a Long Island City hotel. Jason Alvear, 40, entered the Red Roof Inn located at 38-05 Hunters Point Ave. at about 5:20 a.m. and knocked on the victim’s door after her friend left the hotel room. When she opened the door, […]
Sanitation worker poses as cop and gropes teenager at Long Island …
A city sanitation worker posing as a cop was arrested on Monday for groping a 19-year-old at a Long Island City hotel. Jason Alvear, 40, entered the Red Roof Inn located at 38-05 Hunters Point Ave. at about 5:20 a.m. and knocked on the victim’s door after her friend left the hotel room. When she opened the door, […]
Small Plaza With Seating Proposed for Jackson Avenue Block in LIC
A “Street Seat” in front of 425 Mother Gaston Blvd. in Brooklyn. View Full Caption New York City Department of Transportation COURT SQUARE — A mini-plaza with tables and chairs may be coming to a stretch of Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. Rockrose, a developer that owns several retail properties on Jackson Avenue, has […]
Small Plaza With Seating Proposed for Jackson Avenue Block in LIC
A “Street Seat” in front of 425 Mother Gaston Blvd. in Brooklyn. View Full Caption New York City Department of Transportation COURT SQUARE — A mini-plaza with tables and chairs may be coming to a stretch of Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. Rockrose, a developer that owns several retail properties on Jackson Avenue, has […]