De Blasio speaks to LIC residents and announces street improvements, May 1 ferry launch and more
Mayor Bill de Blasio hosted a town hall in Long Island City on April 27 where he announced that he would fund several projects in the area through his recently released budget. The town hall took place at Queens Vocational Technical High School where residents asked the mayor questions about topics ranging from street improvements, affordable […]
New Pilates studio in Long Island City uses locally made equipment to teach classes
The owner of a new Pilates studio in Long Island City is hoping to share the benefits of the exercise system with a new community. Adrianne Yurgosky opened Long Island City Pilates on April 3 at 12-17 Jackson Ave. She began doing Pilates in college, when she was a field hockey player at Ithaca College. […]
Long Island City’s art-inspired condo The Jackson debuts a model apartment
Located on one of Long Island City’s most rapidly developing corridors, The Jackson, named after the street it sits on, is set to welcome its first residents this fall. But before that, the development team behind the project is offering a look inside one of the 11-story building’s model apartments. This particular condo is a […]
Town hall meeting with de Blasio scheduled for Long Island City next week
GMaps March 16, By Christian Murray The Department of Consumer Affairs has filed charges against Major World, a Northern Boulevard-based auto dealership, claiming that the company has been using deceptive and illegal practices to profit from consumers. The DCA claims that the firm has a long-standing practice of luring unsuspecting consumers, particularly those with limited […]
NYC TLC employee, who worked out of Long Island City office, to be sentenced for recording workers using the bathroom
Falchi Building April 25, By Christian Murray An employee with the Taxi Limousine Commission in Long Island City faces up to three years prison after installing a hidden camera in the office bathroom and recording about a dozen fellow employees using it. Jamie Hughes, from Brooklyn, installed the device in a unisex bathroom at the […]
Developer’s Plan to Transform Long Island City Lot Draws Neighbors’ Ire
A piece of land wedged between Hunter and Crescent streets in Long Island City has long been used for neighbors to play and relax. But last week, a developer filed plans to turn the lot into an 18-story mixed-use building, sparking renewed conversation over how the neighborhood should be developed and planned. News 4’s Erica […]
Long Island City residents are asking a developer to forego turning a community lot into apartments
An undeveloped lot in Long Island City used by residents for events like movie screenings and concerts is slated to become an 18-story, 123-unit rental complex. Known by locals as The Lot, the space at 43-12 Hunter St. acted as a quasi-park in an area that is severely lacking green space. Neighboring restaurant M. Wells used […]
Town hall meeting with de Blasio scheduled for Long Island City …
Bill de Blasio April 19, By Hannah Wulkan Mayor Bill de Blasio will be coming to Long Island City next week for a town hall meeting to address community concerns. The town hall meeting will be held on April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Queens Vocational and Technical High School at 37-02 47th Avenue […]
Long Island City man pleads guilty to possessing child porn
April 21, Staff Report A Long Island City man pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography yesterday and could face up to three years in prison. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that 23-year-old Charles Flores, who lives on 38th Street, pleaded guilty to possessing images of a sexual performance by a child after police received […]
De Blasio to Host Town Hall in Long Island City
Mayor de Blasio at a town hall meeting in Queens in 2016. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Katie Honan LONG ISLAND CITY — Residents will be able to get some face time with Bill de Blasio next week — without leaving the neighborhood. The mayor will hold a town hall meeting at Queens Vocational and Technical High […]
Activists chain themselves to delivery trucks at Long Island City bakery for #DayWithoutBread
Tom Cat Bakery workers who have been thrust to the center of discussions regarding recent immigration policies are holding a daylong walk out on Friday to protest an impending mass firing of more than a dozen workers after a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) audit last month. Employees, along with nonprofit Brandworkers, organized a “Day Without Bread” in […]
Town hall meeting with de Blasio scheduled for Long Island City …
GMaps March 16, By Christian Murray The Department of Consumer Affairs has filed charges against Major World, a Northern Boulevard-based auto dealership, claiming that the company has been using deceptive and illegal practices to profit from consumers. The DCA claims that the firm has a long-standing practice of luring unsuspecting consumers, particularly those with limited […]
City’s first Girl Scout troop for homeless girls established in Long Island City shelter
Courtesy Van Bramer’s office Twenty-two girls living in a shelter for homeless families in Long Island City are members of the first Girl Scouts troop for the homeless in the city. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The lives of 22 girls living in […]
Burglars Steal $5K in Construction Equipment From Van Parked in LIC: NYPD
Police are looking for two men who stole more than $5,000 worth of equipment from a van parked on a street in Queens earlier this month. View Full Caption NYPD LONG ISLAND CITY — Police are looking for two men who stole more than $5,000 worth of equipment from a van parked on a street […]
Long Island City bakery workers threatened after immigration audit to hold ‘Day Without Bread’
Employees at a Long Island City bakery who were threatened to be fired by management after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted a raid in March are calling for the city residents to go a “Day Without Bread” on Friday. Tom Cat Bakery, located at 43-05 10th St., sent a letter to 30 of its employees on March 15 to […]
Town hall meeting with de Blasio scheduled for Long Island City next week
Bill de Blasio April 19, By Hannah Wulkan Mayor Bill de Blasio will be coming to Long Island City next week for a town hall meeting to address community concerns. The town hall meeting will be held on April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Queens Vocational and Technical High School at 37-02 47th Avenue […]
Fundraiser at Bar 43 for Long Island City-based non-profit focused on suicide prevention
April 17, By Hannah Wulkan A local suicide prevention center is looking to raise awareness of its presence in the neighborhood, while raising funds through a trivia night and happy hour next weekend. The trivia night fundraiser next weekend will go to benefit Pieta House, an Irish non-profit dedicated to suicide and self-harm prevention that […]
Astoria Ferry route, which incorporates new LIC stop, begins August
April 17, By Hannah Wulkan The new Citywide Ferry boats will begin sailing in and out of a new Long Island City dock in August. Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed the first three of 20 new ferryboats at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park earlier today, and announced the schedules and timetables for the launch of the new ferry system […]
Go down memory lane with this exhibit on The Floating Hospital, a Long Island City institution
An upcoming art exhibit in Long Island City will showcase memorabilia from the 150-year-old Floating Hospital that has not been displayed publicly. The Floating Hospital (TFH), founded in 1886, is one of the city’s oldest health care charities. It provides primary health care to domestic violence survivors living in safe houses and families living in homeless […]
Fundraiser at Bar 43 for Long Island City-based non-profit focused …
April 17, By Hannah Wulkan A local suicide prevention center is looking to raise awareness of its presence in the neighborhood, while raising funds through a trivia night and happy hour next weekend. The trivia night fundraiser next weekend will go to benefit Pieta House, an Irish non-profit dedicated to suicide and self-harm prevention that […]