Gantry Park sports field to open earlier each day after request from Long Island City parents
Updated April 11, 4:40 p.m. Long Island City parents called on the State Parks Department to open a track and soccer field at Gantry State Park an hour earlier so that students and adults can squeeze in more recreational time. And soon after, the State Parks Department complied — starting on April 17 the field […]
Gov. Cuomo and Hillary Clinton visit Long Island City to enact tuition-free state college law
New York became the first state in the country to provide tuition-free education at two- and four-year public colleges on April 11. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City to enact the Excelsior Scholarship, which will provide tuition-free state college for families making $100,000 or less in annual income. He was joined […]
Gantry Park sports field to open earlier each day after request from …
Updated April 11, 4:40 p.m. Long Island City parents called on the State Parks Department to open a track and soccer field at Gantry State Park an hour earlier so that students and adults can squeeze in more recreational time. And soon after, the State Parks Department complied — starting on April 17 the field […]
20-block stretch of pothole-riddled 21st Street in Long Island City will be paved
One of the busiest and most bumpy thoroughfares in Long Island City will receive much needed repairs starting this week. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced on April 11 that 21st Street will be milled and resurfaced by the Department of Design and Construction (DDC). The project will begin at the intersection of 21st Street and Broadway and end […]
Governor Cuomo and Hillary Clinton visit Long Island City to enact tuition-free state college law
New York became the first state in the country to provide tuition-free education at two- and four-year public colleges on April 11. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City to enact the Excelsior Scholarship, which will provide tuition-free state college for families making $100,000 or less in annual income. He was joined […]