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 […]