5Pointz Artists Headed to Trial Over Whitewashed Graffiti
Tourists at graffiti arts center 5Pointz in Long Island City before it was torn down. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — The graffiti artists whose works were painted over at the former 5Pointz site four years ago are headed to court to determine if they’re entitled to compensation for the destroyed street […]
Watch these films for free on the Long Island City waterfront at Socrates Sculpture Park
One of the longest running summer film festivals takes place in Long Island City and this year Outdoor Cinema at Socrates Sculpture Park will present 8 movies that celebrate the cultural diversity of Queens. Now in its 19th season, the festival will feature eight weeks of movies from July through August from an array of […]
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 […]
Long Island City parents want the Gantry Park sports field opened …
Long Island City parents are calling 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. Located on Center Boulevard and 47th Avenue, the sports field used for joggers and soccer and baseball fans officially […]
Long Island City parents want the Gantry Park sports field opened earlier for students
Long Island City parents are calling 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. Located on Center Boulevard and 47th Avenue, the sports field used for joggers and soccer and baseball fans officially […]
LIC Post waterfront 5K to take place June 3, register now
April 5, Staff Report The second annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K run/walk is set to take place in Long Island City in June. The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 3 at 9 am, is for both runners and walkers—and 1,500 participants are expected to attend. Children’s dashes on Center Boulevard will immediately take place after […]
LIC Post waterfront 5K to take place June 3, register now | Long …
April 5, Staff Report The second annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K run/walk is set to take place in Long Island City in June. The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 3 at 9 am, is for both runners and walkers—and 1,500 participants are expected to attend. Children’s dashes on Center Boulevard will immediately take place after […]
Check out 2222 Jackson, ODA’s new pixelated rental project in Long Island City
anchor Credit: Miguel de Guzmán The New York-based firm ODA has recently completed 2222 Jackson, an 11-story, 175-unit rental project in Long Island City, a mere stone’s throw away from MoMA PS1. The pixel-like, concrete-poured exterior is intended to complement the nearby museum, while simultaneously encapsulating the designers’ “larger mission”. That is to say, the […]
Workout Factory finds new digs in Long Island City, space significantly larger
5-25 46th Avenue April 6, By Hannah Wulkan The Workout Factory, a gym that closed last month after losing its lease, is coming back to Long Island City bigger than ever with almost twice the space and significantly more classes. The Workout Factory owners, husband and wife duo Zhana Galjasevic and Martin Kerestes, have signed a […]
Junior’s Cafe in LIC Closes After 19 Years Due to Rising Rent, Owner Says
Junior’s Cafe owner Junior DiCaprio outside the Long Island City restaurant on its last day in business on April 4, 2017. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly HUNTERS POINT — Junior’s Cafe, a bar and restaurant that’s been in the neighborhood for almost two decades, closed its doors on Tuesday — to the devastation of its […]
Prominent Long Island City development site at the center of a legal battle
Last December, the development site behind Long Island City’s landmarked Clock Tower sold for $173.5 million to the Durst Organization. The beneficiaries of that sale were the previous owners of the site, Property Markets Group (PMG) and the Hakim Organization, who once intended for a massive skyscraper to rise at the site. Now real estate […]
Brooklyn-based tennis club to open Long Island City facility
April 3, By Hannah Wulkan The owners of a Brooklyn-based indoor tennis club are planning to open a Queens location in Long Island City. Court 16, a private club offering tennis lessons, tennis camps and court space for adults and children, will be renovating and opening in a warehouse at 13-06 Queens Plaza, according to building owner […]