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DeBlasio holds town hall meeting in Long Island City
Photo by Bill Parry Mayor Bill de Blasio fields a question from a young constituent of Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s during a town hall meeting in Long Island City. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. One week after an anti-gentrification rally and march took […]
Long Island City Corrections officer fires shots at ex-boyfriend before killing herself
A Corrections officer killed herself in Long Island City on May 2 after firing shots at her ex-boyfriend near Queensboro Corrections Facility. Kisha Brown, 47, an officer since Aug. 2000, chased her ex-boyfriend Rasheem Lord, 44, outside of the facility at 47-07 Van Dam St. as he was running toward his car at about 6:30 a.m., police […]
Colleagues ‘Devastated’ After Guard Shoots at Ex and Kills Self, Union Says
Kisha Brown knew her ex for nearly 20 years before killing herself in Queens Monday, officials said. View Full Caption Facebook/Kisha Brown QUEENS — Officers at a Long Island City prison are devastated after one of their own opened fire on her ex-boyfriend — also a corrections officer, whom she’d known for nearly 20 years — […]
Renting one room is more expensive in Long Island City than anywhere else in NYC: report
A new report found that Long Island City became the most expensive neighborhood in 2017, beating out 19 other neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn. SpareRoom, a roommate finding service, used data from more than 8,500 ads to compare room rent from the first quarter of 2016 to the first quarter in 2017. The data reflects […]
Man Caught Touching Himself Aboard 7 Train in Long Island City, Police Say
Police are looking for man caught touching himself as he rode the 7 train in Queens on Wednesday. View Full Caption NYPD LONG ISLAND CITY — Police are looking for a man spotted touching himself as he rode the 7 train in Queens earlier this week. The suspect committed the lewd act as he sat […]
Masturbator on a 7 train in Long Island City is Queens’ latest subway creep on the lam
Police need your help in finding a man who decided to pleasure himself in front of a woman on board a train in Long Island City earlier this week. Law enforcement sources said a 22-year-old woman was riding a Manhattan-bound 7 train approaching the Court Square station at 2 p.m. on May 3 when she […]
Police still looking for mad motorist who stabbed a cab driver in Long Island City
A man in a black Audi who went on a road rage rampage in Long Island City after a taxi driver allegedly cut him off on Tuesday night remains at large, authorities said. According to police, the incident took place in front of 30-61 Crescent St. around 8:15 p.m. on May 2. The 40-year-old cab driver pulled over and […]
Thousands will descend on Long Island City for the borough’s most unique block party
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. More than 10,000 visitors are expected Saturday at the 4th annual LIC Springs Community Festival. Vernon Boulevard will be closed to traffic and the unique street fair between 46th and 50th avenues, will take place from 12 to […]
Renting one room is more expensive in Long Island City than …
A new report found that Long Island City became the most expensive neighborhood in 2017, beating out 19 other neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn. SpareRoom, a roommate finding service, used data from more than 8,500 ads to compare room rent from the first quarter of 2016 to the first quarter in 2017. The data reflects […]
Long Island City Corrections officer fires shots at ex-boyfriend before …
A Corrections officer killed herself in Long Island City on May 2 after firing shots at her ex-boyfriend near Queensboro Corrections Facility. Kisha Brown, 47, an officer since Aug. 2000, chased her ex-boyfriend Rasheem Lord, 44, outside of the facility at 47-07 Van Dam St. as he was running toward his car at about 6:30 a.m., police […]
Prison guard kills herself on Long Island City street after trying to kill her ex boyfriend, police say
GMaps May 2, Jason Cohen A quarrel between a state prison guard and her ex-boyfriend ended in an attempted murder and suicide this morning, police said. A female correction officer, whose name has yet to be released, and her ex-boyfriend got into an argument at 6:30 am outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility, located at 47-07 Van Dam Street, […]
VIDEO: Armed Prison Guard Shoots at Ex-Boyfriend Before Turning Gun on Self
LONG ISLAND CITY — A state prison guard fatally shot herself after opening fire on her ex-boyfriend while chasing him down the street outside the Queens prison where they worked Tuesday morning, sources said. The 47-year-old uniformed guard, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was feuding with her ex before chasing him as he ran toward his car […]
Dangerous Street Near LaGuardia Community College to Get $17M Overhaul
The intersection at Thomson and Skillman Avenues. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio is allocating $17 million for a redesign of Thomson Avenue near LaGuardia Community College — following years of calls for traffic changes near the school, where a 16-year-old student was killed in 2013. The mayor said […]
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 […]