The Arc, new 24-hour music venue, coming to Long Island City next year
An upcoming 24-hour, dual-stage music venue and recording studio set to open in Long Island City in 2019 is already serving as a catalyst for the area’s evolving arts scene. The under-construction 1930’s building, once a sushi factory, is currently being used as a performance space for local theater companies and production crews, before it […]
Long Island City Mom Spearheads Massive Campaign to Reunite Mothers and Kids Separated at Border
Julie Schwietert Collazo (left) after meeting Yeni Gonzalez Garcia for the first time earlier this week. Her group helped bail Gonzalez Garcia out from an ICE detention center in Arizona and reunite with her children who were sent to New York City. July 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Behind a recent and ever-growing campaign to […]
Greenmarket Operated by Youth to Open This Weekend in Long Island City
A prior Youthmarket in Long Island City July 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A fresh produce marketplace run by neighborhood youth will be opening this weekend in Long Island City. The Long Island City Youthmarket, as the project is called, will launch on July 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Center Boulevard and […]
Owner of a Long Island City pizzeria aims to serve up comfort to the customers
Steve LoGiudice wants customers to dine well and comfortably in his Long Island City restaurant. “I want to give people what I want to eat and what I eat at home,” said the co-owner of Centro Pizza Bar Italian Kitchen, located at 47-23 Vernon Blvd. The Astoria resident opened Centro in February of this year with his […]