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Long overdue Queens public library grand opening delayed yet again due to construction – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — People living in one Queens neighborhood are furious over a public library project that has been riddled with delays. Crews broke ground on Hunters Point Library in Long Island City nearly two years ago, but the grand opening has been pushed back several times and is now slated for […]
MUGSHOTS: 22 arrested in Queensbridge Houses drug bust – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — Almost two dozen people face drug and weapons charges after a drug bust at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, the NYPD announced Thursday. Following an 11-month-long undercover investigation dubbed “Operation: The Bridge Is Over,” the NYPD executed nine search warrants and arrested 22 people, NYPD Deputy Inspector […]
Wake Forest assistant basketball coach arrested after single punch kills marketing exec in NY
This story has been updated. Jamill Jones, an assistant basketball coach at Wake Forest University, faces assault charges related to the death of Sandor Szabo, the Associated Press reports. Jones turned himself into police on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the charge of misdemeanor assault. Just after 1 o’clock on Sunday morning, Sandor Szabo […]
Get Solar Power To 1M Houses By 2023, Queens Advocates Urge State
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — The sun that fueled a warm summer afternoon as it blazed down onto Hunters Point South Park is the same source of energy that advocates argue could power more than a million homes across New York. Surrounded by families basking in the sunlight, Queens advocates gathered at the Long Island […]
Annual summer ‘farm-to-bar’ cocktail festival returns to Long Island City
A festival that highlights sustainable food and drinks returned to Long Island City over the weekend. On Aug. 12, foodies from around the city went the The Foundry to take part in the annual Secret Summer cocktail festival. Now in its fourth year, the sold-out party is the country’s only “Farm-to-Bar” cocktail festival, celebrating sustainable mixology, […]
Man critically injured in hit-and-run with dump truck in Queens – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — Police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a dump truck that left a pedestrian in critical condition. The incident was reported just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday in Long Island City. The 46-year-old man was crossing Northern Boulevard when he was struck by a red commercial dump truck going west, […]
Uber and Lyft Drivers Rush to Register Cars Ahead of City’s New Cap
In the pouring rain, hundreds of people lined up outside a building in Queens on Monday, clutching umbrellas and paperwork. The frenzy was not driven by a buzzy new restaurant or a new Apple store. Instead the line led to an Uber office and was prompted by the City Council’s recent decision to limit ride-hail […]
Basketball Coach Busted In Punch That Killed Queens Tourist: NYPD
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A North Carolina college basketball coach could face murder charges after he allegedly punched a tourist in Long Island City who later died from his injuries, police said Friday. Jamill Jones, a 35-year-old assistant coach at Wake Forest University, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge after he was […]
Tourist Dies After He Was Attacked In Long Island City: Report
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A 35-year-old tourist from Florida has died after he was attacked in Long Island City, according to police and news reports. Sabor Szabo, of Boca Raton, succumbed to injuries from an assault that happened early Sunday morning while he was visiting New York for a family wedding, WPEC-TV reported Tuesday. […]
Detectives cuff suspect behind a deadly assault in Long Island City (UPDATED)
Cops have charged a North Carolina man who reportedly coaches at a major university basketball program with an assault in Long Island City last weekend that resulted in a Florida man’s death. On Sunday, Aug. 5, at approximately 1:15 a.m, it was reported to police that a witness standing on the sidewalk on 29th Street saw an intoxicated man banging on random cars. One […]
Detectives cuff suspect behind a deadly assault in Long Island City …
Cops have charged a North Carolina man who reportedly coaches at a major university basketball program with an assault in Long Island City last weekend that resulted in a Florida man’s death. On Sunday, Aug. 5, at approximately 1:15 a.m, it was reported to police that a witness standing on the sidewalk on 29th Street saw an intoxicated man banging on random cars. One […]
Violent robber targeted women in five street robberies across Astoria and Long Island City
Police are looking for a violent man wanted in connection with robbing five women in the streets of Astoria and Long Island City. Law enforcement sources said the pattern began at 11:30 p.m. on July 28 at 11:30 p.m. in front of the unidentified male suspect approached the 27-year-old female victim in front of a home on 33rd […]
Wake Forest University assistant coach arrested in death of man punched at Queens wedding
Please enable Javascript to watch this video LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens — Police arrested a college basketball coach Thursday after a Florida tourist, in Queens for his stepsister’s wedding, died after a punch to the face. Jamill Jones appears in court on Aug. 9, 2018 in Queens. (POOL) Wake Forest University assistant coach Jamill Jones, 35, […]
MUGSHOTS: 22 arrested in drug bust at Queensbridge Houses in … – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — Almost two dozen people face drug and weapons charges after a drug bust at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, the NYPD announced Thursday. Following an 11-month-long undercover investigation dubbed “Operation: The Bridge Is Over,” the NYPD executed nine search warrants and arrested 22 people, NYPD Deputy Inspector […]
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $8M Sale of Development Site in Long Island City
3823-3829 9th St. in Long Island City NEW YORK CITY — Cushman Wakefield has brokered the $8 million sale of a 49,790-buildable-square-foot development site in Long Island City. Stephen R. Preuss, Denise Prevete-Tempone and Andreas Efthymiou of Cushman Wakefield represented both the buyer, Midpiece 9th Street LLC., and the seller, JN Development, in the transaction. The property […]
CreArtBox’s classical music festival heads to Long Island City
A Queens-based music organization wants to broaden the classical music fan base, starting with Long Island City. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, CreArtBox is launching a classical music festival in collaboration with Long Island City Artists (LIC-A) and The Plaxall Gallery and supported by the Queens Council on the Arts. According to Guillermo Laporta, […]
New NYC Ferry route will provide Long Island City residents with another way to get to and from Manhattan
Yet another stop on the city’s ferry system will soon open in Long Island City. Over the next two weeks, the New York City Ferry Service operated by Hornblower, along with the NYCEDC is bringing the Soundview and Lower East Side ferry routes to an estimated total of 1.4 million riders. Since May 2017, the NYC Ferry […]
CreArtBox’s classical music festival heads to Long Island City – QNS …
A Queens-based music organization wants to broaden the classical music fan base, starting with Long Island City. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, CreArtBox is launching a classical music festival in collaboration with Long Island City Artists (LIC-A) and The Plaxall Gallery and supported by the Queens Council on the Arts. According to Guillermo Laporta, […]
Florida Man Punched in Long Island City Dies
Sandor Szabo (Facebook) Aug. 8, 2018 By Tara Law The 35-year-old Florida resident who was critically injured after being punched in Long Island CIty Sunday has died. Boca Raton resident Sandor Szabo, 35, died at 2:52 p.m. yesterday at Cornell Hospital, police say. Szabo was in New York for his step sister’s wedding, according to […]
Angry driver knocks out an intoxicated man in a Long Island City assault: cops
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect who knocked out an intoxicated man on a Long Island City street. On Sunday, Aug. 5, at approximately 1:15 a.m, it was reported to police that a witness standing on the sidewalk on 29th Street saw an intoxicated man banging on random cars. One of the cars that the 35-year-old victim banged on belonged […]