Hunters Point Ice Cream Shop in Debuts Holiday Flavors
HUNTERS POINT — Who says December’s too cold for ice cream? Malu, a mom-and-pop ice cream shop in Long Island City, is capitalizing on the most wonderful time of the year. The store added three holiday-themed flavors to its lineup of homemade ice cream on Tuesday: gingerbread, eggnog chip and candy cane. “We break up […]
Kiwanis Holds Annual Auction And Fundraiser
Kiwanis Club of Astoria and Long Island City President Dr. Arthur N. Gualtieri. The Kiwanis Club of Astoria and Long Island City held their annual holiday auction and fundraiser on December 3 at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Long Island City. The evening opened with remarks from new Kiwanis President Dr. Arthur N. Gualtieri and […]
LICP Holds Annual Luncheon And Trade Show
Like just about every other meeting held these days, the Long Island City Partnership’s annual luncheon and trade show was emotionally involved with the damage and displacement left October 30 by Hurricane Sandy. Two weeks after the disaster, the LICP’s event at Terrace on the Park had many visitors who, in the words of LICP […]
Crime Dips After 114th Precinct Adds 10 More Cops, Authorities Say
Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi at a recent community council meeting. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) ASTORIA — The 114th Precinct has added 10 cops to area streets in recent weeks, helping to slightly reverse a yearlong trend of rising crime. Deputy Inspector Stephen Cirabisi said at a recent community council meeting that the extra cops have gone a […]
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
1- The Boys Four and Under 100-Meter Race. Photos Genevieve Morente On Thanksgiving morning, more than 218 children toed the starting line at the Long Island City YMCA. Kids ranging in age from two years old to 18 raced 100 to 1000 meters to kick off their Turkey Day. The second annual Kids Turkey Fun […]
Queens Artists Star in Risque 2013 Calendar
LONG ISLAND CITY — Talk about a sexy way to support your local art scene. Long Island City-based art collective Flux Factory published its very own 2013 calendar this week, featuring a year’s worth of racy shots using its own artists and staff as models. The 2013 (Wo)(Men) of Flux calendar features 13 artists’ portraits […]
Leila Mulla Arrested: Ex-Stripper Charged In 28-Year Murder Cold Case Of Gary …
A former stripper is dancing with the law thanks to new evidence in a 28-year cold case. Police arrested Leila Mulla in Long Island City, N.Y., on Monday in connection to the 1984 murder of a Louisiana businessman, the New York Post reports. Baton Rouge-based officers used new DNA lab tests to charge Mulla, 47, […]
Social Security Administration Opens New LIC Office
Federal officials this week announced the new Long Island City offices of the Social Security Administration (SSA) will be open to the public as of November 29. Officials signed-off last fall, on an agreement to lease a portion of the ground floor at the Alma Corporate Headquarters at 31-10 37th Ave. in Long Island City, […]
LIC/Astoria Chamber Holds Luncheon
Tireless Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer was a speaker at November’s luncheon meeting of the Long Island City/Astoria Chamber of Commerce, held for the first time at Da Gianni restaurant on 44th Drive near 23rd Street. The councilman and every other speaker covered the inescapable topic, Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath; sometimes ranging far from the […]
NY Woman Charged In Stamford, Darien Back Fraud Case
A Long Island City, NY woman has officially been charged by Stamford and Darien police with conspiring to commit bank fraud in both towns with at least one other woman back in September. Chevon Danielle Waynes, 29, of Astoria Blvd. in NY, was identified by Sgt. Peter DiSpagna as a party wanted in connection to […]
Queens nurse facing extradition to Louisiana in 1984 cold case murder
A Long Island City woman is facing extradition on a warrant charging her with a cold case murder in Louisiana in 1984. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, in a statement issued by his office on Tuesday, said Leila Mulla, 47, of 11th Street, is facing charges of second-degree murder, criminal conspiracy and simple robbery in […]