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Cigar-and-Whiskey Fest Coming to Long Island City’s Studio Square
LONG ISLAND CITY — Get ready for a smokin’ good time. Queens beer hall and event space Studio Square will be smoking out its large outdoor garden next month for its first ever cigar and whiskey festival. The “Smoke,” fest will feature stogies from cigar-maker Rocky Patel, whiskey tasting stations, an open bar, live music […]
Summer Flea Market Planned for Long Island City Waterfront
A food and flea market is being planned for the Long Island City waterfront this summer. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY — Move over, Brooklyn Flea. The Queens waterfront may be getting its own outdoor food and flea market this summer, according to a new website. LIC Flea — not affiliated with the Brooklyn market, […]
Long Island City restaurant seeks the use of its backyard space
April 14, By Bill Parry Dozens of Long Island City restaurants are likely to introduce sidewalk seating next month—when the city changes the zoning code and approves their use. However, Alobar, the critically acclaimed eatery located at 46-42 Vernon Blvd, won’t be among them. While the city will allow restaurants to place tables out front—the […]
Brooklyn Grange setting up mini-farms, beehives and chicken coops all over city
A pioneering rooftop farm, with sprawling operations in Long Island City and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is branching out. The Brooklyn Grange is offering its expertise to help space-challenged urban dwellers and businesses set up city farms, planters, chicken coops and beehives. “People want to grow food now,” said Chief Operating Officer Gwen Schantz, who […]
Long Island City Hotspot Alobar Fights to Lift Ban on Outdoor Seating
LONG ISLAND CITY — Popular Hunters Point eatery Alobar is petitioning Community Board 2 to lift a ban on the use of its backyard space, saying another summer without outdoor seating will be detrimental to business. The restaurant, at 46-42 Vernon Blvd., can’t seat customers in its 18- by 20-foot rear yard, a stipulation requested […]
New Farmers Markets Looking to Fill Hunters Point’s Hunger for Produce
LONG ISLAND CITY — Hunters Point is looking more like Farmers Boulevard these days. Two groups are looking to open farmers markets this summer in the Long Island City neighborhood, which hasn’t had an outdoor produce stand for the last few years. City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and GrowNYC announced plans to open a weekly […]
Long Island City woman sentenced to 13-years for fatal stabbing
Location of stabbing April 10, By Christian Murray A 19-year-old Long Island City woman has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a man outside the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station on Christmas Eve in 2009. Cyan Brown, who lived at 40-15 12th Street, killed Thomas Winston, 29, when she stabbed […]
Flea & Food Market coming to Long Island City
April 10, By Christian Murray Hunters Point, NY: Yet another outdoor market is planned for Long Island City. This one, to be located on the corner of 5th Street 46th Ave., is a flea market and it is expected to open in June. The market will be comprised of a unique mix of vendors who […]
Long Island City baseball team beats William C. Bryant, 4-1, as junior ace …
JOHN TAGGART/JOHN TAGGART FOR NEW YORK DAILY A warm day is a good day for baseball at Randall’s Island, where LIC beats Bryant on Tuesday. The Long Island City HS baseball team was quite familiar with William C. Bryant senior Adonis Lao. The lefthander shut down the Bulldogs in a game last season, allowing just […]
Bogner: Reverse commute is critical for Long Island’s future
Originally published: April 9, 2013 5:27 PM Updated: April 9, 2013 6:58 PM By DREW BOGNER Photo credit: iStock | Enhancing the Long Island Rail Road is a crucial element in achieving what is a very bright future for Long Island indeed. Long Island has enormous potential for job growth if we rethink how […]
GrowNYC to bring back Long Island City greenmarket
GrowNYC’s Sunnyside market April 9, By Christian Murray Long Island City, NY: The greenmarket that was once located at 48th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard is likely to be making a comeback. GrowNYC, which operates 54 farmers markets throughout the city, is expected to have a market up and running in Long Island City by July. […]
Long Island City arts group seeks new space ahead of 5 Pointz demolition
Local Project, located inside what’s known as the 5 Pointz complex April 9, By Bill Parry Long Island City, Queens: The future of several artists groups that occupy space in the 5 Pointz warehouse complex has been thrown into a state of flux as the worldwide “graffiti Mecca” is likely to be razed to make […]
Long Island City Artist Turns to Nature’s Blooms for Inspiration
LONG ISLAND CITY — In Jaime Arredondo’s studio, it’s always spring. The Long Island City artist looks to nature for inspiration, painting bright, large floral paintings that have been featured in the Macy’s Flower Show, a Bloomingdale’s window display for Marc Jacobs’ spring collection and on a set of United Nations stamps. “I couldn’t create […]
LIC Flea Coming to Long Island City, Queens, in June
Apr 08, 2013 @ 5:37 PM The Brooklyn Flea has been hogging the limelight a bit lately, but starting this June, Long Island City in Queens will be getting a flea market all to itself. The market, which will be called LIC Flea Food, will go up every weekend on the Queens waterfront, and will […]
Curtis @ Long Island City – Girls Lacrosse
Long Island City (0-1-0) 6 Staten Island Advance, April 08, 2013 9:11 p.m. Curtis had a balanced scoring attack led by Agnes Buczek’s six goals as the Warriors powered their way to a 17-6 girls’ lacrosse victory over Long Island City at Randall’s Island. Rachael Cusick and Caterina Cusenza scored three goals apiece and […]
SculptureCenter’s long-awaited expansion begins
SculptureCenter’s long-awaited expansion begins April 5, By Bill Parry Long Island City, NY: The expansion of one of Long Island City’s top-tier art galleries began Tuesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking. The SculptureCenter, located at 44-19 Purves Street, is now undergoing a major revamp that will include an addition to the existing building on the vacant […]
New York City ‘zombie’ finds Long Island cat in Times Square
NEW YORK — It took a zombie to find Disaster at the Crossroads of the World. Two years after he disappeared from his Long Island home, Disaster the cat was found this week in the heart of Manhattan — by a Times Square haunted house promoter dressed up as a zombie. Jeremy Zelkowitz, who sells […]
Long Island City woman indicted for 1984 murder
Leila Mulla April 4, By Bill Parry and Christian Murray A Long Island City woman was indicted Wednesday for allegedly killing a man in Baton Rouge nearly three decades ago. Leila M. Mulla, 47, of 33-78 11th Street, was charged with first degree murder for the Nov. 28, 1984, slaying of Gary Kergan, a Bossier […]
Congresswoman Maloney receives death threats after authoring gun bill
April 3, By Christian Murray Long Island City, NY: Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, whose district includes Long Island City, Astoria and parts of Sunnyside, has received death threats following some recent gun legislation she sponsored. The death threats were phoned into her New York office yesterday in response to news reports about a bill she authored […]
LIC’s SculptureCenter Expands into Neighboring Lot
LONG ISLAND CITY — Queens art institution SculptureCenter kicked off construction on a long-awaited expansion on Tuesday, the start of a major overhaul of its Long Island City gallery. The renovations to the building at 44-19 Purves St. will include a one-story building constructed in an empty lot next door that will house a visitor’s […]