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LIC pantry loses big donor
Photo by Rebecca Henely Bishop Mitchell Taylor (l.) and City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (r.) greet Anna Williams as she picks up food from the Bread of Life Pantry. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Bishop Mitchell Taylor thanked City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) for delivering extra food to his pantry near Queensbridge Houses for […]
Black Tomato: Introduction to a New York Tourist Secret – Long Island City
There’s no denying New York City is a must go to destination. Its skyline is as famous as they come, and along with the Manhattan buzz it’s almost impossible to decide what to do first. LONDON, ENGLAND, December 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — There’s no denying New York City is a must go to destination. Its […]
Western Queens Pantries Need More Resources to Feed the Hungry, Pol Says
QUEENSBRIDGE — Food pantries in Western Queens are struggling to meet the needs of the neighborhood’s hungry, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said. Van Bramer said the small food banks in his Queens district — which includes Long Island City, parts of Astoria, Woodside and Sunnyside — are seeing fewer food donations this year while […]
Shady Park in Long Island City opens for first time since Hurricane Sandy
Andrews Grove, nicknamed Shady Park because of the large trees that once grew there, in Long Island City opened to a gaggle of happy parents and children last Friday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy. The storm took down about six of the park’s giant trees. The massive roots ripped up the concrete, fell […]
Koch Bridge driver faces homicide trial
By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Court proceedings have begun for the first driver in a series of eerily similar accidents that took place off the southbound exit ramp of the Edward I. Koch-Queensborough Bridge in 2011. Grant Riddell, a 37-year-old Brooklynite who hails from New Zealand, was arraigned last week on an indictment charging him […]
LIC’s battered ‘Shady Park’ returns for holiday season
Photo by Rebecca Henely City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (l.) lends a hand to state Sen. Michael Gianaris after he hangs a bow on the Christmas tree in Andrews Grove. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers While sections of Andrews Grove in Long Island City remain closed to the public, residents celebrated the reopening of the […]
Vacant Long Island City Bank-Turned Art Exhibit Debuts this Week
LONG ISLAND CITY — Staff of the art organization No Longer Empty were busy Monday putting the finishing touches on its latest exhibit, slated to open this week, in which they transformed the long-vacant Bank of Manhattan building in Long Island City into three floors of art projects. The show, “How Much Do I Owe […]
What We’ve Wanted All Along: Long Island City’s S Prime
S Prime, the steakhouse that opened this fall in Long Island City, certainly has some competition from the other side of the bridge. In 1985, Paul Castellano, boss of the Gambino crime family, was gunned down in front of Sparks at the behest of John Gotti, and it’s for this reason I’ve always had an […]
7 Train Weekend Service in Long Island City to be Suspended for Months
The Vernon Blvd.-Jackson Ave. station in Hunters Point. Service on the 7 train will be suspended on weekends between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square from the end of December 2012 to March 2013. (DNAinfo.com/Jeanmarie Evelly) LONG ISLAND CITY — Major service disruptions are coming to the 7 train line during weekends this winter. The disruptions […]
What We’ve Wanted All Along: Long Island City’s S Prime – Restaurants …
S Prime, the steakhouse that opened this fall in Long Island City, certainly has some competition from the other side of the bridge. In 1985, Paul Castellano, boss of the Gambino crime family, was gunned down in front of Sparks at the behest of John Gotti, and it’s for this reason I’ve always had an […]
Citi Building in Long Island City Evacuated
17 Dec 2012 09:22 AM EST -by Trista McKenzie, Contributing Writer Reports have come in of an alarm going off at the Citicorp building in Long Island City, Queens. According to sources, a “strange odor” was reported in the building, and the space has been evacuated from the 44th floor up. The incident happened at […]
Elementary students take a LeAp into the arts
Children from six city public schools in the Bronx and Manhattan gathered in Long Island City to exhibit their art. Photo courtesy LeAp By Alicia Taylor-Domville TimesLedger Newspapers To commemorate their 11th annual student art exhibit, Learning through an Expanded Arts Program held a “milk and cookies” reception at the Citigroup Building in Long Island […]
Some Buildings Find Buyers Need a Nudge – NYTimes.com
WHETHER it’s the best of times, or times are just O.K., could depend on whom you ask. Some analysts see the recent trend of buying homes from floor plans as a sign that the market is fully back. Case in point: the mad dash for units at One57, the new Midtown condominium that is still […]
No Longer Empty at Bank of Manhattan in LIC
In 1927 the newly built Bank of Manhattan clock tower stood pristinely over the industrial neighborhood of Long Island City, but over the years the building, much like the banking industry, began to decay. The clock cracked. The company moved out in the ’80s and then in 1990 Citibank built a metal and glass edifice […]
Former SNL Star To Perform At LIC Comedy Club On New Year’s Eve
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Garden City Long Island Lefland & Deplas Now Offer Laser Hair Removal
Lefland Deplas have added laser hair removal treatment to their comprehensive list of patient services. GARDEN CITY, NY, December 13, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — Doctors Renee Lefland and Peter Deplas of Internal Medicine and Consultation located in Garden City, Long Island have recently added laser hair removal to the list of services individuals can obtain from […]
More hotels popping up outside Manhattan
The Z Hotel in Long Island City, N.Y., offers views of New York City’s Manhattan Island across the East River.(Photo: Jennifer S. Altman for USA TODAY) Story Highlights Hoteliers, guests make move to boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx 7:02PM EST December 11. 2012 – NEW YORK — On a recent autumn night in […]
Life expectancy reaches new high in city: Mayor
Mayor Michael Bloomberg (c.) at a news conference announcing city life expectancy rates. He is joined by Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs (l.) and city Health Commissioner Thomas Farley (r.). Photo courtesy Michael Bloomberg By Karen Frantz TimesLedger Newspapers Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday that life expectancy for New Yorkers is at an all-time high, outpacing […]
A Renter’s Guide to the Rapidly Gentrifying Long Island City – Renters Week …
[Photo Pool/Joanna_Pan] Long a gritty industrial wilderness, Long Island City, located one stop from Manhattan via six different trains, began the inevitable march to gentrification in 1997 with the construction of the Citylights co-op. Since then, an array of new developments (mostly rentals and condominiums) have followed and many more are under construction. LIC has […]
LIC Businesses Struggling From Sandy Look for Help – DNAinfo.com New York
QUEENS — Three weeks after Hurricane Sandy hit New York, The Waterfront Crabhouse, a landmark seafood restaurant on the Hunters Point waterfront, still has no electricity. Tony Mazzarella, who founded the famed eatery in 1977, estimated the damage from the monster storm at about $150,000, but the extent of the destruction remains unknown. “We can’t […]