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(L. to r.); The Floating Hospital President and General Counsel Sean Granahan, Assemblymember Catherine Nolan, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and residents of Queensbridge helped officially open The Floating Hospital situated on the city housing complex in Long Island City. Photo Jason D. Antos At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Congressmember Carolyn B. Maloney announced […]

5 Pointz is hard to miss. As the 7 train rises out of the depths of the East River into Long Island City, Queens, the five-story graffiti-covered  warehouse slowly comes into focus. Passengers crane their heads to glimpse a peek at the murals of rappers, hip hop artists, and cartoons that burst to life from […]

Upstate New York Growers and Packers, Clinton, N.Y., is helping non-profit GrowNYC’s new wholesale operation, Greenmarket Co., meet urban demand for access to fresh food. The partnership with Long Island City-based Greenmarket Co., brings one food hub to another and benefits regional growers and city residents, according to a news release. The hub-to-hub introduction was […]

Robert “Bob” Louis Stuono died Oct. 3, at Morris Hills Multicare Center. He was 82. Born and raised in Long Island City, N.Y., he lived there until getting married and moving to Queens, N.Y., in 1956. He then moved to the Towaco section of Montville Township, in 1967, where he has lived for the last […]

Spooks, specters, ghouls and zombies are planning a Halloween takeover of the iconic 5 Pointz building in Long Island City. The ghastly cast of characters will star in the first annual Halloween Film Festival on October 27 at the 5 Points Building, the popular urban canvas located at 45-46 Davis Street. The spooky spectacle includes […]

Tommy Ledden has lived since 1940 in Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood that marathoners wind their way through in the 14th and 15th miles. “Everybody was Irish or Italian,” said Ledden, one of the Irish guys, over a beer at Corner Bistro on Vernon Boulevard. “They intermarried. Talk to another old-timer around here and […]

Bayside’s DJ Glazer (pictured in a previous game) scores five goals… VINCE RUFFINO Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Throughout the season, Bayside’s girls soccer team has consistently relied on its senior midfielder, DJ Glazer, to carry it. Tuesday’s game against Long Island City proved to be no different, especially after the team got off to a […]

This week’s two Art World Missed Connections take us from a booth at the Affordable Art Fair’s first fall edition in Chelsea to the sidewalks outside Long Island City’s MoMA PS1, where two strangers pass each other, while exchanging sidelong glances filled with desire, “every morning.” While the former involves a plot filled with international […]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Is New York City a good  place to start a small business? In his weekly radio address, Mayor Michael Bloomberg touted his administration’s recent accomplishments as evidence that the answer is “yes.” “Businesses that want to stay competitive can’t rest on their laurels, and to keep our economy growing and creating […]

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- MoMA PS1 presents Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980, a comprehensive exhibition that chronicles the vital legacy of the African American artistic community in Los Angeles, examining a pioneering group of black artists whose work, connections, and friendships with other artists of varied ethnic backgrounds helped shape the […]