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A second dose of green projects for concrete-heavy western Queens
Healthy food options are few and far between for residents of the sprawling Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. But a new grant designed to help its fledgling community garden could help locals grow more fresh veggies in between the imposing public housing towers. The garden is one of 16 environmentally friendly projects sharing $2 […]
‘Uncanny’ space brings menagerie of arts themes
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Vaudeville shows, craft nights and electronic music concerts. Not a bad lineup for what was a vacant wood-flooring showroom just a couple months ago. Uncanny Valley, a new art and performance space, officially opened to the public on Feb. 24, bringing […]
Police: 12 Victims Bilked In Long Island City Apartment Scheme
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD is looking for a suspect wanted in an alleged apartment scheme in Queens. Authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down Peter Kim, also known as Michael Hong. He allegedly tried to rent an apartment at 43-01 46th St. in Long Island City to 12 people, but […]
World-Wide buys long-stalled LIC development site for $29M
World-Wide Group President Victor Elmaleh and 41-50 24th Street For the third time in less than seven years a residential development plot in Long Island City has traded hands, with the most recent buyer being Victor Elmaleh’s World-Wide Group. World-Wide closed on the $28.85 million purchase of 41-50 24th Street, a 40,000-square-foot plot just north of […]
Astoria native Dito Montiel honored by local performing arts group
Dito Montiel hustled his way to Hollywood, but he just keeps coming back to the streets of Queens. This time, the Astoria native brought the red carpet with him. Montiel, director of “Fighting” and “The Son of No One,” was the toast of the Astoria Performing Arts Center’s fifth annual gala on Thursday night at […]
Friday, March 16: Filming Locations in Louisiana, Los Angeles, & New York …
Here’s a look at what’s filming on location on Friday, March 16, 2012: If you have any scoop about where a movie or TV show is filming, let us know about it at [email protected] or at Twitter.com/olv! We depend on your tips to keep the site going, all of our info comes from our amazing […]
Parents want PS 78 in LIC to stay open
Enlarge this image Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Community District Education Council 30 held a meeting on the upcoming middle and high school to be built in Hunters Point, but many of the parents of younger children were more concerned about the future of PS 78, […]
Museum and Gallery Listings
Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of recent art shows: nytimes.com/art. Museums ★ The Cloisters: ‘The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis’ (through April 22) In 1831, a farmer on the Isle of Lewis, the largest island of the Outer Hebrides, discovered a lost cache […]
Behind Tacos, a Safe Harbor for Comedy
Head to Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, where the Pulaski Bridge spits out noisy traffic from Brooklyn. Look for an unassuming California-style Mexican restaurant with a slightly worn brown storefront, called the Creek and the Cave. And listen for laughter. Behind the restaurant’s cheerful brick-walled dining room, there is an almost hidden black […]
Apartment Complexes Blossom in Astoria
By LAURA KUSISTO Enlarge Image Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal Basil Brick Oven has been attracted to Astoria. With single-family brick homes and laid-back Greek restaurants, Astoria plays the modest sibling to Long Island City. But Astoria quietly has been outperforming by some measures its hipper neighbor. “Astoria has been overlooked for quite […]
Marshall, boro seek $258M for 2012-13
The Queens Borough Board on Monday approved a $258.6 million budget priorities package, as well as a $1.23 billion in “revenue and savings options” that members and Borough President Helen Marshall claim could pay for it all. All they need now is the full cooperation of the mayor, City Council, an unspecified number of labor […]
Homeowners face higher property taxes
New Yorkers have dealt with high property taxes for so long that complaining about them is about as commonplace as complaining about rush hour traffic on the Van Wyck Expressway. However, the recent public release of expected property value increases by the city has many homeowners howling for relief. Starting July 1, the city will […]
More green projects for western Queens
Healthy food options are few and far between for residents of the sprawling Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. But a new grant designed to help its fledgling community garden could help locals grow more fresh veggies in between the imposing public housing towers. The garden is one of 16 environmentally friendly projects sharing $2 […]
Like a new apartment with that espresso?
Modern Spaces, the Long Island City-based residential brokerage, has joined forces with neighborhood coffeehouse Sweetleaf to open a first-of-its-kind outpost in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The shop will be located near the Williamsburg waterfront at 135 Kent Avenue and North 6th Street, directly across from luxury condominium The Edge. It will be the first office […]
Streaming Live TV on Mobile Devices, Challenging the Networks
Until now, if you wanted to catch, say, NBC’s “The Voice,” live, you’d have to find your way to a television set with a cable subscription or a digital antenna. Enter Aereo, a Long Island City-based startup that counts media executive Barry Diller as one of its major backers. Founder and CEO Chet Kanojia worked […]
Take a daytrip to Long Island City
This spring, spend a day in Long Island City, a neighborhood as rich in history as it is in great brunch spots. A historic hub Before the LIRR connected to Penn Station, LIC was the end of the line. Commuters awaiting ferries to Manhattan met at Tony Miller’s Hotel on Borden Avenue (now the fabulously […]
RAMOS v. RODRIGUEZ
Defendants made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law as to plaintiff Ramos’s claims of “permanent consequential limitation of use” and “significant limitation of use” of her right knee and cervical spine, and plaintiff Benvenutty’s similar claims of serious injury to his lumbar spine. Defendants submitted expert […]
JetBlue Sign Approved
Proposed 27-01 Queens Plaza North signage. Photo for illustrative purpose only. Queens Borough President Helen Marshall last month gave a thumbs up to a plan by officials at JetBlue Airways who want the company logo to soar over the Long Island City landscape. JetBlue officials, in partnership with the Department of City Planning (DCP), proposed […]
Communists, Crime, Lost History And The Hydrogen Bomb
The first nuclear weapons were gravity bombs, such as this “Fat Man” weapon dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. They were very large and could only be delivered by heavy bomber aircraft. Photos public domain Get into a conversation with a long time Queens resident and you’re likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, […]
Discover Free Art Galleries And Museums In Queens
The Noguchi Museum offers a trip through the mind of its founder, Isamu Noguchi. The soul of Long Island City exudes a cluster of art galleries. This collection includes the Fisher Landau Center for Art, MOMA P.S.1, the Sculpture Center, Museum of the Moving Image, the Isamu Noguchi Museum and, last but not least, the […]