Apr. 14, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria has announced a new exhibition honoring the 1990s era of DIY recordings and skater culture. Recording the Ride: The Rise of Street-Style Skate Videos, which will run from Sept. 7 through Jan. 25, 2025, recognizes the era’s skate culture and… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2024 By sobrien Aug. 14, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of people are expected to attend the 20th annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Concert in Sunnyside this Friday, which returns after a five-year hiatus. The 1920s-themed concert is set to take place on 46th Street under the Sunnyside Arch between 3:30 p.m. and… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_62571" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Gotham Point, photo taken in Jan. 2023 (Photo by Michael Dorgan)[/caption]
Aug. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry
Aug. 13, 2024 By sobrien Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Free Shakespeare in the Park is coming to Queens this week with two performances at Sunnyside Gardens Park. The Hip to Hip Theatre Company is bringing the hugely popular event to Sunnyside with a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to take place tonight,… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A combination of elected officials and local residents called for increases to affordable housing, public spaces, and environmental measures in the One LIC neighborhood plan at the Department of City Planning’s virtual public scoping meeting on Monday afternoon. Monday’s meeting, which took place… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Aug. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien and Czarinna Andres A popular pop-up bakery known for its luxurious doughnuts with a Filipino twist is set to open a permanent location in Sunnyside. Kora has signed a lease at 45-12 Greenpoint Avenue and aims to open by the end of the… Read more »
July 29, 2024 By Kathryn Greene Whether you are there to workout, change your lifestyle or train for a fight, Astoria’s first boxing gym, “The Cave,” welcomes you. “Everything in the world was born from a cave,” said Norman Bahij, co-owner and head coach of The Cave, explaining how Astoria’s first boxing gym got its… Read more »
July 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Con Edison is working to restore power to nearly 450 customers in Long Island City by Tuesday evening. The power outage started around 10 p.m. on Monday, and at its peak, 1,600 customers were without power. The impacted area largely covers Broadway and 21st Street north to 30th Drive… Read more »
July 15, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a suspect wanted in connection to a forcible touching incident that occurred on Tuesday, July 2, at the 21st Street-Queensbridge F train station in Long Island City. The suspect allegedly approached a 17-year-old girl who was exiting the station… Read more »
Jul. 11, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_77121" align="alignnone" width="680"] The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy is hosting several City of Water Day events at its Queens Landing Boathouse at Gotham Point on Saturday. Photo courtesy of HPPC[/caption]
July 11, 2024 By Bill Parry