Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new establishment consisting of three different Asian-inspired drink and dessert vendors has opened in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. The new establishment, called House of Sweet, opened Saturday on the ground floor of 42-15 Crescent St., an 11-story apartment building near the Queensboro Plaza subway… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Kristen Gonzalez, a political novice and progressive candidate, has emphatically won the Democratic primary race to represent Senate District 59. Gonzalez, a Long Island City resident who is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, trounced the field by securing just over 58 percent of votes in Tuesday’s election,… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Durst Organization announced today that half of the market rate residencies at its luxury 71-story skyscraper in Long Island City are now leased. The building, called Sven, is situated in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City and half of its 670 market-rate residences are now in… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A popular California-based restaurant that sells Filipino street food has opened a location in Woodside’s Little Manila. Dollar Hits, which has two locations in Los Angeles, has opened a restaurant in the heart of Little Manila at 39-04 64th Street. The eatery is near other popular Filipino chains, such… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 A Letter to the Editor by Brian Sampson, President, ABC’s Empire State Chapter Recently, actor and now New York City real estate developer Robert De Niro has come under fire for using open shop labor to build a studio complex in Astoria. There have been large protests outside of the construction site… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD is investigating two officers from the 108th Precinct to see whether they played any part in a horrific crash in Long Island City Friday that left two ATV riders dead, according to a report in the New York Daily News The police probe is examining whether a… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man wanted for exposing his genitals on two separate occasions at the Astoria Boulevard subway station this month. The suspect allegedly exposed his genitals the first time on Aug. 2 at around 8:20 p.m. A little over a week later, on Aug. 10,… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that the city has launched a program to help families seeking asylum enroll their children in public school. The city estimates that at least 1,000 children of asylum-seeking families will enter the public school system next month, with most of the students located within… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray The Long Island City Partnership has named a new president, taking over the position that was held by Liz Lusskin who left the organization in May after a 9-year stint. Laura Rothrock, a development strategist who has been a consultant with the partnership since March 2021, is viewed an… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Robert De Niro is currently developing a massive studio complex in Astoria—although he is coming under fire for hiring non-union construction workers to help build it. Around 100 protesters rallied outside the Tribeca Film Center in Lower Manhattan Wednesday to demand the legendary actor only employ unionized workers to… Read more »