May. 2, 2024 By ishkurhan May 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Chocolate Factory Theater, an experimental arts company in Long Island City, announced a jam-packed day of community engagement for its second annual Mother’s Day Block Party and Open House. The family-friendly event is free to attend and was organized with the goal of… Read more »
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Panhandler assaulted by ticked-off E train rider at Queens Plaza subway station: NYPD
Apr. 30, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_73506" align="alignnone" width="537"] Cops are looking for this E train rider, who allegedly punched out a 55-year-old woman who was asking for a hand-out in a Long Island City subway station. Photo courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
Apr. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry
LIC-based Fortune Society hosts third-annual Tech Fair for justice-involved New Yorkers
Apr. 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres April 30, 2024 By Queens Post News Team New York-based non-profit the Fortune Society held its third-annual Tech Fair in Long Island City on Wednesday, providing dozens of justice-involved New Yorkers with an opportunity to learn about opportunities in the information and technology sector. The Tech Fair, which took… Read more »
CityPickle in LIC offers discounts for Queens residents on pickleball games and lessons
Apr. 29, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Apr. 29, 2024 By Queens Post News Team A pickleball center in Long Island City is offering a discount to Queens residents for midweek games and lessons. CityPickle, which opened at 9-03 44th Rd. last September, is offering 20% discounts for court reservations and clinics before 5 p.m. Monday… Read more »
Queens Plaza set for transformation with over 1,400 new luxury units by 2026
Apr. 29, 2024 By emarshall Apr. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A total of 1,412 units across six upcoming luxury buildings are expected to transform the Queens Plaza area in Long Island City by creating much-needed housing in the area. All six projects are expected to be completed as early as this year and no… Read more »
Two scooter-riding armed robbers sought for targeting four victims in Jackson Heights, LIC: NYPD
Apr. 25, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_73341" align="alignnone" width="438"] Cops are looking for these masked men, who allegedly robbed four people in just over an hour during the early morning of Apr. 16 in Jackson Heights and Long Island City. Photos courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
Apr. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry
Butterfield Market to expand beyond Manhattan with new Long Island City location and commissary kitchen
Apr. 25, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Apr. 25, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Upscale Upper East Side grocery store Butterfield Market is set to open a new location in Long Island City next year. The store will operate a retail space and a 9,000-square-foot commissary kitchen. Butterfield Market, which currently operates locations on Madison… Read more »
Community rallies to preserve Queensbridge composting as Parks Dept. eviction looms
Apr. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Apr. 24, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Elected officials and environmental advocates rallied on the grounds of a nationally recognized community composting site in Long Island City on Friday to prevent the NYC Parks Department from evicting the non-profit organization that operates it. The Long Island City composting site underneath… Read more »
Rap legend Nas honored with mural in Queensbridge for ‘Illmatic’s 30th Anniversary
Apr. 23, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_73185" align="alignnone" width="700"] “Illmatic30” was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the seminal musical masterpiece album from rap star Nas, who grew up across the street in the Queensbridge Houses. Photo by Paul Frangipane[/caption]
Apr. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry
Long Island City condo owners settle for over $100k after failing to pay prevailing wages to service workers
Apr. 19, 2024 By czarinnaandres Apr. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The owners of a Long Island City condominium building reached a $119,000 settlement with their service workers earlier this month after failing to pay them prevailing wages, which they are required to do as part of an agreement to get a lucrative 421-a tax… Read more »