Oct. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien LIC Corner Café, a popular coffee shop in the heart of Court Square for the past nine years, will close its doors for the final time tomorrow, Oct. 31. Annie Tsantes, who opened the café with Terri Gloyd in November 2015, said running the business was no longer viable… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Tech Night, a free networking and community-building event for tech enthusiasts, creators and innovators will return to Long Island City with an event at Culture Lab LIC next month. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Culture Lab, located at… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) will host its first annual Waterfront Gala on Nov. 7, raising money for the hundreds of free programs that the conservancy hosts throughout the year in Hunters Point South Park and Gantry Plaza State Park. The gala will take place from 6 to 9… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Community Board 2 has said that the city has an obligation to build safe streets after a Queens judge halted plans to build a bike lane along Review Avenue in the industrial heart of Long Island City. Construction on a Review Avenue bike lane was scheduled to begin… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Burger King is set to reopen on Queens Boulevard on the same block where it was located before closing last year. The fast-food joint is moving into the space on Queens Boulevard, between 40th and 41st streets, that is currently being used by the Irish supermarket Butcher Block. The… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Irish traditional music met Puerto Rican plena at the New York Irish Center Thursday night as part of the organization’s new “Crossroads Concerts” series, fusing traditional Irish music with cultures from around the world. The series, which features a total of seven concerts between Thursday’s launch event and June… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new night market celebrating Sunnyside’s cultural diversity with food, performance and art is set to launch in the neighborhood this Sunday, transforming the parking lots underneath the 7 train into a lively community space. The inaugural Sunnyside Night Market will take place under the 7 train viaduct at… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new comedy play following a rag-tag troupe of clowns is set to run at Woodside’s Secret Theatre next month. “Funny: Not a Comedy, Actually Kinda Tragic”, by New York-based actor, playwright and producer Caroline Festa, will run from Nov. 7-10 at the Secret Theatre, located at 38-02 61st… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A newly renovated community room is set to be unveiled at the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex following months of consultation with young members of the local community. The Public Housing Community Fund (PHCF), which aims to enhance the lives of residents living in NYCHA complexes, will cut the ribbon… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Office of the New York State Comptroller has approved the expansion of the LIC Business Improvement District (BID), allowing the BID to offer services in the expansion area from Jan. 1, 2025. The expansion, which more than doubles the number of block faces covered by the BID from… Read more »