June 25, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Around 250 Long Island City residents attended a town hall hosted by Council Member Julie Won to share recommendations about the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, “One LIC”, which aims to create a vision for the neighborhood encompassing affordable housing, job growth and public space investments. The… Read more »
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Skyline Tower in LIC reaches new price per square foot record, 90% of units now sold
June 25, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Skyline Tower, the tallest building in Queens, has set a new record for the price per square foot for a Queens unit, doing so for the second time. Additionally, Modern Spaces, the real estate firm handling sales for the units at the development, announced that 90% of them have… Read more »
Queens teen hospitalized after being shot in broad daylight near housing complex
Jun. 24, 2024 By Dean Moses Queens cops are looking for the suspect who shot a teen in a hail of bullets on Monday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Officers from the 114th Precinct combed over the corner of 12th Street and 41st Road, near the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, examining shell casings strewn…
Bronx man charged with slashing three men during unprovoked attacks Saturday morning in Long Island City: NYPD
June 24, 2024 By Bill Parry A Bronx man was criminally charged for going on a bloody rampage in and around a Long Island City subway station Saturday morning that left three men injured with slash wounds to their faces. Christian Marrero, 21, of Clay Avenue in the Bathgate section of the Bronx, was arraigned… Read more »
Driver shot near Queens strip club in early-morning attack: cops
Jun. 22, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are looking for three suspects connected to an early-morning shooting outside a strip club Saturday. Police said the gun violence occurred near the Show Palace gentlemen’s club at 42-50 21st St. in Long Island City at about 5:13 a.m. on June 22. According to law enforcement…
LIC-based Modern Spaces named exclusive marketer for Astoria luxury condominium
June 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Long Island City-based real estate firm Modern Spaces has been assigned as the exclusive marketing and sales team for the residential project the Marina Astoria. Located at 30-05 Vernon Blvd., the Marina Astoria is a boutique luxury condominium with 67 units available, ranging from studios to three-bedroom units…. Read more »
Noguchi Museum presenting a creative concert series featuring global artists
June 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Noguchi Museum is set to host a series of concerts on the second Sunday of each month through September. The museum has a decade-long partnership with Bang On A Can, an organization dedicated to innovative music programming, which brings live concerts to the museum’s first-floor galleries. The Noguchi… Read more »
Four people arraigned for attempted gang assault of two cops at a Long Island City migrant shelter: DA
June 19, 2024 By Bill Parry Four people were criminally charged with attempted gang assault after they allegedly attacked two NYPD officers from the 114th Precinct who were checking on the welfare of unattended children outside a Long Island City migrant shelter early Monday morning, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday. Juan Munoz,… Read more »
Senior attacked inside a Long Island City subway station during the morning rush Monday: NYPD
June 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A 75-year-old man was assaulted by a stranger inside the Vernon Boulevard/Jackson Avenue 7 train station on Monday morning. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 reported that the victim was standing on the mezzanine level of the station at around 8:40 a.m…. Read more »
Beat the heat and celebrate National Vanilla Milkshake Day with Western Queens’ best treats
June 18, 2024 By Jessica Militello June 20 marks National Vanilla Milkshake Day—a perfect excuse to celebrate and beat the heat with a cool, creamy treat. Why not take this opportunity to explore the rich variety of milkshakes that Western Queens has to offer? Whether you prefer the sweet decadence of salted caramel, the timeless… Read more »