Feb. 7, 2025 By Czarinna Andres. Feb. 7, 2025 By Jessica Militello. Queens Community Board 2 held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Sunnyside Community Services.. Board chairperson Anatole Ashraf led the meeting, which was also available via Zoom.

Nov 13, 2024 · The Orchard, designed by Perkins Eastman and constructed by Triton Construction, features 824 rental units, 248 of which will be affordable.Lloyd Goldman, president of BLDG Management, said Area Median Income (AMI) for affordable housing in the development will start at around $140,000.

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 73 block faces to 156, …

Nov. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. A key trend in Long Island City, Astoria and Flushing during the third quarter of 2024 was a rise in closed sale prices for condos, showing an increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to a report by the real estate firm Modern Spaces.. Flushing had the most significant increase in the average closed …

Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Council Member Julie Won has announced plans for the long-delayed “Long Island City Ramps” project, which aims to transform a gritty area under the Queensborough Bridge ramps into 50,000 square feet of public land and park space.

Dec. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. An exhibition by celebrated artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya exploring objects and their connection to human existence will remain on display at Material for the Arts in Long Island City until next month.. Phingbodhipakkiya’s new solo exhibition, “Some Part of Me Lived Here,” opened on Oct. 17 at Material for …

Nov 20, 2024 · Louis said Santa’s Secret Workshop provides a personalized meeting with an “all-knowing” Santa, who aims to create “the kind of joyful surprise and wonder that lights up a child’s face” by knowing important details about their lives, such as their favorite toy or a special achievement from the last year.

Dec. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. The real estate developer TF Cornerstone announced its first retail lease signings for its new Malt Drive development at 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Dr. in the Hunter’s Point South section of Long Island City on Tuesday, Dec. 17.. The businesses joining the 1,386 residential units at the Malt Drive development include …

3 days ago · Feb. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway. While touring the United States, Irish TV personality and musical maestro Paddy Cullivan will make his highly anticipated return to New York City with a one-night-only performance of his critically acclaimed show, ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Ireland!’ at the New York Irish Center on March …

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.