August 2024

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in Long Island City (PIX11 News)

LaGuardia CC and NYC Hospitals Partner to Train More Healthcare Workers (QNS)

Queens BP Donovan Richards Offers Conditional Support for Mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plan (QNS | Streetsblog)

Adams Directs NYC Agencies to Find City-owned Land for Potential Housing Development (6sqft)

Off the Menu: New Destination for Indian Cuisine in Queens – Featured: Oh! Calcutta, new BID business (The New York Times)

A Massive Free Korean Culture Festival is Happening at Culture Lab LIC Next Week (Time Out)

‘The Art of Solitude’ to Feature Diverse, Underrepresented Artists (LIC Post)

Fall 2024 New York Art Guide – Featured: MoMA PS1, Socrates Sculpture Park, SculptureCenter (Hyperallergic)

Mount Sinai Health System Partners with Pickleball Organization CityPickle to Promote Health, Physical Activity, and Social Connection (Mount Sinai | Globe Newswire)

PIX11 Viewers Volunteer to Help Sort Shoes for Homeless Kids (PIX11 News)

LaGuardia Community College Announces New Major, Academic Department and Expanded Course Offerings (LIC Post)

A Letter to the NYC Department of City Planning for OneLIC (Office of New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez)

McGuinness Compromise Will Keep Cars, Add Bikes on Southern Section (Brownstoner)

An Attaboy Veteran is Bringing a New Cocktail Bar to Long Island City (Time Out)

Hupo Featured in “New York City Restaurant Week 2024, The MICHELIN Guide Way” (Michelin Guide)

Queens Barbershop Gives Out Free Haircuts Before First Day of School (PIX11 News)

Finback Brewery in LIC Introduces New Asian-inspired Food Menu (LIC Post | Sunnyside Post)

High-End Nail Studio Signs Lease for Malt Drive Project in LIC (LIC Post)

New Indian Restaurant Offering Traditional Kolkata Recipes Opens in LIC (LIC Post)

MoMA PS1 to Open ‘Pass Carry Hold’ Exhibition Featuring Studio Museum in Harlem Next Month (LIC Post)

Socrates Sculpture Park Announces New Exhibition Embracing Invasive Species (Astoria Post)

Sunnyside to Host Ecuadorian Independence Day Celebration Friday Evening (Queens Post)

Culture Lab LIC to Host Penultimate Dog Adoption Event of 2024 on Sep. 1 (LIC Post)

Elected Officials, Community Members Call for More Affordable Housing in One LIC Neighborhood Plan (LIC Post | Queens Daily Eagle)

Queens Nonprofit Needs Volunteers to Help Sort and Pack Shoes for Homeless Kids (PIX11)

Remnants of NYC’s Never Built Olympic Plan (Untapped New York)

Options to Alleviate the ‘Agita’ of the Subway (Queens Gazette)

Biopharma Company Relocates Offices From Manhattan to LIC (Connect CRE | Commercial Observer)

Housing Lottery Launches for 45-17 Davis Street in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY | LIC Post)

Eastern Union Arranges $72 Million in Construction Financing For 117-Unit, Luxury Condo Development in Long Island City (PR Newswire | Commercial Observer | Connect CRE | citybiz)

LIC Building’s $14m Conversion to Manufacturing Hub Scores City Tax Break (Crain’s New York Business | CoStar | City Life Org)

Developer Charney Companies Leases Another 5k Sf in Long Island City (Commercial Observer | Connect CRE)

Jhumpa Lahiri and Lee Ufan to Receive the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award (Forbes)

Silvercup Studios: The Heartbeat of NYC Film and TV Production with Kris Bagwell (Schneps Media)

Dance Entropy/Green Space Announces Applications for Artist Residency Program DIG Now Open! (Broadway World)

Queens Film Festival Coming To LaGuardia PAC (Queens Gazette)

H Mart Expands Long Island City Food Court With New Korean Vendors (LIC Post)

Brooklyn’s Pueblo Querido Coffee Expands to New Borough, Queens (Daily Coffee News)

LIC Barbershop Offering Free Haircuts All Day Aug. 19 (LIC Post)

CM Won Announces Open Waterfront Access Plan to Connect Queensbridge Park to Gantry Plaza State Park (LIC Post | Queens Post | Queens Chronicle)

Small Business Outreach Event Held in Long Island City (PIX11)

Housing Lottery Launches for the Clairemont at 26-04 Jackson Ave in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY | LIC Post)

Permits Filed for a 40-story Tower at 42-19 24th Street in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY | The Real Deal | Crain’s New York Business)

Piece of Cake Moving Inks Lease-to-Buy Deal in Long Island City (Crain’s New York Business | Commercial Observer)

Inspirna to Move Offices and Lab Out of Manhattan to Long Island City (New York Business Journal)

Leasing Launches for 28-Story Residential Tower in LIC (LIC Post)

Hip To Hip Theatre Company Launches Tour Of Free Shakespeare In The Park In Queens (Broadway World)

MoMA PS1’s Warm Up Featured in “The Best Things to do in NYC This Week” (TimeOut)

On Porous Artistic Designations: in Conversation with Tess Howsam, Culture Lab LIC’s Artistic Director (Culturebot)

Top Rooftop Venues in Western Queens for Dining, Drinks and More (LIC Post)

Yumpling Review (The Infatuation New York)

Everywhere You’ll Want to Eat in Long Island City (Resy New York)

Summer of Sports Discounts in Long Island City (Spectrum News NY1)

Queens Residents Voice Support for Proposed Clean Energy Project (QNS | Queens Gazette)

Summer Streets Kicks Off With Car-Free Streets in Queens, Staten Island (Spectrum News NY1 | 1010 Wins)

DOT Starts Work to Open Queensboro Roadway to Pedestrians (Streetsblog NYC)

Queensbridge Playground Reopens After Nearly Three Years (LIC Post)

Discover Hidden Gems of Western Queens You Might Not Know About (Queens Post)

LIC Featured in “The 10 Best Neighborhoods to Live in NYC” (Backstage)

Housing Lottery Launches for The Clairemont at 26-04 Jackson Ave in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

American Lions Opens Queens Mixed-Income Tower (Multi-Housing News | REBusinessOnline)

Nonprofit Hosts Free Concerts All Summer Long in Queens (Spectrum News NY1)

Tutus and Tiaras at LaGuardia CC (Campus News New York)

Popular Colombian Coffee Roaster Sets Up Shop in LIC Residential Tower (LIC Post | Queens Post)

Review of New Long Island City Restaurant Sushi Saint (The Infatuation New York)