May 2024

More Than 8,000 Attend Long Island City’s Annual Street Festival Showcasing Local Businesses in the Community (LIC Post | Queens Post)

New York’s Newest 'Chinatown': Young, Hip and Dog-Friendly (VOA News)

Adults Getting Tech Training for Hot Jobs in Long Island City, Queens (PIX11)

LaGuardia Community College Celebrates Faculty and Staff Years of Service (CUNY)

Congestion Pricing’s Latest Challenger: New York City Truckers (The New York Times | Newsmax)

10-04 Borden Avenue Wraps Up Construction in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

New Renderings Revealed for Residential Building at 29-15 40th Road in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

New Renderings Revealed for 43-05 Crescent Street in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

Housing Lottery Launches for 5-22 49th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

Excavation Progresses at 24-01 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

LIC’s Greats of Craft Featured in “The Outdoor Dining Season Opener” (The New York Times)

M. Wells Steakhouse Review - Long Island City, Queens (The Infatuation New York)

H Mart Has Opened a Large Food Court in Long Island City, Queens (Eater New York)

LIC Springs! Street Festival Returns to Vernon Boulevard Saturday (LIC Post)

What's Up This weekend? Events for 5/18 - 5/19 (ABC 7 NY)

Sky Farm LIC Expansion Celebrated by Community Members and Leaders (LIC Post)

Hunter’s Point South Park in LIC Featured in Manhattanhenge 2024: NYC’s Stunning Sunset Returns (6sqft)

LaGuardia Creates Credit for Prior Learning Pathway to Help CUNY Public Safety Officers Earn Associates Degree (CUNY)

LaGuardia Community College Pop-Up Boutique Offers Students Free Early Childhood Items (CUNY)

Century Development Group Seeks Zoning Variance to Build 10-story Residential Tower in Long Island City (New York Business Journal)

Jasper Stands Topped Out at 2-33 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

The Bold Nears Completion at 27-01 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

Rental Prices in Queens Increase Over 4% Year-Over-Year: Report (QNS)

Queens Dominates List of NYC’s Most Sought-after Neighborhoods for Roommates (QNS)

NYC Hidden Dining Gems: Jora’s Peruvian Dishes Almost Too Pretty to Eat… Almost (NY Daily News)

Online Fundraiser Launched to Support Popular LIC Barber (LIC Post)

Mayor Eric Adams at the Indonesian Culinary Party in Queens (Europa Newswire)

Op-Ed | Say Yes to City of Yes to Unlock LIC’s Economic Potential (LIC Post)

#Newsflash | The LIC Springs! Multi-Block Party Returns on May 18 (It’s in Queens)

LIC Springs! Featured in “Things to Do” (The City)

Film and Television Studio in Queens Donates Gear to Students (NY1)

LaGuardia Community Greenway Launches 2024 Season of Free Activities for Queens Community (CUNY)

LaGuardia Community College Receives $235K Grant From the Gerstner Philanthropies to Support Cares Program (CUNY)

NYC Parks Department Challenged Over Decade-old Queens Compost Site (CBS News)

Council Member Won and Community Partners Host Final Welcome Dinner and Resource Fair in Long Island City for Newest District 26 Neighbors (Queens Gazette)

Grubb Goes for Golden Debut in LIC With $215M Loan (The Real Deal | Commercial Observer | Crain’s NY Business)

25-01 Queens Plaza North Tops Out in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

New Renderings Released for 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive in Hunters Point, Queens (New York YIMBY)

He's Been the Dominant Broker in a Slice of New York. Now He's Coming for Miami (BISNOW)

East River Conservatory by Palfinger and Sahin Inspired by Geology (Parametric Architecture)

Panda Express Opens New Location in Long Island City (Queens Post)

Queensboro Dance Festival Returns With 30 Free Dance Performances, New Partnership (Caribbean Life)

Bayside’s Soller Shows Works of Nature in LIC (Queens Chronicle)

Exhibition in Long Island City to Showcase Work by School of Art and Design MFA Grads (Alfred University)

Diversity Tech Hub in Queens to Help Minority-Led Businesses (PIX11)

Welcome to Long Island City: Meet Seven of Nearly 11,000 Asians Living in Long Island City, New York—the City’s Fastest-Growing AA+PI Neighborhood (Joy Sauce)

City’s Controversial Housing Plan Begins Review in Queens (Queens Daily Eagle)

LIC Springs! Featured in “NYC Carnivals, Festivals and Parades: May 2024” (New York Family)

Innovo Unveils 736K-SF Industrial Facility in LIC (Connect CRE | LIC Post)

Dumbo Market Signs Lease at Jasper in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY | LIC Post)

Kennedy Wilson, Related Lend $215M on Long Island City Apartments (Commercial Observer)

Queens H Mart Food Hall Opens This Week (Patch)

New LIC Restaurant The Greats of Craft Featured in “New Restaurant Openings May 2024” (EATER New York)

LIC’s Café Henri, Jackson’s Eatery and Bar, and Griddle Café and Deli Featured in “Mother’s Day Brunch Spots to Try in Western Queens” (Astoria Post)

Moroccan ‘Pyramids’ at MoMA PS1 (World-Architects)

Queens Rising Celebration Returns for its Third Year (Shore Fire Media)

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Returning to Hudson River This Year for First Time Since 2013 (ABC7 New York)

LIC-Based Fortune Society Hosts Third-annual Tech Fair for Justice-involved New Yorkers (Queens Post)

Attend the Queens Public Library 2024 Book Gala at Sound River Studios in Long Island City (Queens Public Library)

NY Finally Has a Housing Deal. Will It Work? (Gothamist)

HPPC Calls for Recreational Space to Be Included in Development of Hunters Point South (LIC Post)

Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens Awarded $3 Million Capital Grant for New Astoria Headquarters (Queens Post)

Queens Plaza Set for Transformation With Over 1,400 New Luxury Units by 2026 (LIC Post)

Permits Filed for 51-09 2nd Street in Long Island City, Queens (New York YIMBY)

From the East Village to LIC: We Were Over the 20-something Scene and Wanted More Space (Brick Underground)

Yto Barrada’s Le Grand Soir at MoMA PS1 is a Concrete Manifesto About Moroccan Acrobatics, Postcolonial Brutalism, and So Much More (The Architect’s Newspaper)

Three Innovative Exhibitions by Women at MoMA PS1 (Queens Gazette)

The Noguchi Museum Announces Winner of Open Call for Artist Banners (Queens Post)

LIC Arts Company Announces Mother’s Day Block Party With Drag Story Time and Solar Cooked Hot Dogs (LIC Post)

Tina Croll + Company to Present Two Choreographic Works in LIC (Broadway World)

CityPickle in LIC Offers Discounts for Queens Residents on Pickleball Games and Lessons (LIC Post | Queens Post)

Debbie's Bar Review - Long Island City - New York (The Infatuation)

NYC Bud Dispensary Now Open (Queens Gazette)