Home - LIC Post
WEBOct.1, 2024 By Bill Parry. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are searching for two armed robbers who targeted a 27-year-old man in a shooting incident near the Hunters Point South waterfront two blocks west of the station house on the night of Sunday, Sept. 29.. It was just past 11:30 p.m. when the suspects allegedly snatched a chain from the victim’s neck near the ...
LIC nonprofit receives $25K grant from Spectrum
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The Long Island City-based nonprofit Public Housing Community Fund was awarded a $25,000 grant from Spectrum during Queensbridge Family Day on Saturday, Aug. 24. The Spectrum Digital Education grant will go towards the nonprofit's New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Youth Tech Corps: Intergenerational Connections program, which aims to bridge the digital divide by offering solutions to ...
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Units in Residential ... - LIC …
WEBOct. 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin. A mixed-income housing lottery has opened for 270 units in a new development on the Long Island City waterfront. The city is accepting applications for units in the mixed-use, two-tower development known as Gotham Point. The 270 apartments up for grabs are located in one of the two waterfront towers that have ...
Indoor skydiving center opens in Long Island City - LIC Post
WEBMarch 15, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and QNS Staff. A new indoor skydiving center has opened its doors in Long Island City, allowing beginners, adrenaline junkies, and seasoned divers the opportunity to experience freefalling through the air without the need for an aircraft or a parachute. iFLY Indoor Skydiving, which operates more than 80 ...
Leasing begins for first phase of new Malt Drive development in …
WEBSept. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. The real estate developer TF Cornerstone announced the launch of leasing for the South building of the new Malt Drive development in the Hunter’s Point South section of Long Island City on Monday, Sept. 23. Located at 2-20 Malt Dr., the South building is the smaller of the two-building, three-tower development.
‘The Art of Solitude’ exhibition to feature diverse ... - LIC Post
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Among the highlights of the exhibition are Jackson Heights-based artists Issa Ibrahim’s endearing landscape of a solitary man, Fountain House Gallery artist Susan Spangenberg’s depiction of a lone cat rendered by upcycled fabrics and a deftly-fashioned feline by the Dominican artist Milka Montero.. Stavsky noted that the exhibition includes works by artists from a non-traditional ...
NYC’s inaugural Korea Fest comes to Culture Lab in LIC this Sunday
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The inaugural Korea Fest will take place from 2-9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8 at Culture Lab, located at 5-25 46th Ave. The event will feature Korean food vendors from all over New York City in addition to K-Pop music and Korean dancing. Dawn DeVito, director of events and marketing at Culture Lab, said it was an honor for the 12,000-square-foot ...
New York Irish Center in LIC launches 20th Anniversary season this ...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The Irish Center will additionally host a 20th-anniversary celebration from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, bringing together all of the center’s constituent groups for a season sampler. The event is free, but anyone interested is encouraged to register for tickets. “Our 20 th Anniversary Celebration is an open-house style party.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Hundreds of Units in …
WEBJuly 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan. A housing lottery has opened for 463 units in a new high-rise development on the Long Island City waterfront. The city is accepting applications for units in the mixed-use, two-tower development known as Gotham Point. The waterfront towers have commanding views of Manhattan.
Pet rescue non-profit to open new facility in Dutch Kills section of ...
WEBSecond Chance Rescue, a Westchester County-based pet rescue organization, will open at 27-12 37th Ave. by the end of October. The nonprofit has taken over a two-story building that is currently unoccupied and is situated across the street from P.S. 112 Dutch Kills, an elementary school. The 3,700-square-foot facility, which was used as a car ...