Jun. 19, 2025 By sobrien June 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Community Boards 1 and 2 have both voted to support the city’s OneLIC Neighborhood Plan—with conditions— and described the vote as a “hard-fought endorsement of a more equitable Long Island City.” Community Board 2 passed a non-binding resolution on Wednesday night with a…
Jun. 18, 2025 By sobrien June 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien City officials and community leaders gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Baseline, a long-anticipated public open space located beneath the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City’s Court Square. Council Member Julie Won, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce…
June 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of people packed Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) Thursday evening to give testimony on the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan at Community Board 2’s monthly in-person meeting. Dozens of local residents testified both in favor and against the neighborhood plan during the June 5 meeting at SCS, located at 43-31 39th… Read more »
June 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Residents on both sides of the Newtown Creek in Blissville and Greenpoint have raised concerns about alleged pollution from a green asphalt contractor on Railroad Avenue. Green Asphalt, located at 37-98 Railroad Ave., replaces traditional asphalt mixes with recycled asphalt, stating that recycled mixes help reduce costs for contractors… Read more »
Jun. 5, 2025 By sobrien June 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Residents on both sides of the Newtown Creek in Blissville and Greenpoint have raised concerns about alleged pollution from a green asphalt contractor on Railroad Avenue. Green Asphalt, located at 37-98 Railroad Ave., replaces traditional asphalt mixes with recycled asphalt, stating that recycled…
May. 22, 2025 By sobrien May 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien More than 500 people filled the Main Stage Theater at LaGuardia Community College on Wednesday evening for a joint Community Board 1 and 2 hearing on the OneLIC neighborhood plan, with testimony stretching over three hours during a passionate and, at times, heated…
May. 6, 2025 By sobrien May 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of Long Island City residents have signed an online petition calling on elected officials and city agencies to halt the planned demolition of the fountain in Court Square Park. The half-acre park, located directly in front of the ornate Long Island City…
Nov. 19, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) broke ground on a new 547-seat elementary school in Hunters Point South Monday following an almost decade-long battle for a new school in the neighborhood. PS 341 Q, located at 1-50 54th Ave. near the Long… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and local leaders across Queens expressed mixed reactions to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to bring back congestion pricing for motorists entering Manhattan below 60th street. Hochul announced Thursday that the toll, which is now set to go into effect in January, will be reduced to a…
Oct. 29, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Community Board 2 has said that the city has an obligation to build safe streets after a Queens judge halted plans to build a bike lane along Review Avenue in the industrial heart of Long Island City. Construction on a Review Avenue bike… Read more »