The first shovelful of dirt was slung last week on what will be the city’s biggest new affordable housing complex since the 1970s. On Monday, March 4, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, public officials and representatives from firms involved in building Hunter’s Point South broke ground on the first phase of construction that will bring the first [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Tuesday: Overcast with rain showers. Fog early. High of 54. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.7 in. possible. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy with rain showers. Low of 41. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%. [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Wednesday: Overcast with a chance of snow and rain, then snow and rain in the afternoon. High of 43. Windy. Winds from the NE at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Wednesday night: Overcast with snow and rain, then snow after midnight. Low of 32F with [...]
In a place divided by opposites — old and new, natural and artificial, solid and ethereal — pastel artist Donna Levinstone finds balance. A universe at odds take shape in the fine lines and smudges of chalky clouds and smooth sunsets, juxtaposed against steel and glass. “I’ve always been fascinated with the dichotomy between what’s [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Wednesday: Overcast with rain, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 50. Winds from the SE at 5 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. Wednesday night: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then overcast [...]
The 3rd Annual Queens World Film Festival is just around the corner, with organizers and filmmakers from near and far ready to take the stage. “Brooklyn has an identity, Manhattan has an identity, everyone has an identity, except for Queens,” said festival director Katha Cato who arranges the event along with her husband, Don. “Everybody [...]
A resident of “the neatest block in Long Island City” is fighting a sanitation ticket, issued, some say, as part of a plot to push low-rise occupants from prime real estate. Ann Leggett, an artist who has lived on Jackson Avenue since 1979, was issued a $100 ticket for trash surrounding her home at 8:22 [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 37 with a windchill as low as 9. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Thursday night: Clear. Low of 27 with a windchill as low as 18. Breezy. Winds from the NNW at 10 [...]
A man is dead after a patrol car struck him at a Long Island City intersection Thursday, according to police. Around 12:45 a.m., officers were responding to a 911 call, when their vehicle, traveling eastbound on 40th Avenue, hit an unidentified man crossing northbound between 10th and 11th streets. EMS pronounced the victim dead at [...]
An unholy burglar broke into a Long Island City church Monday, stealing some of its electronics. According to police, the suspect entered the Friendship Baptist Church, located at 38-35 12th Street, by breaking in through the back door. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public [...]
