Two Southeast Queens residents were indicted in a deed theft and forgery scam that stole more than $1.5 million from a vulnerable and elderly man in South Ozone Park, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced last week.. Satwattie Martinez, 58, of South Ozone Park, and her co-defendant Joseph Uwagba, 68, of Jamaica, were arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for ...

2 days ago · March 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. A new Asian-themed food hall is set to open in Long Island City this May, bringing a wide selection of eateries inspired by the night markets of Asia.. LIC Food Hall, located at 27-17 42nd Rd. in Star Tower LIC near Queensboro Plaza, will feature 10 vendors specializing in Chinese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, and Japanese cuisine, along with dessert and beverage ...

3 days ago · March 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall. Residential leasing has been launched for all 499 units in the Jasper, a mixed-use development at 2-33 50th Ave., just half a block away from Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City.. The units range in …

3 days ago · Developed by American Lions, a joint venture between Fetner Properties and Lions Group NYC, The Italic at 26-32 Jackson Ave. is the newest addition to LIC’s rapidly growing skyline.. Designed by SLCE Architects, the tower is a sister building to The Bold, another American Lions development located just across the street.

Jan. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) launched its fourth-annual Lunar New Year business festival at the newly-opened hot pot restaurant Chi Chicken Friday, with special promotions at dozens of local businesses.. The event marks the beginning of a month-long LIC Lunar New Year celebration honoring the area’s rapidly growing Asian population and saluting the ...

Nov. 8, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has launched a OneLIC Community Priority Survey, aiming to solicit feedback from members of the Long Island City community about the OneLIC neighborhood plan.. The digital survey, launched on Oct. 24, is available in English and Spanish through Jan. 6, 2025 and seeks to continue the engagement process for the neighborhood plan, which has ...

Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. A combination of elected officials and local residents called for increases to affordable housing, public spaces, and environmental measures in the One LIC neighborhood plan at the Department of City Planning’s virtual public scoping meeting on Monday afternoon.. Monday’s meeting, which took place over Zoom over the …

June 17, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan. With Long Island City set to receive $10 million in state funding through an economic development grant, the next step is identifying potential projects the community would like to see.. Last week, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and the Queens Chamber of Commerce announced the launch of the public planning process that will last approximately two months.

Feb 26, 2025 · Feb. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. The American Planning Association Metro New York (APA) and the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) hosted a conversation at Culture Lab LIC on the future of Long Island City as the OneLIC neighborhood plan prepares to enter the ULURP process. “The Future of Long Island City: A Conversation” took place at Culture Lab at 5-25 46th Ave. on Feb. 18 ...

Sept. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A coalition of community groups held a community sleepout and potluck on Vernon Boulevard on Saturday evening as part of efforts to present an alternative to the One LIC Neighborhood Plan.. Dozens of people attended Saturday’s event, hosted by Western Queens Community Land Trust (WQCLT), LIC Coalition and the Hunters Point Community Coalition at the ...