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A storied Queens political career drew to a close on New Year’s Eve when Jeffrion Aubry officially retired from the New York State Assembly, where he represented East Elmhurst and Corona in Albany for over three decades.. The Port Authority announced the renaming and dedication of the LaGuardia Career Center as the Jeffrion L. Aubry LaGuardia Career Center on Dec. 18 to honor his decades of ...
Celebrate the holidays Filipino-style at Paskong Pinoy festival in …
Dec 10, 2024 · Merchandise vendors such as Engkantada Talyer, providing weaves and embroidery, bath and glow retailer Katie Ray and Casielle Studio, selling visual art and illustrations, will offer unique Philippines-inspired gifts for the holiday season.. The festival also features karaoke from 1-8 p.m. on both days as well as a parol-making workshop from 3 …
Young hearts give back: Two eight-year-olds in LIC raise funds for ...
Dec. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Two young friends from Long Island City are spreading holiday cheer and giving back in a big way. Sitara and Jai, both eight years old, spent their weekend braving the cold to sell Christmas trees along Center Boulevard, raising money for the Ronald McDonald House and touching the hearts of everyone they met along the way.
Long Island City development moves forward with $70M loan for …
Dec. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. The real estate developer Slate Property Group announced that it has partnered with White Oak Real Estate Capital to provide a $70 million construction loan to Watermark Capital Group for the development of a 26-story, 184-unit multifamily building at 41-08 Crescent St. in Long Island City.. Watermark Capital Group, the …
Plans announced for long-delayed project to transform LIC …
Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Council Member Julie Won has announced plans for the long-delayed “Long Island City Ramps” project, which aims to transform a gritty area under the Queensborough Bridge ramps into 50,000 square feet of public land and park space.
USCIS opens new Long Island City office as Queens Public Library ...
Sep 25, 2024 · Two thieves were caught on camera stealing an ATM at an East Elmhurst convenience store just before Christmas.. The NYPD says the two perpetrators belong to a three-man crew that has broken into 49 commercial establishments across Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx in the last four months of 2024.
LIC BID expansion approved, doubling coverage and bringing …
Oct. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. The Office of the New York State Comptroller has approved the expansion of the LIC Business Improvement District (BID), allowing the BID to offer services in the expansion area from Jan. 1, 2025.. The expansion, which more than doubles the number of block faces covered by the BID from 73 block faces to 156, …
CM Won launches digital survey for One LIC neighborhood plan
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 ...
Flushing, LIC, and Astoria see rise in Q3 condo sale prices, driven …
Nov. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. A key trend in Long Island City, Astoria and Flushing during the third quarter of 2024 was a rise in closed sale prices for condos, showing an increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to a report by the real estate firm Modern Spaces.. Flushing had the most significant increase in the average closed …
Queens’ tallest building, the Orchard, celebrates topping out as it ...
Nov 13, 2024 · The Orchard, designed by Perkins Eastman and constructed by Triton Construction, features 824 rental units, 248 of which will be affordable.Lloyd Goldman, president of BLDG Management, said Area Median Income (AMI) for affordable housing in the development will start at around $140,000.