No cars allowed on this soon-to-be-redesigned LIC street
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The street will be made ADA accessible, have moveable furniture and will also have plants and trees in the area.
Read MoreHow to spend July 4 weekend in Queens
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You don’t even need to get out of town to celebrate Independence Day in style.
Read MoreAstoria Houses Senior Center saved from closure after seniors, local leaders speak out
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“They thought it was ridiculous. Some of them were a little petrified, ‘What were we going to do?’”
Read MoreIt’s In Queens June 21 to June 27
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Queens fun-seekers will be able to party hearty at Summer Solstice celebrations, Pride Month events, art openings, outdoor and indoor concerts, and more.
Read MoreIt’s In Queens! June 14 - 16
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Outdoor goes indoors. New works complement golden oldies. Loud gets silent. Dogs mix with birds. Esoteric becomes pop.
Read MoreRenowned artist opens new art center in LIC
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The venue will become one of the largest privately-owned art centers in the neighborhood.
Read More‘Because I’m an idiot:’ Stray shooter sentenced for accidentally wounding LIC teacher
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When asked by police how many times he shot the gun during the shooting, Brown replied, “Well, how many shell casings did you find?”
Read MoreTiffany Cabán kicks DA campaign into overdrive with day of endorsements and rallies
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The DA hopeful, who has already racked up endorsements from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and State Sen. Jessica Ramos, added several more this week.
Read MoreAOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
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“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read MoreJudge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case
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The majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Read MoreA voice for the voiceless: how Queens-based CPS agents protect the borough’s kids
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‘“People do it because they really care about these kids that have no voices.”
Read MoreUnlikely 'family’ fights eviction in LIC apartment building
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A “For Sale” sign posted by the real estate company Douglas Elliman still flaps in the breeze outside the building’s stone facade. “Under Contract,” the sign says.
Read MoreThreats to budget push library leaders to act
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Cuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read MoreEntire Queens neighborhoods lack ADA-accessible subway stations
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More than 70 percent of Queens subway stations are inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Read MoreIt’s in Queens! this weekend
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Did you know Queens hosts the biggest Memorial Day parade in the United States?
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