MoMA PS1 is reopening for the first time in nearly six months since NY state hit PAUSE in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, museums were deemed […]
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Williamsburg’s BQX Workshop is Tuesday (3/3)
The city will host a BQX information session tomorrow in Williamsburg in its second push to bring an streetcar near the waterfront from Astoria, Queens to Red Hook, Brooklyn A new […]
EPA Extends Comment Period for Newtown Creek Control Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment deadline to Febraury 28th on the proposed control plan to partially reduce combined sewage overflow into the Newtown Creek superfund site […]
Driver Gets Car Stuck on Pulaski Bridge Pedestrian Lane
A driver of a Honda Accord abandoned his car after getting the car stuck in the protected pedestrian lane of the Pulaski Bridge early Thursday morning. The NYPD responded to the […]
LIC Community Board Changes Colors on ‘5Pointz’ Towers After Library Added
This story was originally published on 10/4/19 by THE CITY. (By: Christine Chung) A Queens community board reversed its opposition to a new proposal for 5Pointz Towers — a luxury complex […]
Heavy Rain Floods India Street and Court Square
The heavy rain that poured down on NYC yesterday sparked a flash flood warning and caused flooding in Greenpoint and Long Island city affecting commuters. The portion of India Street […]
Beware: Poison Ivy Lurks Near Pulaski Bridge and Throughout NYC
A large patch of the poison ivy plant has been the source of 311 complaints on an MTA-owned lot near the Pulaski Bridge, Gothamist reports. The poison ivy plant has […]
MoMA PS1’s ‘Warm Up’ Concert Series Returns Saturday (7/6)
MoMA PS1 in Long Island City will kick off its “Warm Up” summer music series on Saturday, July 6th, with music performances in the museum’s courtyard alongside art installations. The […]
Developers Hope to Draw Artists Back to Queens’ 5Pointz
This story was originally published on 7/1/19 by THE CITY. (By: Christine Chung) The developers who whitewashed the street art at the legendary Queens graffiti hotspot 5Pointz want to paint over […]
The Tragic Death and Lasting Legacy of Five Pointz
Just across Newtown Creek in Long Island City stood an abandoned industrial site that many considered the world’s greatest treasury of graffiti art. Tragically demolished in 2013, the world-famous Five […]