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Woodside

May 20, 2013

Volunteers' Apple-Green Paint Job at Woodside Park Too Bright for City

The Parks Dept. is painting over the apple-green paint at Woodside's Doughboy Park with a darker green.

Long Island City

May 14, 2013

City Starts Long-Awaited Repairs to Queensbridge Park Seawall

The $6.65 million project will reconstruct the seawall and build a waterfront promenade and small wharf.

Long Island City

May 13, 2013

Hunters Point Residents Angry About Parking Spaces Lost to State Workers

Residents say they've lost nearly a block of parking spaces on 47th Road to authorized vehicles.

Long Island City

April 30, 2013

New Long Island City Flea Market to Offer Shuttle Service from Ferry

The LIC Flea & Food will run Saturdays and Sundays this summer, with over 60 vendors on the waterfront.

Sunnyside

April 24, 2013

Tribute Concert and Memorial Service Planned for Slain Sunnyside Resident

Friends and family will honor Lou Rispoli at the Greenwich House Music School, where he worked.

Astoria

April 24, 2013

Pols Call for Citi Bike Share to Expand to Astoria, Woodside and Sunnyside

Long Island City is the only Queens neighborhood included in the bike share program so far.  

Sunnyside

April 23, 2013

Dozens of Trees to Be Planted in Queens to Replace Those Downed by Sandy

The Greening Western Queens Initiative will plant 70 trees in Sunnyside and Woodside this spring.

Long Island City

April 22, 2013

Waitlisted Queens Parents May Ship Children to Brooklyn Catholic School

A lack of school options has some LIC parents considering other neighborhoods — for school, or to live.

Long Island City

April 11, 2013

New Farmers Markets Looking to Fill Hunters Point's Hunger for Produce

GrowNYC plans to open a youth-run farmstand on 48th Ave., where Down to Earth is also planning a market.

Long Island City

April 03, 2013

LIC's SculptureCenter Expands into Neighboring Lot

The gallery's major overhaul is part of a larger mission to expand programming and fundraising efforts.

Long Island City

April 01, 2013

Jimmy Van Bramer Joins Trade Fair Workers in Ongoing Labor Dispute

The Long Island City councilman brought his 73-year-old mother, a former meat wrapper, to Monday's rally.

Astoria

March 26, 2013

Queens Council on the Arts Opens Location in Astoria's 'Cultural Campus'

The group is now located on 35th Avenue, an arts hub that's home to a number of creative organizations.

Sunnyside

March 22, 2013

Pooches and School Kids Help Wage Campaign Against Dog Doo in Sunnyside

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is hoping to tackle the neighborhood's dog poo problem.

New York City

March 19, 2013

Council Committee Greenlights Speed Cameras and Tougher Ticketing

The measures would have to be approved by both the city and the state.

Long Island City

March 19, 2013

Long-Awaited Repairs on Queensbridge Park Seawall to Begin This Spring

The damaged seawall and the park's lack of waterfront access has been a point of criticism for years.