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Long Island City residents remain concerned over the outdated sewer system that has caused flooding whenever there is rainfall.

There have been more than 170,000 new, well-paying direct and indirect jobs created since the introduction of the New York State Film Tax Credit Program in 2004. The film and television industry has been a leader in developing the creative economy in New York. For an industry that was disappearing from New York, this is a major success.

A memorial service will be held in Long Island City Wednesday for Tony Vaccaro, a world-renowned fashion, celebrity and wartime photographer who died on Dec.

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – JANUARY 05 2020: US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends the No hate no fear solidarity march. As anti-Semitic incidents have increased in New York City as well as the United States, demonstrators held no hate no fear solidarity march. Representatives from various Jewish organizations as well as marchers from around the country joined the New Yorkers to call for an end to religious bigotry. / John Lamparski / Echoes Wire / Barcroft Media via Getty Images B...

Manducatis Rustica restaurant owner Gianna Cerbone tells Americas Newsroom that the presence of Amazon in Queens would have kept small businesses running during COVID-19. New York City-based small businesses are holding on "by a string" amid the coronavirus pandemic, restaurant owner Gianna Cerbone said on Tuesday, lamenting the loss of a deal with Amazon, which would have brought much-needed economic stimulus to her neighborhood. “Someone like Amazon would have brought business to the area....

In Long Island City, it’s the scar that won’t heal. Two years after Amazon pulled out from a proposal to build a massive headquarters along the Queens waterfront, the site is a vacant eyesore — and, to many locals, the squandered economic opportunity is even more painful amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The site just sits there empty. It’s terrible,” said Donna Drimer, owner of the Matted LIC art gallery and gift store. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic. People say, ‘If we onl...