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iFly Indoor Skydiving hosts ribbon-cutting celebration ahead of LIC grand opening

iFly representatives and members of the LIC business community host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company's new LIC facility. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Indoor skydiving company iFly held a ribbon-cutting celebration in Long Island City Friday ahead of a grand-opening celebration at its western Queens facility on Saturday. iFLY Indoor Skydiving, which operates more than 80 locations around the world including on several cruise ships opened at 10-20 Borden Ave. at…

LIC BID celebrates 20 years of transformation and growth in western Queens

Apr. 7, 2025 By emarshall April 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As the Long Island City Business Improvement District (LIC BID) celebrates its 20th anniversary, community leaders and founding members are reflecting on the district’s transformative impact on one of New York City’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. Established in 2005 and managed by the Long Island…

Hundreds attend 10th annual LIC Summit at Museum of the Moving Image

From left to right: Peter Papamichael, Dan Mogolesko, Eric Benaim, Crystal Xu and Patricia Dunphy at Tuesday's real estate panel discussion at LIC Summit. Photo: Charles Yu

Oct. 9, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien  Long Island City Partnership (LICP) held its annual LIC Summit at the Museum of the Moving Image on Tuesday, bringing together leaders from diverse sectors across the neighborhood to discuss various issues and showcasing LIC as one of the most dynamic neighborhoods in New… Read more »