Branch Detailed Info | Queens Library

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Long Island City Community Library has:

18 public access computers
15 in-library laptops providing core library services
Software and databases for public use
Internet access

Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.

TBD

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Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Long Island City Community Library include:

Black Experience
Cookbooks
Travel
Computer Books
Test Books

Child Care / Preschools
Community Organizations & Services
Emergency Services
Local Hospitals
Local Newspapers

Parks and Playgrounds
Post Office
Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools

Elected Officials
History
Special Services

Child Care / Preschools
Astoria Child Care Center 21-20 35 Avenue Long Island City NY , phone: (718) 784-2856 fax:	Little Friends Nursery School 4342 47th St Long Island City NY , 11104 phone: (718)786-4644 fax:	Queensbridge Daycare PAL Western Green Nursery School 10-26 41 Avenue , phone: (718) 784-2092 fax:
Queensbridge Daycare Center 3811 27th St. Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718)729-5659 fax:

Community Organizations & Services
Meals On Wheels 45-18 Court Square #501 Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 482-8620 fax:	Ravenswood Community Center 35-40 21 Street Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 786-3131 fax:	Queensbridge/Riis Senior Center 10-25 41st Ave., Long Island City NY , phone: (718) 937-1093 fax:
Hanac Ravenswood Senior Center 34-35 12 Street #A Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 786-1550 fax:

Emergency Services
Engine 206 11-15 37th Ave Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: fax:	114 Precinct 34-16 Astoria Blvd Astoria NY , 11103 phone: (718) 626-9311 fax:

Local Hospitals
Elmhurst Hospital Center 79-01 Broadway Elmhurst NY , 11373 phone: (718) 334-4000 fax:

Local Newspapers
Queens Tribune , phone: (718) 357-7400 fax:

Parks and Playgrounds
Astoria Park Pool 19 Street and 23 Drive Astoria NY , 11105 phone: (718) 626-8620 fax:	Queensbridge Park 21st Street, Bridge Plaza, East River , phone: fax:

Post Office
Grand Station Post Office 45-08 30 Avenue Long Island City NY , 11103 phone: fax:

Public Elementary Schools
P.S.111 Jacob Blackwell School 37-15 13 Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 786-2073 fax:	P.S.112 Dutch Kills School 25-05 37th Ave Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 784-5250 fax:

Public High Schools
Long Island City High School 14-30 Broadway Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 545-7095 fax:	Aviation Career & Technical H.S 43-30 36th St. Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-2032 fax:

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
I.S. 204 O. W. Holmes School 36-41 28 Street Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 937-1463 fax:

Elected Officials
NYC Council Hon. Jimmy Van Bramer JVanBramer@council.nyc.gov
District Office Address 47-01 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205 Sunnyside NY, 11104 phone: (718) 383-9566 fax: (718) 383-9076	Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1833 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7370 fax: (212) 513-7195
NYS Assembly Hon. Catherine T. Nolan NolanC@nyassembly.gov
District Office 47-40 21st Street, Room 810 Long Island City NY, 11101 phone: (718) 784-3194 fax: (718) 472-0648	Albany Office LOB, Room 739 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4851 fax: (518) 455-3847
NYS Senate Hon. Michael Gianaris Gianaris@nysenate.gov
District Office 31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 402 Astoria NY , 11102 phone: (718) 728-0960 fax: (718) 728-0963	Albany Office Capitol Building, Room 413 Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-3486 fax: (518) 426-6929
US Congress Hon. Carolyn Maloney
District Office 31-19 Newtown Avenue Astoria NY , 11102 phone: (718) 932-1804 fax: (718) 932-1805	Legislative Office 2308 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-7944 fax: (202) 225-4709
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org

Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio

History

Located in northwestern Queens, Long Island City (LIC) is the largest neighborhood in the borough. It was the earliest part of Queens to be recognized by the Dutch and was the scene of many British troop movements. Created in 1870 from the communities of Astoria, Hunters Point, Blissville, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills, Bowery Bay, Steinway and Sunnyside, locals now use the term LIC only for the area south of Astoria.

In the mid 1800s, Hunters Point, the southern tip of LIC on the East River water front, became linked with the North Fork Line of the LIRR. Ferry service also began between Wall Street and 34th Street. By 1870 when Long Island City was chartered, it had become the center of industry for Queens County. By the end of that century a major building boom had established a number of important factories as well as urban residential areas.

With the opening of the Queensborough Bridge in 1908 and the original Pennsylvania Station on the Queens waterfront in 1910, many factories located here and innumerable industries took advantage of the ample space and low land cost. By 1940 with the completion of The Triborough Bridge and the Queens Midtown Tunnel, Long Island City sitting next to the Sunnyside Rail Yards had become a world class industrial center though more or less a passing through point for commuters between Manhattan, Eastern Queens, and Long Island.

By the mid 1970s, however, due to the migration of businesses out of New York, LIC had become a small sleepy town with many empty factories and warehouse spaces. A new group began to emerge composed of younger artists and musicians who were being priced out of the tight market in Manhattan and who were drawn to the spacious lofts, unhindered light, and the almost rural quality of the neighborhood. Equally attractive was the existence of the studios of two world renowned artists, the late Isamu Noguchi, whose studio is now a museum, and Mark DiSuvero who established the Socrates Sculpture Park, the city's largest outdoor exhibition space. The Urban and Contemporary Arts Institute, better known as P.S. 1, at one time Public School #1, became central to the Long Island City Arts movement.

The 1980s saw greater industrial expansion in Long Island City and a rebirth of the film industry, which had its early roots here. Most notable was the establishment of Silvercup Studios, which converted an old bread factory into what would become the largest independent, full-service film and television production facility in the northeastern United States. The International Design Center of New York was opened on the site where the Sunshine bakery and Adams Chewing Gum plants stood. La Guardia Community College took over the disused factories of the White Motor Company and the Equitable Bag Company. The 48 story Citicorp building was erected in 1989 and is the tallest building in New York City outside Manhattan.

Special Services

Queens Library HealthLink

According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one of two American men and one of three American women will have some type of cancer at some point during their lifetime. Queens Library HealthLink seeks to increase access to cancer screening and cancer treatment among medically underserved communities in Queens. Queens Library HealthLink is a partnership between Queens Library, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital and the American Cancer Society.