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This week: the NYC Marathon runs through LIC on Sunday, November 1. Road closures, the 7 train, the ferry and where to cheer are in our NYC Marathon guide, and the weekend plan is in Halloween Weekend and Marathon Sunday in LIC.
It is a big weekend in Long Island City: Halloween on Saturday, the NYC Marathon on Sunday, and a busy November of new work at Culture Lab LIC after that.
A new guide covers hotels for short stays and brokers for longer leases in Long Island City, with directory links throughout.
Our Best Cocktails in LIC guide is live, with directory links for verified cocktail programs from Court Square to Center Boulevard.
Culture Lab LIC's third New Works Festival brings four world premieres in theater, music and dance to Hunters Point from November 5 to December 6, and 100% of ticket sales go to the artists.
Photos from the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy 2026 Waterfront Gala at American Brass are online, and the conservancy wants feedback on its 2026 programs to plan for 2027.
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NYC teens have until October 23 to apply to Museum of the Moving Image's 2026 to 2027 Teen Council, and the 2027 Marvels of Media Festival for autistic media makers opens submissions October 22.
Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria screens Stanley Kubrick's complete filmography from November 1 to December 27, opening with the U.S. theatrical premiere of the International Version of The Shining.
City Chemist on 44th Drive has flu shots available this season, and walk-ins are welcome.
Long Island City Partnership's free LICPerks Passport rewards shoppers who check in at five participating LIC businesses by October 31 with a $25 LIC Gift Card.
Blocktoberfest is back on Saturday after a storm cancellation, 5 Boro Foto Fest takes over Sunday, and Live in The Lot plays both days.
The food hall at 28-17 Jackson Avenue, formerly JACX&CO, is now METTRA under new management, with a two-day grand opening on October 29 and 30.
Spicy Moon, the vegan Chinese restaurant, has opened its Long Island City location at 45-04 Pearson Street.
Rewind, an underground cocktail lounge, Pan-Asian restaurant and private karaoke venue, is open at 45-57 Davis Street near Court Square.
LIC karate school Megami Dojo has published videos of all eight empty-hand kata of traditional Okinawan Isshin-ryu karate.
At SculptureCenter through Dec 28, Aziz Hazara shows objects discarded during the 2021 withdrawal from Bagram Airfield, returned to America by the artist.
The TCS New York City Marathon crosses the Pulaski Bridge into LIC on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026. Here is the route, the road closures, the trains and the best places to cheer.
A sign outside the LAZ Parking garage at 4-74 48th Ave. invites drivers to scan a QR code to reserve a spot, with a special offer.
A half-acre NYC Parks playground on 49th Avenue between 5th Street and Vernon Boulevard, open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The GreenThumb garden at 5-30 49th Ave. is open to the public 20 hours a week from April 1 to Oct. 31, so there are about two weeks left this season.
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