A fall bird walk, Halloween on the waterfront and HPPC's 2027 survey
The first weekly LIC newsletter: a free fall bird walk, HPPC's 2027 parks survey, Halloween weekend, Marathon tips and three new openings.
Fall trees along the water in the Hunters Point waterfront parks, from the conservancy listing for the bird walk.
Photo: Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
Hello, LIC. This is the very first weekly LIC newsletter, so thanks for signing up. This week the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy has a free fall bird walk on Saturday and wants to hear what you want in the parks next year, Halloween weekend is filling up fast, and three new places opened around town. Here is your week in Long Island City.
New on LongIslandCity.info
- HPPC shares Waterfront Gala photos and asks what you want in the parks in 2027 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.
- MoMI to show every Kubrick film, with the Criterion Collection 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.
- Walk-in flu shots at City Chemist LIC City Chemist LIC on 44th Drive has flu shots available this season, and walk-ins are welcome.
- The JACX food hall is now METTRA, with a grand opening Oct 29 and 30 The food hall at 28-17 Jackson Avenue, formerly JACX&CO, is now METTRA under new management.
- Spicy Moon opens in Long Island City Spicy Moon, the vegan Chinese restaurant, has opened its LIC location at 45-04 Pearson Street.
- Rewind brings a cocktail lounge, Pan-Asian kitchen and karaoke rooms to Court Square Rewind is open at 45-57 Davis Street, underground, with private karaoke rooms.
Next 10 days
- Tonight, Thu Oct 22, 7 PM: Off The Grid: a new one-woman play by Brooke Berman. Free reading at LIC Bar, 45-58 Vernon Blvd
- Fri Oct 23, 8 PM: Sunset Jazz with Millie Gibson. Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Avenue
- Sat Oct 24, 1 PM: Blocktoberfest. Culture Lab LIC, with 5 Boro Foto Fest on Sunday at 11 AM
- Sat Oct 24, 4:30 PM: Fall bird walk with Gabriel Willow. Free, one hour, Hunters Point South Park. Hosted by HPPC, register on Eventbrite
- Sat Oct 24, 7:30 PM: MoMI Halloween Party. Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria. Free with RSVP, ages 21+
- Wed Oct 28, 6 PM: LIC Soirée 2026. Long Island City Partnership gala at the Ravel Hotel Penthouse
- Fri Oct 30, 7 PM: METTRA grand opening party. METTRA, 28-17 Jackson Avenue
- Sat Oct 31, noon to 5 PM: Halloween Harvest Festival. Socrates Sculpture Park, free with RSVP, dog costume contest
- Sat Oct 31, 3 to 5 PM: Trick-or-Streets on Vernon Boulevard. Car free from 46th to 50th Avenues, from Long Island City Partnership
- Sat Oct 31, from 2 PM: Halloween on the Waterfront. Hunters Point South Park: costume parade around 5:30 PM, then The Nightmare Before Christmas at sunset
Tip of the week
Cheering at the Marathon on Sunday, November 1? The race crosses the Pulaski Bridge into LIC at the halfway point. The bridge itself is closed to spectators, so the Queens side is the spot, and expect street closures along the course. Read our Marathon guide.
Guide spotlight
A Guide to Halloween in Long Island City (October 2026): costume parades, pumpkin carving, trunk or treat and a car-free Vernon Boulevard, all in one place.
From the archive
The Pepsi-Cola sign from Gantry Park, May 2004, from the QueensWest.com picture gallery, which covered LIC from 1998 to 2013. If you have old LIC pictures of your own, send them along.
That's the week. Tell us what we missed, and come say hello on the LIC Community forum.
Jason