Editing Long Island City (section)

==Notable people==
Seven [[Major League Baseball]] players were born in Long Island City (LIC), and two have died there:
* [[Joe Benes]] (1901–1975, born in LIC)<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/benesjo01.shtml Joe Benes Stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160141/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/benesjo01.shtml |date=November 17, 2021 }}, [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Born: January 8, 1901 in Long Island City, NY"</ref>
* [[Ed Boland]] (1908–1993, born in LIC)
* [[Al Cuccinello]] (1914–2004, born in LIC)
* [[Tony Cuccinello]] (1907–1995, born in LIC)
* [[John Hatfield (baseball)|John Hatfield]] (1847–1909, died in LIC)
* [[Billy Loes]] (1929–2010), right-handed pitcher who spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball with the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[San Francisco Giants]].<ref>Wolf, Gregory H. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/billy-loes/ Billy Loes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117154104/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/billy-loes/ |date=November 17, 2021 }}, [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed November 17, 2021. "William Loes was born on December 13, 1929, in Long Island City, New York, and was raised in Astoria, about a half-hour from Ebbets Field."</ref>
* [[Gus Sandberg]] (1895–1930, born in LIC)
* [[Dike Varney]] (1880–1950, died in LIC)
* [[Billy Zitzmann]] (1895–1985, born in LIC)<ref>[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/billy-zitzmann/ Billy Zitzmann], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed June 24, 2024. "Born November 19, 1895 at Long Island City, NY (USA)"</ref>

People raised in the Queensbridge Houses include hip-hop producer [[Marley Marl]], and rappers [[MC Shan]], [[Mobb Deep]], [[Nas]], and [[Roxanne Shante]].

Other notable residents of Long Island City include:
* [[Mike Baxter]] (born 1984), outfielder who played for the [[New York Mets]].<ref>Schonbrun, Zach. [https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/again-backing-santana-a-met-reaffirms-his-painful-decision/ "Again Backing Santana, a Met Reaffirms His Painful Decision"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160142/https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/again-backing-santana-a-met-reaffirms-his-painful-decision/ |date=November 17, 2021 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 12, 2012. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Baxter’s rehabilitation included four weeks of  inactivity and nearly two weeks in which he could not even use a bed. At his home in Long Island City, he slept in a recliner and could do almost nothing but watch daytime television (and Mets games)."</ref>
* [[Richard Bellamy (art dealer)|Richard Bellamy]] (1927–1998), art dealer.<ref>Smith, Roberta. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/03/arts/richard-bellamy-art-dealer-is-dead-at-70.html "Richard Bellamy, Art Dealer, Is Dead at 70"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006142615/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/03/arts/richard-bellamy-art-dealer-is-dead-at-70.html |date=October 6, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 3, 1998. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Richard Bellamy, a New York art dealer whose Green Gallery was one of the most important showcases of avant-garde art during the American art explosion of the early 1960's, died on Sunday at his home in Long Island City, Queens. He was 70."</ref>
* [[Jane Bolin]] (1908–2007), first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States when she was sworn into the bench of the New York City Domestic Relations Court in 1939.<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/10/obituaries/10bolin.html "Jane Bolin, the Country’s First Black Woman to Become a Judge, Is Dead at 98"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160143/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/10/obituaries/10bolin.html |date=November 17, 2021 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 10, 2007. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Jane Bolin, whose appointment as a family court judge by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1939 made her the first black woman in the United States to become a judge, died on Monday in Queens. She was 98 and lived in Long Island City, Queens."</ref>
* [[Sonam Dolma Brauen]] (born 1953), Swiss-Tibetan sculptor and painter<ref name="DailyTelegraph20110307">''[[Eisenvogel]]'' (''Across Many Mountains'') in: {{cite news |last=di Giovanni |first=Janine |title=Across Many Mountains: Escape from Tibet |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8362276/Across-Many-Mountains-escape-from-Tibet.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=March 7, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202052345/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8362276/Across-Many-Mountains-escape-from-Tibet.html |archive-date=December 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Mario J. Cariello]] (1907–1985), politician who served as [[Borough President]] of Queens and as a New York Supreme Court Justice.<ref>Saxon, Wolfgang. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/11/nyregion/mario-cariello-ex-queens-chief.html "Mario Cariello, Ex-Queens Chief"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160141/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/11/nyregion/mario-cariello-ex-queens-chief.html |date=November 17, 2021 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 11, 1985. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Mario Joseph Cariello, a former State Assemblyman and judge who was Borough President of Queens for much of the 1960's, died Friday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He was 78 years old and lived in Long Island City, Queens."</ref>
* [[Richard Christy]] (born 1974), musician and writer on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]''<ref>Krawitz, Alan. [https://www.qchron.com/qboro/stories/richard-christy-queens-quirky-caller/article_0359a6e0-4529-53df-b667-5f68318e0a71.html "Richard Christy: Queens' quirky caller"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160142/https://www.qchron.com/qboro/stories/richard-christy-queens-quirky-caller/article_0359a6e0-4529-53df-b667-5f68318e0a71.html |date=November 17, 2021 }}, ''[[Queens Chronicle]]'', January 21, 2010. Accessed November 17, 2021. "He’s creepy and he’s kooky and some even say mysterious and spooky. But, Long Island City resident and Howard Stern Show personality Richard Christy takes that as a compliment."</ref>
* [[John T. Clancy]] (1903–1985), lawyer, politician and [[New York Surrogate's Court|surrogate judge]] from [[Queens]].<ref>Waggoner, Walter H. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/17/nyregion/john-t-clancy-82-ex-borough-chief.html "John T. Clancy, 82, Ex-Borough Chief"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201060006/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/17/nyregion/john-t-clancy-82-ex-borough-chief.html |date=December 1, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 17, 1985. Retrieved November 29, 2017. "Mr. Clancy was born in Long Island City, the son of Patrick J. Clancy, a grocer, and Mary Clancy, both natives of Limerick, Ireland. He attended public schools in Long Island City and St. Francis Xavier High School in Manhattan and then graduated from Fordham University Law School."</ref>
* [[Julie Dash]] (born 1952), filmmaker<ref>{{Cite news |title=In the Old Neighborhood With: Julie Dash; Home Is Where the Imagination Took Root |first=Felicia R. |last=Lee |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/03/movies/in-the-old-neighborhood-with-julie-dash-home-is-where-the-imagination-took-root.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 3, 1997 |access-date=January 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929233541/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/03/movies/in-the-old-neighborhood-with-julie-dash-home-is-where-the-imagination-took-root.html |archive-date=September 29, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Florence Finney]] (1903–1994), politician and first woman [[Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate|president pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate]]; born in Long Island City.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kravsow|first=Irving M.|date=1955-03-06|title=The Woman in the Senate: Meet Florence Finney of Greenwich, Lone Lady on the Chamber's Roster|page=100|work=[[Hartford Courant]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91220858/hartford-courant/|access-date=2021-12-27}}</ref>
* [[Vern Fleming]] (born 1962), former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the [[Indiana Pacers]] and [[New Jersey Nets]]<ref name=CT1999>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/10/11/rookie-puts-family-friends-1st/ "Rookie Puts Family, Friends 1st"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', October 11, 1999. Accessed June 24, 2024. "Queensbridge kids always have played a lot of hoops. Besides Ray Martin, former Indiana Pacer Vern Fleming grew up there, as did LIU Athletic Director Andy Walker, who played for the New Orleans (now Utah) Jazz."</ref>
* [[John J. Flemm]] (1896–1974), politician, founder and president of [[Flemm Lead Company]]
* [[Roy Gussow]] (1918–2011), [[abstract art|abstract]] sculptor<ref>{{cite news |first=Dennis |last=Hevesi |title=Roy Gussow, Abstract Sculptor, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/arts/design/21gussow.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 20, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325092927/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/arts/design/21gussow.html |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Steve Hofstetter]] (born 1979), actor and comedian; operates the Laughing Devil Comedy Club in the area
* [[Zenon Konopka]] (born 1981), ice hockey forward; lived in Long Island City during the [[2010–11 NHL season]]
* [[Murray Lerner]] (1927–2017), documentary and experimental film director and producer.<ref>Genzlinger, Neil. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/movies/murray-lerner-who-filmed-musics-biggest-stars-dies-at-90.html "Murray Lerner, Who Filmed Music’s Biggest Stars, Dies at 90"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415165528/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/movies/murray-lerner-who-filmed-musics-biggest-stars-dies-at-90.html |date=April 15, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 5, 2017. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Murray Lerner, whose documentaries captured some of the world’s greatest folk and rock musicians in era-defining performances, died on Saturday at his home in Long Island City, Queens. He was 90."</ref>
* [[Blanche Merrill]] (1883–1966), songwriter
* [[Mollie Moon]] (1912–1990),founder and president of the National Urban League Guild<ref>Flint, Peter B. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/26/obituaries/mollie-moon-82-founding-head-of-the-urban-league-guild-dies.html "Mollie Moon, 82, Founding Head Of the Urban League Guild, Dies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160145/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/26/obituaries/mollie-moon-82-founding-head-of-the-urban-league-guild-dies.html |date=November 17, 2021 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 26, 1990. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Mollie Moon, the founder and full-time volunteer president of the National Urban League Guild, died on Sunday at her home in Long Island City, Queens."</ref>
* [[Natalia Paruz]], musician and director of the annual NYC Musical Saw Festival<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/12/international/in-looking-back-on-911-attacks-nations-show-a-world-of.html "In Looking Back on 9/11 Attacks, Nations Show a World of Emotions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160143/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/12/international/in-looking-back-on-911-attacks-nations-show-a-world-of.html |date=November 17, 2021 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 12, 2002. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Natalia Paruz, an Israeli musician, put a small stone from the depths of ground zero in a crack of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, like the notes bearing prayers tucked among the wall's crevices.... He had served at ground zero, and got to know Ms. Paruz, who lives part of the year in Long Island City, when she performed at his church."</ref>
* [[Naomi Rosenblum]] (1925–2021), photography historian.<ref>Seelye, Katharine Q. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/arts/naomi-rosenblum-dead.html "Naomi Rosenblum, Historian of Photography, Dies at 96"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160141/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/arts/naomi-rosenblum-dead.html |date=November 17, 2021 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 5, 2021. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Naomi Rosenblum, who wrote about the history of photography and helped elevate it as an art form, died on Feb. 19 at her home in Long Island City, Queens. She was 96."</ref>
* [[Levy Rozman]] (born 1995), [[chess]] International Master, chess coach and online content creator<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKHeK-AZegs Description] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210204852/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKHeK-AZegs |date=December 10, 2022 }} , ''How to beat chess Grandmasters''</ref>
* [[Metta Sandiford-Artest]] (born 1979), former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the NBA<ref>Begley, Ian. [https://sny.tv/articles/metta-ron-artest-knicks-nets-become-nba-coach "Metta Sandiford-Artest on Knicks, Nets, and intentions to become head coach in NBA"], ''[[SNY]]'', May 17, 2022. Accessed June 24, 2024. "'I'm always optimistic about the Knicks because I'm from New York City,' Sandiford-Artest, a Queensbridge native, says."</ref>
* [[Joe Santagato]] (born 1992), comedian and creator of [[Hasbro]] board game ''Speak Out''.
* [[Jessica Valenti]] (born 1978), feminist writer, founder of the website [[Feministing]] and columnist for ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>[[Gaby Wood|Wood, Gaby]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/10/jessica-valenti-feminist-blogger "The interview: Jessica Valenti"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116124047/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/10/jessica-valenti-feminist-blogger |date=November 16, 2018 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'', May 10, 2009. Accessed December 13, 2018. "She and her younger sister, Vanessa, who also works at Feministing, are part of a large Italian-American family, who all lived on the same block in Long Island City."</ref>
* [[Andy Walker (basketball)|Andy Walker]] (born 1955), retired professional basketball small forward who spent one season in the NBA for the [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]]<ref name=CT1999/>
* [[Anicka Yi]] (born 1971), [[conceptual art]]ist.<ref>Gregory, Alice. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/t-magazine/art/anicka-yi.html "Anicka Yi Is Inventing a New Kind of Conceptual Art"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115183111/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/t-magazine/art/anicka-yi.html |date=November 15, 2021 }}, ''[[T (magazine)|T: The New York Times Style Magazine]]'', February 14, 2017. Accessed November 17, 2021. "A few weeks before I visited the lab, I met Yi for lunch at her home in Long Island City."</ref>