Notable Past and Present Residents
- Seven Major League Baseball players were born in Long Island City: Gus Sandberg (1895), Billy Zitzmann (1895), Joe Benes (1901), Tony Cuccinello (1907), Ed Boland (1908), Al Cuccinello (1914), and Billy Loes (1929).
- Two Major League Baseball players have died in Long Island City: John Hatfield (1909) and Dike Varney (1950).
- The NBA's Ron Artest and filmmaker Julie Dash both grew up in the Queensbridge Houses, as did rappers Nas, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Roxanne Shante, and hip-hop producer Marley Marl.
- Musician and writer on The Howard Stern Show, Richard Christy, is a resident of Long Island City.
- Musician and director of the annual NYC Musical Saw Festival, Natalia Paruz, is a resident of Long Island City.
- Actor/Comedian Steve Hofstetter is a resident of LIC (where he owns and operates the Laughing Devil Comedy Club).
- Roy Gussow, abstract sculptor
- National Hot Rod Association drag racer Tony Bartone is a resident of Long Island City.
- Ice hockey forward Zenon Konopka is a resident of Long Island City during the hockey season.
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