Museum and Gallery Listings
Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of recent art shows: nytimes.com/art. Museums ★ The Cloisters: ‘The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis’ (through April 22) In 1831, a farmer on the Isle of Lewis, the largest island of the Outer Hebrides, discovered a lost cache […]
Behind Tacos, a Safe Harbor for Comedy
Head to Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, where the Pulaski Bridge spits out noisy traffic from Brooklyn. Look for an unassuming California-style Mexican restaurant with a slightly worn brown storefront, called the Creek and the Cave. And listen for laughter. Behind the restaurant’s cheerful brick-walled dining room, there is an almost hidden black […]
Apartment Complexes Blossom in Astoria
By LAURA KUSISTO Enlarge Image Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal Basil Brick Oven has been attracted to Astoria. With single-family brick homes and laid-back Greek restaurants, Astoria plays the modest sibling to Long Island City. But Astoria quietly has been outperforming by some measures its hipper neighbor. “Astoria has been overlooked for quite […]
Marshall, boro seek $258M for 2012-13
The Queens Borough Board on Monday approved a $258.6 million budget priorities package, as well as a $1.23 billion in “revenue and savings options” that members and Borough President Helen Marshall claim could pay for it all. All they need now is the full cooperation of the mayor, City Council, an unspecified number of labor […]
Homeowners face higher property taxes
New Yorkers have dealt with high property taxes for so long that complaining about them is about as commonplace as complaining about rush hour traffic on the Van Wyck Expressway. However, the recent public release of expected property value increases by the city has many homeowners howling for relief. Starting July 1, the city will […]
More green projects for western Queens
Healthy food options are few and far between for residents of the sprawling Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. But a new grant designed to help its fledgling community garden could help locals grow more fresh veggies in between the imposing public housing towers. The garden is one of 16 environmentally friendly projects sharing $2 […]
Like a new apartment with that espresso?
Modern Spaces, the Long Island City-based residential brokerage, has joined forces with neighborhood coffeehouse Sweetleaf to open a first-of-its-kind outpost in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The shop will be located near the Williamsburg waterfront at 135 Kent Avenue and North 6th Street, directly across from luxury condominium The Edge. It will be the first office […]