Neighborhood profile: Jersey City
Similar to the development of Queens and Brooklyn, Jersey City gained traction in the ’80s when artists moved into the area for cheaper rent. Today, the coast is dominated by high-rise rental and condo towers, such as Crystal Point, which passed the 98 percent sales mark in March, according to The Marketing Directors. And, not […]
Tina Fey on the ’30 Rock’ Live Episode and the Show’s Future
Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC Tina Fey in a live episode of “30 Rock” in 2010. The first time, it’s a stunt; the second time it’s a tradition. On Thursday, “30 Rock” will once again journey from its home at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, Queens, to NBC headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan for […]
$100 million in upgrades planned for the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge – Mid
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Free & Cheap in New York: Tues., April 24
I HAVE A ‘DREAM.’ The NuAFrikan Theatre presents “Dream Deferred” at the 133rd St. Arts Center. Written and directed by Marcus Dargan, it’s his award-winning play about how gentrification has affected the various residents of Harlem. “Dream,” which plays through Sunday, features Richard Mays and the Audelco Award-winning actress Johnnie Mae. 7 p.m. $20. 133rd […]
Natural design
Lisa Hedge spent her first New York winter in Long Island City, working for Takashi Murakami’s studio, Kaikai Kiki, mixing 3,000 shades of green paint. “It was an insane design experiment in a way,” she says. “Matching what we were mixing to the swatches, making little samples, creating rules for ourselves. We finished the painting […]
Businesses sue over 3 accidents
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — Along Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, right at the base of the 59 Street Bridge exit ramp, a boarded-up building front now stands where two thriving businesses once operated. Both were casualties of a series of unfortunate car crashes. “We never got to open back. We were repairing […]
Food Charity Packs a New Funding Drive
By MELANIE GRAYCE WEST As the recession takes a continued toll on food pantries and other emergency providers, one of the city’s top hunger charities is embarking on an ambitious fundraising drive to broaden its reach and double the amount of food it distributes. City Harvest plans to announce the five-year, $30 million campaign on […]