FreshDirect Lobbies Congress for Ability to Accept Food Stamps
(Photo: Apartment Therapy) FreshDirect, the online grocery service that offers next-day delivery on your bounty of veggies (and cookies), has become so ubiquitous in New York that some apartment buildings advertise “FreshDirect storage” as a lust-worthy amenity. For the torturously busy (or–okay–the lazy), FreshDirect is a godsend, delivering produce, toiletries–even beer!–with the click of a button. But […]
NYC Property Sales Led by Northern Manhattan, Brooklyn
Northern Manhattan and Brooklyn are leading gains in New York City commercial-property deals this year as apartment buildings in the areas attract investors, brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services said today. Sales of properties in upper Manhattan — above 96th Street on the east side and 110th Street on the west — totaled $441 million in […]
Prices rise for smaller LIC condos as supply wanes
Prices rise for smaller LIC condos as supply wanes Both Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts face condo supply shortage, according to Modern Spaces July 17, 2012 06:00PM By Adam Fusfeld Average price per square foot of sold condos in Long Island City (source: Modern Spaces) Condominium prices in Long Island City have responded to a dwindling […]
Driver Injured After Vehicle Smashes Into Building in Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — A driver was injured after the vehicle he was in careened into a Jackson Avenue building early Tuesday, officials said. The unidentified motorist was driving a Lincoln sedan on 44th Drive about 6:45 a.m. when his car collided with a BMW and was tossed into the 14-story glass building at 26-26 […]
Alan Suna
Mr. Suna, 59, is chief executive of Silvercup Studios, a TV and film production studio with two shooting locations in Long Island City. Silvercup has been home to several series, including “Sex and the City,” “The Sopranos,” “30 Rock” and “Gossip Girl.” Mr. Suna’s brother, Stuart, is the president. Interview conducted and condensed by VIVIAN […]
East River Ferry Ridership Reaches 1 Million
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, and BillyBey Ferry Company today announced that the East River Ferry has served one million passengers in just over a year, more than double the initial projection of 409,000 annual riders. The successful first year of pilot service, launched as part of Mayor Bloomberg’s Waterfront […]
Desi teacher chosen for Honeywell program
NEW YORK: Dharamvir Gehlaut, a math teacher of Long Island City High School, Queens, New York was among the 185 teachers chosen for the 2012 Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program at the U.S. Space Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The professional development program held between June 22 and 28 was designed to help […]
Car Jumps Curb, Plows Through Queens Storefront
A car jumped the curb and plowed through a Queens storefront window early Tuesday, sending shattered glass everywhere, officials said. No pedestrians were injured when the vehicle crashed through the ground-floor window of the then-vacant building on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City just before 7 a.m. The driver suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The […]
East River Ferry Doubles Expectations
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Long Island City’s House of Rust Has Detractors
Monday, July 9, 2012, by Dave Hogarty [Photos of East of East facade from StreetEasy and QueensCrap] The East of East condo building on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City drew inspiration from painter Piet Mondrian and sculptor Richard Serra, but some online critics sound like they wish the building’s facade would be tagged by […]