New York’s Nine Boroughs?
Q. Did New York City ever have more than five boroughs? A proposed nine-borough New York City would have split present-day Brooklyn into two boroughs, and Manhattan Island into four. A. No, but there was talk briefly of as many as 9 or 10, including ones named Harlem and Williamsburg. Michael Miscione, Manhattan’s borough historian, […]
Queens Theatre and Brooklyn Grange honored
Photo by Christina Santucci Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park won the Cultural Award from the city Department of Small Business Services. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers The city Department of Small Business Services honored the Long Island City business Brooklyn Grange Farm and Flushing Meadows Corona Park’s Queens Theatre at its annual awards […]
One Court Sq Sells for $481M
SL Green Closes on Previously Announced Sale of 1.5M-SF Office Tower in Long Island City SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), along with joint venture partners including JP Morgan Chase Co., have sold One Court Square in Long Island City, NY to a private investor group led by David Werner for a total consideration of […]
New Boutique Steakhouse, S PRIME Opens in Long Island City
S Hospitality Group announces the opening of S PRIME, a new high-end steakhouse in Long Island City, NY. S PRIME combines a chic, modern atmosphere with classic, personalized service and ages all it’s steaks in a custom-built dry aging room located on the premises. Long Island City, New York (PRWEB) July 20, 2012 S Hospitality […]
Five Nautical Homes Now for Sale on Coney Island
In the case the weather isn’t a clue (maybe today it isn’t), it’s summer. That means the masses are flocking to Coney Island, and then flocking back to wherever it is they live. Instead of relying on mass transit to take you to the seaside oasis that is Coney Island, why not just purchase a […]
Follow That Tourist
SUMMER gridlock alert! The foreign tourists are here, moving languidly like amoebas on the sidewalks, clogging the subways and rounding the corners atop ubiquitous double-decker buses that rumble from Broadway to Brooklyn. You can’t navigate in Midtown these days. Or in Central Park. Or on the Brooklyn Bridge. So why fight it? If it seems […]