‘Floating Garden’ Coming to Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — Corn stalks and pear trees growing in the middle of the East River? One New Yorker says it’s possible — and he is building what he calls a “floating garden” off Long Island City to prove it. This weekend, Karim Ahmed, 22, an architecture student at The Cooper Union, will plant sunflowers, kale […]
Tesla LIC
Super cool electric sportscar pioneer has set up its NYC service center. In LIC on Van Dam. A few yards from the “last” exit on the LIE from Long Island and Queens before Manhattan. Or if you are in Manhattan, very close to the Queensborough Bridge outlet. Staten Island goombas apparently won’t be driving Teslas […]
New York graffiti haven braces for gentrification
by Sebastian Smith NEW YORK, Aug 22, 2012 (AFP) – Graffiti artists are used to escaping cops, jumping from roofs, and dodging trains, but New York painters who turned an abandoned factory into a street art legend now face their real nemesis: gentrification. 5Pointz in the borough of Queens is one of the city’s most […]
Construction on Pearson Street
If you need a barometer about real estate, just look to construction. For example, see Pearson Street. This little street is just one block long. It starts on Jackson. It ends on the railyard with a dead end. A long stalled project for a major 40 story condo building seems to have recently restarted. And […]
RENT A WHITE GUY Receives NY Premiere This September
Rent A White Guy, a new multilingual musical fable about life for laowai (foreigners) living in China, will get its New York premiere at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City this September. Rent A White Guy chronicles firsthand fish-out-of-water experiences through scenes and songs in English and Chinese (with English supertitles) and will be […]
Queens Music Startup Shares Playlists Picked by Celebs
LONG ISLAND CITY — It’s a high note for Songza. The free LIC-based Internet music startup that streams playlists matching listeners’ moods and activities recently sparked the interest of some of the biggest names in the biz, including Justin Bieber and Ke$ha who have created playlists for its listeners. Songza, owned by a group of […]
Made in Harlem? City College Gets an Incubator Devoted to Devices
Grove grad shells out $1M. to make it happen. Mr. Zahn. (Photo: CCNY) We thought manufacturing had departed New York for the foreseeable future, and yet suddenly there’s a building boom right here in the five boroughs. Shapeways is building a factory out in Long Island City; now City College’s Grove School of Engineering is getting […]
LIC Woman Sentenced for $1.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
LONG ISLAND CITY — A Long Island City woman was sentenced Monday to three to nine years in prison for stealing more than $1.3 million from 30 people in a “Ponzi” scheme that cost some residents their life savings. Between 2003 and 2008, Ibis Febles, 66, targeted the Latino community in Queens, with the help […]
Youth Cycling Programs Mix Health, Empowerment and Advocacy
Last January, over 200 bicyclists and bicycle advocates gathered in Manhattan to discuss the future of youth bicycle advocacy, education and safety. Not only was the second annual Youth Bike Summit about young people and bikes, most of its participants, including its keynote speaker, were young people themselves. The youth weren’t just swapping stories about […]
LIC incubator home to healthy dog treats
Nicole Townsend’s business out of Long Island City’s Entrepreneur Space, Spoil Me Rotten Dog Biscuit Co., sells organic and healthy treats for canines wholesale to stores and online. Photo by Yinghao Luo By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Manhattanite Nicole Townsend has two furry friends to thank for her business, out of Long Island City’s Entrepreneur […]
PSAL set to launch redesigned, user-friendly website
The PSAL website is undergoing an overhaul that will make the league’s (WWW.PSAL.org) more user friendly than its current version. The largest high school sports organization in the country unveiled a beta version of the new site Monday morning at its Long Island City offices. It is expected to go live to the public in […]
Fancy Revel Hotel & Casino Floundering In Atlantic City
Monday, August 20, 2012, by Scott Solish Things aren’t looking so rosy for the Revel Hotel and Casino, which features restaurants and nightclubs from some of New York’s biggest players. Just a few months after its glitzy launch, the hotel is missing its revenue expectations by a large margin, ranking 8th among Atlantic City resorts […]
Man Fatally Struck by Bus Near BQE in Queens Updated August 20, 2012 4:27pm
QUEENS — A veteran Brooklyn truck driver and grandfather of five was struck and killed by a bus on a Woodside street near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Monday morning, officials said. The victim, Thackoo “Tony” Hargobin, 52, of Canarsie, was struck at 25-60 Borough Pl., near 50th Street just before 9:30 a.m., the FDNY said. Witnesses […]
Police Blotter: NYC Woman Charged in $324 Theft
A New York City woman is charged with petty larceny in connection with the theft of $324.86 worth of merchandise from a Cortlandt Town Center store, according to State Police. Police said Lilliana Varela, 29, of Long Island City, Queens, was accused of taking several men’s and women’s shirts and women’s shoes at about 4:30 […]
Man Fatally Struck by Bus Near BQE in Queens Updated 2 hrs ago
QUEENS — A veteran Brooklyn truck driver and grandfather of five was struck and killed by a bus on a Woodside street near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Monday morning, officials said. The victim, Thackoo “Tony” Hargobin, 52, of Canarsie, was struck at 25-60 Borough Pl., near 50th Street just before 9:30 a.m., the FDNY said. Witnesses […]
Bloomberg announces NYC bike share will now be delayed at least until March – Skift
Bloomberg announces NYC bike share will now be delayed at least until March – Skift. Bummer.
Sweet art space coming to Greenpoint
This fall, Triple Canopy, Light Industry, and The Public School will launch 155 Freeman, a new arts-and-culture center in Brooklyn. Support it here: 155 Freeman: Triple Canopy, Light Industry, Public School by Triple Canopy —Kickstarter.
Daniel Marcus, Harrison Unger, Christopher Norwood and Trent Dawson Set for …
Daniel Marcus, Harrison Unger, Christopher Norwood and Trent Dawson Set for Platform Group New Play Reading By Andrew Gans20 Aug 2012 The Platform Group’s Ladder Series will continue Aug. 26 at The Creek and Cave in Long Island City, NY. Advertisement The afternoon will feature a reading of Will Arbery’s The Confession. Show time is […]
Gantry Park Tosses Dog Owners a Bone With All-Day Access for Pooches
LONG ISLAND CITY — It’s barking news for LIC dogs! Neighborhood pooches and their owners can now enjoy strolling along Pier 1 in Gantry Plaza State Park all day after the state Parks Department quietly revised its policy — a major victory for dog owners. Previously, dog owners had been able to walk their pets […]
Steve Madden’s Good Taste
Steve Madden Photo By Courtesy of Steve Madden Most Recent Articles On People More Articles By Best known for his ever-expanding eponymous footwear company, Steve Madden also has a funky side. The founder and chief creative officer of Long Island City, N.Y.-based Steven Madden Ltd. likes to rock out to music from classic acts to […]