Restaurant owner puts his money on Dutch Kills resurgence
March 21, 2013, By Bill Parry The resurgence of the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City has given one entrepreneur the impetus to reopen a restaurant that he closed two years ago. Rocky’s Food, an Indian-Latin restaurant located at 41-23 29th Street (a half block from Queens Plaza North), will reopen on April 1 […]
Queens hotel boom brings New York City tourists across river
Originally published: March 21, 2013 11:42 AM Updated: March 21, 2013 11:58 AM By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Photo credit: AP | The view from inside a room at the Z, a boutique hotel in Long Island City, in Queens. (March 6, 2013) A hotel boom is luring tourists out of Manhattan and across the East […]
Queens hotel boom lures NYC tourists across river to area known for art, food …
NEW YORK — A hotel boom is luring tourists out of Manhattan and across the East River to the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, where 15 hotels have opened since 2006, from boutiques to chains. Many of them boast not just lower rates than hotels in Manhattan but also great views of the city […]
Queens hotel boom brings NYC tourists across river
NEW YORK — A hotel boom is luring tourists out of Manhattan and across the East River to the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, where 15 hotels have opened since 2006, from boutiques to chains. Many of them boast not just lower rates than hotels in Manhattan but also great views of the city […]
SUNY Board Votes Again To Close Brooklyn’s Long Island City Hospital
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SUNY Board Votes Again To Close Brooklyn’s Long Island City Hospital
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One-of-a-kind in LIC: Aerial Play this Weekend in Long Island City
*Genesis: An Aerial Play* On March 22 and March 23, 2013, *Genesis, *a new play by Julia Kaminsky, directed by Toby Vera Bercovici, and choreographed by Madeline Hoak will be performed for the first time at Circus Warehouse in Long Island City. *Genesis* is an aerial comedy that twists the biblical creation story into a […]
Long-Awaited Repairs on Queensbridge Park Seawall to Begin This Spring
LONG ISLAND CITY — Long-awaited repairs to the badly damaged seawall in Queensbridge Park are scheduled to begin this spring, according to the Parks Department, amidst criticism from park advocates who decry the heavily used greenspace’s lack of waterfront access. The 20-acre Long Island City park’s shoreline has been fenced off for the last few […]
Long-Awaited Repairs on Queensbridge Park Seawall to Begin This Spring
LONG ISLAND CITY — Long-awaited repairs to the badly damaged seawall in Queensbridge Park are scheduled to begin this spring, according to the Parks Department, amidst criticism from park advocates who decry the heavily used greenspace’s lack of waterfront access. The 20-acre Long Island City park’s shoreline has been fenced off for the last few […]
Downtown and Long Island City Join East Midtown Rezoning Fight
MIDTOWN — The Financial District and Long Island City may leap into a fracas about overhauling the Midtown East business district, sources said. Community Board 1 in Lower Manhattan is expected to vote Wednesday to join boards 4, 5 and 6 on a multi-board task force offering local reaction to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to […]
Deadly Accident Prompts Demands For Better Traffic Safety In Long Island City
A minivan on the street following the fatal accident on March 11, 2013. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The death of a teenager in a curb-hopping incident earlier this month has brought new attention to what many said are long-held complaints about traffic safety on the streets of Long Island City, Queens. […]
Deadly Accident Prompts Demads For Better Traffic Safety In Long Island City
A minivan on the street following the fatal accident on March 11, 2013. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The death of a teenager in a curb-hopping incident earlier this month has brought new attention to what many said are long-held complaints about traffic safety on the streets of Long Island City, Queens. […]
Sandy Zuckerbrot, The Lion of Long Island City, On Its Past and Future
With a wealth of experience across industrial, retail and investment real estate, Sandy Zuckerbrot of Sholom Zuckerbrot LLC has seen Long Island City and the rest of New York transform along with his own business. Boasting a portfolio of 1.5 million square feet occupied by tenants including Walmart, CVS, the United States government and Home […]
Van jumps curb near LaGuardia CC, killing teen
Police investigate the fatal collision near LaGuardia Community College Monday morning. Photo by Rebecca Henely By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers A teenage boy was killed Monday after the driver of a minivan lost control and hit five people on the sidewalk near LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, the NYPD said. Police identified the […]
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Art show at East of East Friday
The paintings of Ann Leggett. At 13-14 Jackson Ave on Friday March 15 at 5pm. The opening! Be there!
Long Island City crash site was dangerous long before fatal accident, students …
Pedestrians have been doing a dangerous dance with vehicles along a Long Island City corridor long before a high school student was fatally killed this week, stakeholders charge. Tenzin Drudak’s deadly encounter with an out-of-control minivan on Monday has mobilized officials and students that are calling for Thomson Ave. and the nearby streets to be […]
New York travel: Long Island City boasts great bars, museums and awesome …
NEW YORK—There’s a lot of great reasons to stay in Long Island City on your next trip to this city, but here’s the best: you get a knockout view of the Manhattan skyline you’d never get in Manhattan. Toss in an assortment of great museums, a burgeoning restaurant industry and hotel rates that can be […]
5th Street to become one-way ‘any day now’
Joe Conley, chair of Community Board 2 March 13, By Christian Murray Long Island City: The Department of Transportation will be converting 5th Street (between 46th Road and 50th Avenue) into a one-way stretch within the next month. The DOT will be turning 5th Street into a one-way southbound street, with speed bumps installed between […]