5Pointz Closer to Being Razed as Development Plan Advances
The graffiti mecca 5Pointz in Long Island City lost another battle in its fight for preservation as plans for two luxury apartment buildings on the site moved forward this week. The City Planning Commission unanimously approved a special application to expand the square feet that can be developed there. “Long Island City is not Williamsburg. […]
Straight, Interracial Couple Victimized In Racist, Homophobic Attack
Billie and Jacob James-Vogel were with their gay friend at a Long Island City bar celebrating a birthday over the weekend. When the group went to leave the bar at approximately 1:30 AM on Saturday, they were approached by three men from a nearby automobile. The attackers began shouting homophobic slurs at the group. When […]
Big Reveal: $650000 For A 1BR In Long Island City
Thursday, August 22, 2013, by Hana R. Alberts This week’s PriceSpotter property in Long Island City (a place of, apparently, debatable value) elicited a whopping 63 reader reactions, but anonymous commenter #3 was the first to guess the asking price correctly: $650,000. The proposed prices ranged from $421K to $749K, with most arguing about the […]
5Pointz could soon meet wrecking ball
DelMundo, Anthony freelance NYDN Jerry Wolkoff and his son David Wolkoff, owners of the 5Pointz building in Long Island City, plan to tear it down and put a pair of luxury, residential towers. The days of an internationally respected graffiti mecca in Queens appear to be numbered. The City Planning Commission unanimously voted on Wednesday […]