Long Island City is undergoing a hotel boom — and residents benefit, too
It’s destination Long Island City. A Queens neighborhood that went from sprawling warehouses and manufacturing plants to luxury towers is now undergoing its latest transformation: as a haven for tourists. Hotel developers are capitalizing on the area’s proximity to Manhattan — and lower nightly rates — to lure visitors to chic lodges that fight to […]
Long Island City is undergoing a hotel boom — and residents benefit, too
It’s destination Long Island City. A Queens neighborhood that went from sprawling warehouses and manufacturing plants to luxury towers is now undergoing its latest transformation: as a haven for tourists. Hotel developers are capitalizing on the area’s proximity to Manhattan — and lower nightly rates — to lure visitors to chic lodges that fight to […]
Your Guide to Queens Council District 22 — Astoria, Long Island City
With Peter Vallone Jr. term-limited, three are running in the Democratic Primary. In the 22nd Council District, which encompasses Astoria, Long Island City and parts of Jackson Heights, three Democrats are running in the primary to succeed term-limted Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. Costa Constantinides, a district leader, has received a bulk of the endorsements and […]