Artworks Disappear Overnight As 5 Pointz Graffiti Haven Is Painted White
The ‘5 Pointz’ is an outdoor art exhibit space in New York. The project was first established in 1993 to to discourage graffiti vandalism by encouraging artists to display their work in a formal showcase. July 5, 2010. (THEO ZIEROCK/AFP/Getty Images) The ‘5 Pointz’ is an outdoor art exhibit space in New York. The project […]
5 Pointz painted white, artwork gone
Nov. 19, By Christian Murray, The owner of the iconic 5 Pointz building painted over the artwork last night. The artists discovered that their art was gone this morning, tweeting: “5 pointz is gone building was painted overnight…” A paint crew, along with police protection, came around 1 a.m. and finished around 7 a.m., according […]
Simon Development snaps up LIC site for $15M
Simon Development snaps up LIC site for $15M November 26, 2013 05:40PM By Katherine Clarke Jonathan Simon and 45-40 Vernon Boulevard Simon Development Group, a Park Avenue-based developer of residential high-rises, has acquired a Long Island City industrial building for $14.7 million, more than four times the amount for which it last traded, according to […]
Brooklynites Opening ‘Nanobrewery’ With Beer Share in Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — Two homebrewers from Greenpoint are crossing the bridge to open a new “nanobrewery” in Long Island City — the latest to join a growing group of beer-makers that now call the neighborhood home. Rob Kolb and Anthony Accardi are planning to open Transmitter Brewing, as the Daily News first reported, where […]
While DOT plans for Citi Bike in Astoria, Long Island City left in limbo
Nov. 25, By Christian Murray Officials from the Department Transportation announced Tuesday that they are in the early phases of planning for the expansion of Citi Bike into Astoria. However, don’t expect to see a plethora of blue bikes on the roads in Astoria any time soon. DOT officials said it is likely to be […]
Eating Along the M: Court Square station in Queens
Richard Harbus for New York Daily News Smoked ribs, chicken and barbecued beef, and a beer to wash it down, at John Brown Smokehouse. The M line returns to Queens at the Court Square station, which sits the middle of one of the borough’s more complicated neighborhoods, Long Island City. Factories still share space with […]
Police seek man wanted for string of LIC burglaries
suspect Nov. 22, By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who they say has broken into three Long Island City stores in the past month—making off with watches, glasses and jewelry. The police described the alleged perpetrator as a man in his late 40s or early 50s, with a bald head and […]
Avonte Oquendo search enter 8th week
NEW YORK (WABC) — It’s now been seven weeks since the disappearance of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo, who was last seen running out of his school in Long Island City, Queens, on October 4. Still, his family is standing by its vow to find him. Crews will be out again Friday to continue looking for him. […]
Night Falls, and 5Pointz, a Graffiti Mecca, Is Whited Out in Queens
But early Tuesday, under the cover of night, painters quietly blanketed much of the walls of 5Pointz with whitewash, erasing the work of hundreds and seemingly putting the final nail in the long battle between the building’s owners, who plan to erect luxury apartments, and the artists who fought to save it. “This is the […]
RIP 5Pointz: Long Island City Graffiti Mecca Repainted
Art genocide was executed early on Tuesday morning. Internationally renowned street artist haven 5Pointz was unceremoniously painted white. For decades, street artist were allowed to create extensive aerosol art on the Long Island City building, attracting spray cans from all over the world, and was long considered the “United Nations of Graffiti”– a throwback to […]
Night Falls, and a Graffiti Mecca Is Whited Out in Queens
But early Tuesday, under the cover of night, painters quietly blanketed much of the walls of 5Pointz with whitewash, erasing the work of hundreds and seemingly putting the final nail in the long battle between the building’s owners, who plan to erect luxury apartments, and the artists who fought to save it. “This is the […]
Long Island City burglaries suspect sought
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — NYPD investigators have released surveillance photos of a suspect wanted for questioning in connection to 5 burglaries in Long Island City, Queens. CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECT The burglar gets into the residences by throwing a rock through the windows from an adjoining roof. He has struck […]
New 44-Story Residential Tower Coming To Long Island City
Share us on: Facebook LinkedIn By Kaitlin Ugolik Law360, New York (November 19, 2013, 4:40 PM ET) — Brooklyn-based developer Rabsky Group plans to build a 44-story residential building in Long Island City, according to a permit issued Friday by the New York City Department of Buildings. The developer, led by mogul Simon Dushinsky, will […]
Cops Hunt For Serial Burglar In Long Island City
Police say this man has burglarized five Long Island City apartments. (credit: NYPD) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are hunting for a burglar they say has broken into several Long Island City apartments by throwing rocks through their windows. The suspect has struck five times since Oct. 14, police say. He tosses the rocks from […]
Graffiti mecca 5Pointz repainted white in Queens
JUSTIN LANE/EPA How 5Pointz looked before its owners painted over all of the graffiti early Tuesday morning. The building is going to be torn down for two apartment complexes. Queens’ graffiti mecca is no more. The extensive aerosol art on 5Pointz — an internationally renowned haven for urban artists — was quietly painted white early […]
FreshDirect Successfully Completes Major Upgrade of Its SAP® Software in …
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. DURHAM, N.C. — FreshDirect, the leading online retailer of fresh foods and grocery items, and Freudenberg IT (FIT), an SAP-certified global provider of hosting and cloud services, today announced the success of a major release upgrade of the SAP® software in FreshDirect’s application landscape. Since 2009, FIT has been hosting the […]
Long Island City Booming With New Housing Units
A dizzying array of developments is underway in the Dutch Kills community in Long Island City, including new residential development that would never have made it off the boards under archaic zoning restrictions that hovered over the area for 40-plus years. Demolition is underway at building on 38th Avenue near Crescent Street that formerly housed […]
LIC Restaurants to host a food-tasting crawl
Starting point for tasting Nov. 18, By Christian Murray The Long Island City Restaurant Association, which formed just weeks ago, is already organizing its first event. The group is hosting a food tasting, called “Leftovers for Leftovers,” which will take place the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The event is partly inspired by the enormously successful Taste […]
Artisanal food vendors move into Falchi Building’s ‘Food Box’
Nov. 15, By Christian Murray The first steps toward creating a Long Island City food market near Queens Boulevard took place last Monday. Four independent artisanal food makers moved into the ground floor of the Falchi Building on 47th Ave. near LaGuardia Community College. The vendors—some participants in the LIC Flea– were invited to join […]