Long Island City Residents Demand Street Safety Improvements
NEW YORK—Two weeks before the Department of Transportation (DOT) changes leadership, New Yorkers are still making demands of the current leadership. Council Member Jerry Van Bramer, along with a group of concerned citizens, called for more signage at an intersection in Long Island City Dec. 16. “It is the Department of Transportation’s responsibility to maintain […]
Long Island City Residents Demand Street Safety Improvements
NEW YORK—Two weeks before the Department of Transportation (DOT) changes leadership, New Yorkers are still making demands of the current leadership. Council Member Jerry Van Bramer, along with a group of concerned citizens, called for more signage at an intersection in Long Island City Dec. 16. “It is the Department of Transportation’s responsibility to maintain […]
Long Island City Residents Demand Street Safety Improvements
NEW YORK—Two weeks before the Department of Transportation (DOT) changes leadership, New Yorkers are still making demands of the current leadership. Council Member Jerry Van Bramer, along with a group of concerned citizens, called for more signage at an intersection in Long Island City Dec. 16. “It is the Department of Transportation’s responsibility to maintain […]
Madison Realty Capital Provides $27000000 First Mortgage Loan for Long …
NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Madison Realty Capital (MRC), an institutionally backed commercial real estate investment firm and asset manager specializing in flexible debt and equity financing solutions for middle-market transactions throughout the United States, announced the closing of a $27,000,000 first mortgage loan that will be used for the repayment of existing […]
Long Island City Residents Call For Crosswalks, Additional Signage At Deadly …
The intersection at 49th Street and Eleventh Avenue in Long Island City (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Residents are calling on the Department of Transportation to install more crosswalks at a deadly intersection in Queens. The intersection at 49th Street and Eleventh Avenue in Long Island City has been the scene of […]
Brooklyn Cupcake shuts Long Island City location
Photo by Bill Parry Brooklyn Cupcake closes location in Long Island City while owner Carmen Rodriguez keeps an eye on the big picture. Photo by Bill Parry By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Brooklyn Cupcake has closed its Long Island City location less than a year after it opened. But the award winning bakery, considered one […]
Giant Supermarket Opens in LIC With Live Lobsters and International Food
LONG ISLAND CITY — A long-awaited Food Bazaar supermarket opened in Long Island City on Thursday, the first grocery store to take advantage of a newly expanded program that helps food and beverage businesses open their doors sooner. The new 50,000-square-foot market opened at 42-02 Northern Blvd., the site of a former Pathmark that closed […]
Brooklyn Cupcake closes its Long Island City location
Dec. 13, By Christian Murray Brooklyn Cupcake, which opened in Long Island City to much fanfare less than a year ago, has closed. The store, which shared space with Uncle Louie G’s ice cream shop, was located at 5-43 48th Street, and closed just before Thanksgiving. Carmen Rodriguez, who founded Brooklyn Cupcake three years ago, […]
Politicians call for redesign of Queensboro bridge ‘death trap’
Dangerous exit from Queensboro bridge Dec. 12, By Christian Murray Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and State. Sen. Mike Gianaris called on the Department of Transportation to fix a dangerous piece of Long Island City roadway at a joint press conference yesterday at the Queensboro Plaza site where an off-duty police officer was killed in a […]
Silicon Valley East? Queens group awarded $125000 to create tech incubator in …
Christie M Farriella/for New York Daily News Coalition for Queens Founder Jukay Hsu in his office in Long Island City, Queens. Add Queens to the list of locales seeking to become Silicon Valley East. The state Regional Economic Development Council announced on Wednesday that it will give $125,000 to help create a tech incubator in […]
Old hands open new bakery in Long Island City
Faye Hess and Jonathan Stirling at 51st Bakery Cafe Dec. 11, By Christian Murray A new bakery opened in Hunters Point on Saturday by a married couple who have lived in Long Island City for 20 years. The store, called “51st Bakery and Café,” is located at 5-33 51st Avenue, and offers cookies, scones, muffins, […]
NYPD Officer Dies in Crash Near ‘Death Trap’ Queensboro Bridge Ramp
QUEENS — An NYPD officer and mom of two was killed when her car struck a metal railing at the base of the Queensboro Bridge near a “death trap” accident zone early Tuesday, catapulting the vehicle into a storefront that was destroyed in a fatal crash two years ago, officials said. In a tragic twist, […]
Long Island City Hotel Breaks Ground
NEW YORK—Long Island City is getting a new hotel touting Manhattan views. Long Island is a popular alternative to Brooklyn neighborhoods like Cobble Hill and Williamsburg, which once served as affordable alternatives to Manhattan. The Crowne Plaza Hotel is breaking ground Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. at 25-10 42nd Rd. The 11-floor hotel will include […]
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Eating Along the M Line: 36th St. stop in Long Island City
Despite nearly a dozen tourist-friendly hotels and plenty of warehouses around the 36th St. M subway station in Long Island City, the streets are still scarce on good grub. If you’re in the area, be sure to seek out these three local haunts. Cool beans If Coffeed — a sunlit cafe and roastery in the […]
Arepas Cafe’s Arepas, Our Cheap Eat of the Day
Arepas from Arepas Cafe (33-07 36th Avenue, Queens, 718-937-3835), $3.75-$7.75 These destination-worthy arepas come stuffed with enough juice-drooling meat to put the heft of this usually snack-sized pocket on par with many of this city’s sandwiches. During our first trip to this two-roomed Long Island City eatery, we made the mistake of ordering two arepas. […]
Attorney General Comes To Long Island City Mon.
Attorney General Comes To Long Island City Mon. Schneiderman Holds Forum On Issues Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and senior officials from his office will hold a community forum in Long Island City this Monday night, Dec. 2. As announced, the forum will take place beginning at 6 p.m. in the Little Theater at LaGuardia […]
Long Island City site with 450% growth potential gets $17M
Heritage Equity Partners buys LIC site for $17M December 04, 2013 01:30PM 41-21 28th Street UPDATE, 3:32 p.m., Dec. 4: Heritage Equity Partners picked up a two-story, 27,000-square-foot warehouse near Queens Plaza North in Long Island City for $17 million, according to city property records. The Midtown East firm bought the site at 41-21 28th […]
Alobar workers about to shave off their “Mo’s”
(L-R) Brayan Acevedo, Chris Schuh, Jon Champaign, David Muhs Dec. 4, By Christian Murray The month of November was a prickly one at Alobar, with seven staff members at the Long Island City restaurant growing awkward-looking mustaches. The staff formed a team, aptly called Alobar, at the beginning of last month and have been participating […]