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Uprising Running Card Feb. 13 in Long Island City, Queens
BY The Sweet Science ON December 30, 2014 UPRISING PROMOTIONS RETURNS TO LONG ISLAND CITY ON FEB. 13th Promotion Returning to Long Island City with Emphasis to KO AutismNew York, N.Y. (Monday, December 29, 2014) – Ronson Frank’s Uprising Promotions, in association with Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, has confirmed its next show for Friday, February […]
Curbed Cup Finals: (7) Long Island City vs. (16) City Island
Wednesday, December 31, 2014, by Jessica Dailey And now, the conclusion of the Curbed Cup, our annual award to the New York City neighborhood of the year. Because this is the most important decision of all time, the polls will be left open until noon on Friday, January 2. Let the final battle begin! No. […]
Drink Wine on Tap at New Hunters Point Bar
BLVD Wine Bar Opens in Hunters PointView Full Caption HUNTERS POINT — A new Long Island City wine bar is letting customers get in touch with their inner sommelier. BLVD Wine Bar, which opened a little over a week ago at 4720 Center Blvd., serves up more than 40 different wines by the glass and bottle […]
Curbed Cup Final Four: (3) FiDi vs. (7) Long Island City
Tuesday, December 30, 2014, by Jeremiah Budin We’re down to the final four in the Curbed Cup, our annual award to the New York City neighborhood of the year. There will be one matchup today and tomorrow, with the polls left open for 24 hours. The final showdown for the prestigious fake trophy will begin […]
"The Big Pay Back" Set For 2/13 in Long Island City
New York, N.Y. – Ronson Frank’s Uprising Promotions, in association with Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, has confirmed its next show for Friday, February 13th, at the Five Star Banquet Hall in Long Island City, Queens. The card, entitled “The Big Pay Back,” continues the initiative of Uprising Promotions to KO Autism, and proceeds from the […]
Condos Coming to NYC’s Long Island City After Rental Boom
After nine years of working on apartment developments in New York’s red-hot Brooklyn, Sam Charney has moved on to a new mission, in a different borough. Charney, with partner Ascent Development, is building condominiums in the rental-saturated neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens, on a wager that the area is starved for for-sale housing. […]
Long Island City honors fallen cops
Somberly reflecting on the murders of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, the 108th Precinct in Long Island City hosted a vigil Monday. The pair were shot while sitting in their patrol car in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn by a Baltimore resident, Isaaiyl Brinsley, on Saturday. The attack is alleged to be a response to a grand […]
Best wishes and the biggest thing I made this year
Friends, Our work of the last two years is ready for the world. I hope you will use it to pull people and ideas together to achieve more in 2015. Cheers – Amol Big Thanks and Warm Wishes It’s been a big year for Knotable. Thank you for helping us build something that pulls people […]
Curbed Cup Elite Eight: (2) 57th Street vs. (7) Long Island City
Tuesday, December 23, 2014, by Jeremiah Budin Half the field has already been eliminated in the Curbed Cup, our annual award to the New York City neighborhood of the year. This week we’ll have two matchups apiece on Monday and Tuesday—with the polls left open for 24 hours—and by Wednesday only four contenders will be […]
Injuries reported in fire in Long Island City – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — A fire at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City Tuesday morning is now under control. The fire started at approximately 10:42 a.m. on the fourth floor of the six-story building at 40-01 12th St. There were two minor injuries and those patients were taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital. […]
Even more condos planned for Long Island City
Even more condos planned for Long Island City With land prices shooting up, rentals no longer pencil out for many builders December 22, 2014 05:00PM Clock Tower building at 29-27 41st Avenue and rendering of Ascent Development’s 11-51 47th Avenue in LIC With Long Island City land prices blowing up and the neighborhood’s demographics shifting […]
Condos coming to Long Island City after rental boom
(Bloomberg) — After nine years of working on apartment developments in New York’s red-hot Brooklyn, Sam Charney has moved on to a new mission, in a different borough. Mr. Charney, with partner Ascent Development, is building condominiums in the rental-saturated neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens, on a wager that the area is starved […]
Condos coming to New York’s Long Island City after rental boom
After nine years of working on apartment developments in New York’s red-hot Brooklyn, Sam Charney has moved on to a new mission, in a different borough. Charney, with partner Ascent Development, is building condominiums in the rental-saturated neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens, on a wager that the area is starved for for-sale housing. […]
See 3-D Panorama of LIC’s Clock Tower at Hologram Exhibit
“Around the Clock,” by Maximus Clarke will feature 3-D images of the interior of the the Clock Tower in Long Island City. View Full Caption Maximus Clarke LONG ISLAND CITY — The Center for Holographic Arts will return to the neighborhood for a one-night exhibit Friday that will look back on 2014, including on its […]
LIC Kids Sing for Christmas
From the Queens Paideia School.
New Barber Shop at Court Square
> The place is dope. Old School. On Pearson Street which is off the corner where Sage and Bank of America are.
Take a Look Inside the Affordable Housing Complex at Hunters Point South
Construction at Hunters Point SouthView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — Monday is the last day to apply for the housing lottery for the first phase of Hunters Point South, with about 925 rent-stabilized apartments up for grabs for moderate and low-income households. Construction is underway at the two Long Island City buildings, which are […]
Thousands of Knitted and Crocheted ‘Amigurumi’ Fill LIC Gallery
World Amigurumi Exhibit at ResoboxView Full Caption QUEENS PLAZA — An ear of corn with eyes and a tiny orange octopus hang from walls at the Japanese cultural center Resobox in Long Island City, while a dragon and a unicorn dangle from the ceiling. Each are examples of amigurumi, the making of crocheted or knitted toys — a craft […]
Couple’s Balcony Nightmare In Long Island City
Rap Video Under Fire For Encouraging Cop Killing Rap Video Under Fire For Encouraging Cop Killing Updated: Tuesday, December 16 2014 1:34 PM EST2014-12-16 18:34:19 GMT The rap video “Hands Up!” featuring rappers Maino and Uncle Murda has gone viral, but it’s the videos message that has many people up in arms. The video basically […]
Charter School Principal Uses Music to Help Students Learn
Franklin Headley, the principal at VOICE Charter School in Queens. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — At VOICE Charter School in Queens, music plays an integral role in learning. The school serves just fewer than 600 students in kindergarten through seventh grade, and everyone participates in choral singing, with children beginning to […]