A Major Renovation on the Doorstep of Queens
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Long Island City to protest No. 7 train weekend closures
Jan. 16, By Christian Murray Several Long Island City residents and business owners will be coming out Friday morning to announce that they are fed up with the patchy No. 7 train weekend service. Tomorrow, organized by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, a coalition of community leaders, elected officials and cultural groups will be holding a […]
New 10-story hotel heads to Long Island City
A 74-room hotel is slated to rise in Long Island City, one of many hospitality developments that have cropped up in the area as of late. The Department of Buildings issued a new building permit for a 10-story hotel to be built at 40-47 22nd Street, near 44th Avenue. A New Jersey hotel owner and […]
Queens’ priciest pad on sale at the View
46-30 Center Boulevard A $2.5 million penthouse in Long Island City is currently the priciest pad on the market in Queens. Located inside TF Cornerstone’s 186-unit condominium the View, the unit falls short of the borough’s largest record sale so far to date: a $3.1 million penthouse in the same building that changed hands in […]
Long Island City is a rising star in real estate
When Eric Benaim began brokering apartments in Long Island City, back in 2006, convincing people to move there required imagination. “I had to paint a picture of what this neighborhood would eventually be like,” he says, recalling how desolate it looked. “I don’t have to do that anymore,” he adds. Today, the East River waterfront […]