Popular Brooklyn Japanese Eatery Opens Long Island City Location
Hibino, which has been in Brooklyn for nearly 7 years, opened a second location at 10-70 Jackson Ave. View Full Caption Twitter/Hibino_Brooklyn LONG ISLAND CITY — A popular Japanese eatery in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn has expanded to Queens. Hibino, a nearly 7-year-old restaurant at 333 Henry St. that’s drawn positive reviews for its homemade tofu […]
Q is for Queens –> Back It!
New Queens ABC book launched on Kickstarter. Back it and get one! And submit your ideas for all the great things from LIC and Queens that should be in it. Back it here Tweets about “”Q is for Queens””
Woman Pulled Out of East River in Long Island City
The body of an Astoria woman was found in the water near Gantry Park on Saturday. View Full Caption Twitter/@shaig LONG ISLAND CITY — A woman’s body was pulled out of the East River near Long Island City Saturday morning, and police were investigating the circumstances of her death. The body of Judy Soo Hoo, […]
King of Queens: $2.15 M. Townhouse Sets Local Long Island City Record
Get regal in Queens. For years now, rumor has suggested that Long Island City will, before long, finally “arrive.” It is a phenomenon—that of the persistent but long-unrealized rumor—to which we’ve devoted some thought, albeit with a dose of skepticism. Newly-available evidence suggests, however, that at least one block of the neighborhood is ready for […]
Body Of Queens Woman Pulled Out Of East River
The body of a 51-year-old Queens woman was recovered from the East River yesterday, after officials pulled her onto one of the piers at Long Island City’s Gantry Plaza State Park. Police say that the woman, who was identified today as 51-year-old Judy Soo Hoo of Long Island City, was found in the water near […]
Battle Brewing Between LIC Bars Over ‘Dutch Kills’ Moniker
Dominic Stiller opened Dutch Kills Centraal in September. Another Long Island City cocktail bar, Dutch Kills, is suing the establishment over the similarity in names. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — What’s in a name? Popular cocktail joint Dutch Kills is in a food fight with newcomer pub Dutch Kills Centraal over […]
Lloyd Goldman’s BLDG sells Long Island City building for $60M
Lloyd Goldman’s BLDG sells Long Island City building for $60M Price of property rose 50 percent in one year March 17, 2014 01:00PM By Adam Pincus From left: Lloyd Goldman, Jeff Fishman, 47-25 34th Street (Photo credit: PropertyShark) and Steve Klein A partnership of two companies affiliated with Lloyd Goldman’s BLDG Management sold a massive […]
Introducing Long Island City’s Newest Condo, the Millstone
Monday, March 17, 2014, by Jessica Dailey Name: The Millstone at 41-18 27th StreetDeveloper: An anonymous LLC, 41-18 27th Street LLCArchitecture: George Konnaris of GKA DesignSize: 8 stories, 14 unitsPrices: $$480,000 to $799,000Sales Marketing: aptsandlofts.com A new 14-unit condo building has soft-launched sales near Queens Plaza in Long Island City. Aptsandlofts.com currently has five live […]
Updated: Woman’s body found in water near Gantry Plaza: NYPD
Police discovered a woman’s body in Long Island City. Photo by Sarina Trangle By Sarina Trangle TimesLedger Newspapers Police officers found a 51-year-old woman’s body in the East River near the coast of Gantry Plaza State Park Saturday morning, the NYPD said. The Police Department said it dispatched officers to the shore of Long Island […]
Steve Madden Launches Second Keyshia Cole Collaboration
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., March 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Steve Madden, a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women and men, today announced its second partnership with multi-platinum recording R B sensation, Keyshia Cole, set to be released in March 2014. The line features a variety of heeled and platform styles, ranging […]
NYC mixologist suing rival bar for ripping off name: suit
It’s apparently Kills or be killed in the Long Island City bar scene. A renowned cocktail maestro who opened the bar Dutch Kills in Queens is suing another watering hole less than a mile away for calling itself Dutch Kills Centraal, saying in a Brooklyn federal lawsuit filed Thursday, it rips off his name and […]
New Condo Looks to Lure Neighborhood Renters Ready to Buy
The Millstone in Long Island CityView Full Caption QUEENSBORO PLAZA — A new condo building in Long Island City that’s hitting the market next month is looking to set itself apart as a new option to buy in a neighborhood that’s being flooded with rentals, its realtor said. The Millstone — named after the pair […]
Shuster’s Five27 in Long Island City sells out
Shuster’s Five27 in Long Island City sells out Design of the building cited as big selling point for condo on 51st Avenue March 14, 2014 05:50PM By Julie Strickland Rendering of 5-27 51st Avenue Shuster Development’s luxury condominium development Five27 in Long Island City is 100 percent sold, a spokesperson from Modern Spaces, the development’s […]
Local art to be showcased at the Falchi Building
Falchi Building March 13, By Michael Florio Local artists will soon be displaying their work at the Falchi Building, a former warehouse that has undergone a multimillion-dollar overhaul in recent months located at 31-00 47th Ave. Jamestown Properties, which owns the Falchi Building and is best known for developing the Chelsea Market, is teaming up […]
Long Island City waterfront parks get some new blood
A new Hunters Point South Park volunteer group joins forces with the 15-year-old Friends of Gantry Park team. Photo courtesy Bill Bylewski By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A new stewardship group is forming to care for the greenspace in Long Island City’s waterfront parks. The Hunters Point Conservancy will be a microcosm of what LIC […]
MTA and LIC business group clash over neighborhood advertising campaign
March 12, By Christian Murray Last month, the MTA promised the Long Island City business community that it would launch an advertising campaign to help offset the lost trade caused by the No 7 train weekend shutdowns. The implementation of that advertising campaign, however, has been delayed as the Long Island City business community and […]
At M. Wells Steakhouse in Long Island City, Too Much is Just Enough
Bradley Hawks Hugue Dufour continues his madcap cooking. At some point during the nearly 30 minutes spent waiting for a repeat order of Hugue Dufour’s gargantuan foie gras-stuffed gnocchi, the diners in my party realized we were reaching our limit. Bulbous and burnished, the mashed potato filling surrounding creamy liver made the dumplings taste similar […]
Hunters Point ‘Inundated’ With Film and TV Shoots, CB2 Says
A “No Parking” sign at the site of a television shoot in Brooklyn last year. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Janet Upadhye LONG ISLAND CITY — Hunters Point is getting a little too Hollywood, local leaders say. Queens Community Board 2 wants the city to cut the number of film and television shoots approved for the neighborhood, […]
Protesters hang “gentrification in progress” sign on 5 Pointz
Protesters hang “gentrification in progress” sign on 5 Pointz Demolition of iconic LIC site to give way to two residential buildings March 10, 2014 08:39AM 45-46 Davis Street in Queens (Credit: Jowy/Instagram) Civil rights activists By Any Means Necessary and Brooklyn street artist group gilf! teamed up to make a banner that was wrapped around […]
Studio with a view in Long Island City
Violet Baxter’s painting “Bridge in Yellow Light” shows Steinway Storage and Moving, Mason Tenders Training Center and the roadway leading to the Queensboro Bridge. Photo courtesy Violet Baxter By Allison Plitt TimesLedger Newspapers Painter Violet Baxter has spent most of her artistic career painting scenes outside her different studios’ windows. “There are drawings and paintings […]