Tour The Huge New Rental Behind Long Island City’s Pepsi Sign
Wednesday, August 13, 2014, by Hana R. Alberts Long Island City rentals are proliferating like mad, and here’s a closer look at 584 of them. 4610 Center Boulevard started leasing in April, which marked the sixth and final building in developer TF Cornerstone‘s massive East Coast development along the river. Its claim to fame? A […]
Queens parents protest changes to a Long Island City school’s schedule
Earlier is not better for these Queens parents. One Long Island City school is making its daily schedule earlier this year due to new changes in the teacher’s contract, drawing the ire of working parents who say the new routine will deprive them of precious time with their kids. PS 78’s new day will begin […]
Office Tenants Look to Long Island City
Medeiros: “Creative and innovative tenants are taken with the aesthetic of Long Island City properties.” NEW YORK CITYAs the average asking price for Manhattan office space continues to rise, tenants are looking beyond the borough into Brooklyn and Queens. One spot in particular in the latter borough is really taking off: Long Island City. Brandon […]
Long Island City: Skyline views fuel a boom
A view of Gantry Plaza with TF Cornerstone’s waterfront buildings then still under construction. Photo by Will Steacy BY LAUREN PRICE | Long Island City in southwestern Queens — running from the East River and Newtown Creek to Broadway and east to roughly 51st St. and Hobart St. — is home to some 70,000 residents, […]
Old-school pizzeria L’inizio opens on Vernon Blvd
August 7, By Christian Murray L’inizio, an old-school pizzeria located at 47-23 Vernon Boulevard, opened today. The owner, Tom Blaze, said that the pizzeria offers simplicity—from a casual, homey atmosphere to food cooked with the freshest of ingredients. Blaze said the pizza is made each day, on site from scratch. All the produce is locally […]
Steve Madden Announces Participation in the Canaccord Genuity 34th Annual …
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Steve Madden (Nasdaq:SHOO) today announced that the company will be presenting at the Canaccord Genuity 34th Annual Growth Conference held at the InterContinental Boston Hotel, MA, on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Edward Rosenfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will host the presentation. The audio portion […]
After long delays, Jora finally opens
Jora erects it sign, May 2013 August 6, By Christian Murray It took more than 18 months but it has finally arrived. Jora, which offers traditional Peruvian food, opened two weeks ago on the corner of 48th Avenue and 11th . The restaurant is owned and operated by 26-year-old Alejandro Rojas, who comes to the […]
Queens leader says rents “astronomical,” seeks rezoning
Queens leader says rents “astronomical,” seeks rezoning Community Board chair’s plan to allow taller buildings would boost affordable housing stock August 06, 2014 01:00PM From left: Joseph Conley and Sunnyside, Queens Queens leaders are angling for Mayor Bill de Blasio to include several of the borough’s neighborhoods in the administration’s plan to build and preserve 200,000 affordable housing […]
Pricey Three-Unit Long Island City Conversion Hits the Market
Wednesday, August 6, 2014, by Hana R. Alberts Joining Long Island City’s masses of new apartments is this three-condo development on 47th Road. It’s a classic boom-time tale: Ascent Development bought what was then a two-family home for $1.2 million in May of 2013, and converted it into two triplexes and a duplex. Occupancy is […]
In Long Island City, bigger buildings, smaller apartments
In Long Island City, bigger buildings, smaller apartments Units in Long Island City are about 29 percent smaller than two years ago, study shows August 04, 2014 10:00AM From left: The View and The Madison, two luxury developments in Long Island City The towers are getting taller but the apartments are growing smaller in Long […]
Take a Tour of Queens on the 7 Train
Lucky Seven Subway Tours will launch next week, showing visitors the borough from its best-known train. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Skip the double-decker tour bus and hop on the 7 train. A new Queens tour group is looking to give visitors a view of the borough from it’s best-known subway […]
‘The Mill’ on 11th Street opens
August 3, By Michael Florio A new café/bakery opened this week in Long Island City. The Mill, located at 44-16 11th Street, opened Tuesday serving a broad coffee menu and a wide variety of organic and vegan-baked goods from local businesses such as Jack’s Stir Brew and Amy’s Bread. The cafés menu features Espresso for […]
2-alarm fire burns through home in Long Island City, Queens – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — Firefighters and MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers rescued more than a dozen people from a fire in Long Island City, Queens Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in the basement and first floor of a four-story apartment building on 51st Avenue between 10th and 11th Street just after 6:30 a.m. […]
2-alarm fire burns through home in Long Island City, Queens – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — Firefighters and MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers rescued more than a dozen people from a fire in Long Island City, Queens Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in the basement and first floor of a four-story apartment building on 51st Avenue between 10th and 11th Street just after 6:30 a.m. […]
MTA Police Rush From Queens Midtown Tunnel to Evacuate Burning Building
Two firefighters suffered serious injuries in the 51st Avenue blaze, the FDNY said. View Full Caption Shutterstock QUEENS — MTA police officers raced from their posts at the Queens Midtown Tunnel to help evacuate a burning Long Island City apartment building Wednesday morning as firefighters battled the blaze that left nine first responders injured, officials […]
Long Island City: Skyline views, chic eateries and galleries, easy commute all …
A view of Gantry Plaza with TF Cornerstone’s waterfront buildings then still under construction. Photo by Will Steacy BY LAUREN PRICE | Long Island City in southwestern Queens — running from the East River and Newtown Creek to Broadway and east to roughly 51st St. and Hobart St. — is home to some 70,000 residents, […]