New tour navigates Long Island City eateries
A new three-hour culinary jaunt through Long Island City is giving visitors a taste of the neighborhood’s best offerings. The brainchild of two Queens natives, “Local Finds: Queens Food Tours” gives participants a chance to sample six of Long Island City’s most unique restaurants during a mile-and-a-half stroll that also offers a slice of the […]
Developer reaches $1.4B milestone in Long Island City
TF Cornerstone reached 100% occupancy in its final building along a stretch of Long Island City, Queens, waterfront this week, signaling the end of a $1.4 billion, decade-long effort to add nearly 3,000 residential apartments to the area. The final leases were in 46-10 Center Blvd., the newly opened 585-unit building that is the last […]
Bareburger to open on Vernon Blvd
Sept 15, By Christian Murray Bareburger–best known for its exotic patties and organic ingredients—is opening a restaurant in Long Island City, in the location that was once Cranky’s. The restaurant is expected to open at 49-19 Vernon Boulevard in late December and is part of a major expansion the burger chain is currently undergoing, said […]
Uber drivers protest in Long Island City
About 40 drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. protested in front of the company’s Long Island City office this morning, calling for numerous changes to their arrangement with the company. The drivers, who call themselves the Uber Drivers Network, were protesting against a combination of rising commissions and cheaper prices from Uber. The drivers chanted, “Uber […]