10-inch drill bit almost strikes F train in Long Island City
A massive drill bit nearly hit an F train packed with about 800 riders Thursday when it busted into a train tunnel, according to the MTA. The drill bit, 10 inches in diameter, pierced the subway tunnel from the street as the Queens-bound F train rolled out of the 21st Street station in Long Island […]
New Digs in Long Island City
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Locals Look to Landmark Clock Tower Building in Queens Plaza
Residents who live near the former Bank of Manhattan building in Queens Plaza — known for its iconic clock tower — are pushing to see the structure recognized as a New York City landmark. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska LONG ISLAND CITY — Residents who live near the former Bank of Manhattan building in Queens […]
Development sites sell for $44M in latest Long Island City deal
Development sites sell for $44M in latest Long Island City deal GDC Properties picks up plot that allows 150K sf development October 20, 2014 01:40PM By Claire Moses 11-22 45th Road, Long Island City UPDATED 2:10 p.m. October 23: The Westchester-based GDC Properties bought two adjacent parcels in Long Island City for $44 million, according to […]
Santander Finances GDC Long Island City Industrial Buys
Santander Bank provided a $22 million loan to Hawthorne, N.Y.-based GDC Properties to facilitate the acquisition of two Long Island City industrial properties ripe for conversions, city records show. 11-24 45th Road. The retail and residential developer acquired a one-story warehouse at 11-24 45th Road from a seller listed as Eunhasu Corporation for $37 million […]
Gym in Long Island City focuses on CrossFit for kids – WTVD
LONG ISLAND CITY — You might have noticed CrossFit gyms popping up all over the place. The high intensity workouts focus on strength and conditioning for adults, but now kids are taking part as well. “I was like, what if your kids could have this and the impact at a younger age?” says Michele Kelber. […]
Displaced Long Island homeless crowd South End shelter
Trailing the flashing lights of a police escort, the city bus completed its journey in front of a bleak building in the South End, where more officers and guards were waiting. Out filed some of the 700 former residents of Long Island, where the city’s largest homeless shelter operated until earlier this month — before […]
Gym in Long Island City focuses on CrossFit for kids – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — You might have noticed CrossFit gyms popping up all over the place. The high intensity workouts focus on strength and conditioning for adults, but now kids are taking part as well. “I was like, what if your kids could have this and the impact at a younger age?” says Michele […]
Hunting in Hunter’s Point South: Affordable Housing in Long Island City
Phase 1 of Hunter’s Point South under construction (Elena Boffetta/NY City Lens) Since first moving to Long Island City five years ago, Kenneth Musante’s rent has been increasing every year. But this year his landlord is asking for $4,000 a month—for a three-bedroom apartment, on the fourth floor, without an elevator. Unwilling to pay a […]
Development site sells for $37M in latest Long Island City deal
Development site sells for $37M in latest Long Island City deal GDC Properties picks up plot that allows 114K sf development October 20, 2014 01:40PM By Claire Moses 11-22 45th Road, Long Island City The Westchester-based GDC Properties bought a development site in Long Island City for $37 million, according to property records filed with […]
Wanted: Gentrifiers for huge Long Island City warehouse
Wanted: Gentrifiers for huge Long Island City warehouse Investors look to up value of their nearby properties by wooing developer to convert 300K sf site October 20, 2014 03:55PM By Rich Bockmann From left: Nigel Shamash and a rendering of 30-02 Borden Avenue Investors in a far-flung corner of industrial Long Island City are looking for […]
Planned Parenthood breaks ground in Long Island City
Elected officials from across the borough joined the leaders of Planned Parenthood of New York City, Thursday, for a groundbreaking ceremony for its new health center in Long Island City. When the 14,000-square-foot state-of-the-art center opens in May 2015, it will be PPNYC’s first in the county allowing 24,000 client visits within the first year […]
$9 Million Planned Parenthood To Be Built In Long Island City
A $9 million Planned Parenthood health center will soon be built in Long Island City, the only one of its kind in Queens. According to the Times, the organization’s four other locations—one in each borough—have seen a 26 percent increase in patient visits since 2008, meaning it’s high time Queens, the most populous borough in […]
Planned Parenthood Is Expanding to Queens
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How Lockheed Martin’s New Approach To Nuclear Fusion Could Power The World
Flickr/Faustino GarciaLong Island City could be powered by nuclear fusion reactors in the future.Lockheed Martin Corporation announced on Oct. 15 that their research team at Skunk Works has made a technological breakthrough in nuclear fusion that could change energy sources forever. The basic concept behind nuclear fusion is to extract the tremendous amount of energy […]
Jackpot? Hunter’s Point housing lotto starts today
Jackpot? Hunter’s Point housing lotto starts today About 50,000 applications expected for 925 units in Long Island City development October 15, 2014 04:02PM Hunter’s Point South (Rendering: Related Companies) Winners won’t take home a multi-million dollar jackpot, but those who snag an affordable unit at Hunter’s Point South may feel like they’ve done just that. […]
Long-awaited lottery to begin for two towers of affordable Hunter’s Point South
It’s the real estate equivalent of finding the golden ticket. Nearly 50,000 New York City residents are expected to enter a lottery, starting Wednesday, to win the chance at an affordable apartment in a brand new luxury rental tower on the Long Island City waterfront. Winners will land an apartment that rents for well below […]
Harbor bridge closing brings hunt for new shelters, services
City officials were scrambling Thursday to find shelter for more than 400 homeless people and as many as 300 others in recovery programs on Long Island after a state inspection found that an aging two-lane bridge connecting the island in Boston Harbor to the mainland was too dangerous for vehicles to cross. It could be […]
Harbor bridge closing brings hunt for new shelters, services
City officials were scrambling Thursday to find shelter for more than 400 homeless people and as many as 300 others in recovery programs on Long Island after a state inspection found that an aging two-lane bridge connecting the island in Boston Harbor to the mainland was too dangerous for vehicles to cross. It could be […]
Man and Woman Robbed at Gunpoint in Long Island City Park, Police Say
The NYPD released an image of a suspect in a gunpoint robbery in Long Island City. View Full Caption NYPD LONG ISLAND CITY — Two men robbed a man and a woman at gunpoint in a Queens park last month, taking off with their cellphones and debit cards, according to police. Police say the suspects […]