
Dope new barbershop on Pearson Street
Just south of Jackson Ave at the Court Square subway station there is…a dope new barbershop. Go there, ye olde timey men! [image: image.jpeg] > > >
Restaurants in Long Island City form association to battle hipster reputation
Long Island City is defiantly not the new Brooklyn, a new restaurant group proudly states. More than a dozen restaurateurs in the increasingly trendy community have formed the Long Island City Restaurant Association to promote the neighborhood and challenge recent misperceptions of what the area is — and what it will not be. “It’s very […]
Restaurants in Long Island City form association to battle hipster reputation
Long Island City is defiantly not the new Brooklyn, a new restaurant group proudly states. More than a dozen restaurateurs in the increasingly trendy community have formed the Long Island City Restaurant Association to promote the neighborhood and challenge recent misperceptions of what the area is — and what it will not be. “It’s very […]
Long Island City Is the Latest Hot Spot for Office Real Estate
Nov. 30, 2014 9:03 p.m. ET Real-estate players long focused on Manhattan’s office market have turned their attention to Long Island City, betting on rising office rents as tenants look for low-cost alternatives in the Queens neighborhood. Vornado Realty Trust announced last week it had agreed to buy the Center Building, a former industrial structure […]
Long Island City Is the Latest Hot Spot for Office Real Estate
Nov. 30, 2014 9:03 p.m. ET Real-estate players long focused on Manhattan’s office market have turned their attention to Long Island City, betting on rising office rents as tenants look for low-cost alternatives in the Queens neighborhood. Vornado Realty Trust announced last week it had agreed to buy the Center Building, a former industrial structure […]

Judging the global economy by empty lots
This empty lot in LIC was a very busy parking lot. No more. Across from the Hunters Point Ave stop it is prime prime prime. And construction is imminent. What does it tell you about the global economy? A lot. Interest rates are low and banks are lending. Real estate prices are up and appraising […]