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Mapping Long Island City’s Insane Number of New Apartments
Once upon a time, Long Island City was a hotbed of industry, but over the last decade, it’s become a hotbed for residential development thanks to a 2001 rezoning. Since then, roughly 5,000 units have been added to a 37 block area that encompasses the LIC microhoods of Court Square and Queens Plaza. Many more […]
OPINION: Is Community Board 2 transparent?
OPINIONJune 15, By John O’Reilly During recent Community Board 2 meetings, the term “transparency” has been used with greater frequency to describe the Board and its various committees’ actions and functions. Is this description accurate? No. Community Board 2 fails to make important community information easily accessible and does not provide details about who sits […]
Third Worker Hurt in Fall at Northern Blvd Site
Three workers have fallen and been hurt at the construction site at 30-46 Northern Boulevard, which is run by KSK Construction Group. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A worker was seriously hurt Friday morning when he fell about 12 feet at a Northern Boulevard construction site, the third such incident in […]
EXCLUSIVE: Shooting threat scrawled on desk causes alarm in Queens high …
This would send shivers down any spine. A student’s threat to shoot up Long Island City High School with an assault rifle prompted tightened security after a teacher discovered a chilling message etched on a classroom desk Wednesday. “Tomorrow, June 12, there will be a shooting in the school with an AK-47 and a 9-mm,” […]
LIC condo sells for $3.35 million, breaks record
The View June 12, By Christian Murray A three-bedroom, ground-floor apartment unit at The View sold for $3,350,000, according to city records. The Real Deal, which broke the story, reported that the price set the record for the most expensive condo sale in Queens. The 1,842-square-foot-apartment at 46-30 Center Boulevard — features three bedrooms, three baths […]
Long Island City condo sets Queens record at $3.35M
Long Island City condo sets Queens record at $3.35M Apartment breaks previous record of $3.15M June 11, 2014 03:10PM By Rich Bockmann From left: The View at 46-30 Center Boulevard and Silvette Julian A Colombian buyer set a new record for the most expensive condo in Queens’ when she paid $3.35 million last month for […]
Long Island City’s Newest Mural To Be Unveiled
Join Recycle-A-Bicycle and P.S. 993 Friday, June 13 at 4 p.m. to celebrate Long Island City’s newest mural and to hear the story behind the art. The ceremony will honor the work of muralists Alex Cook, Pasqualina Azzarello and Sunny Hossain, a student at P.S. 993 at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. The […]
Something new for the Long Island City art world
The newest up-and-coming artists could be discovered in Long Island City as Conception Events introduces New York City to dozens of artists during the first Emerging Artists Festival weekend. The event being brought to Long Island City is part of a growing trend of galleries, arts festivals and installments popping up in the neighborhood, something […]
Long Island City Holiday Inn hits the market for nearly $60M
Long Island City Holiday Inn hits the market for nearly $60M Buyer could revamp property as luxury hotel when franchise deal ends in five years June 05, 2014 04:20PM From left: Eastern Consolidated’s Marion Jones, Adelaide Polsinelli, 39-05 29th Street, Gary Meese and Jason Marin Holiday Inn Manhattan View, a 136-room hotel in Long Island […]
Long Island City sure is tasty!
Long Island City sure is tasty! – Queens Chronicle: Western Queens News One Tuesday, more than 50 restaurants and food distributors were represented at the 9th Annual Taste of LIC sponsored by the Chocolate Factory. Though rain clouds hung low, spirits were high as hundreds of Long Island City residents, business owners and visitors crammed […]
Queens Arts Festival to Feature Live Body-Painting
Danny Quirk is one of several artists participating in the Emerging Artists Festival in Long Island City on Friday. He is known for his anatomical body paintings. View Full Caption Courtesy Conception Events LONG ISLAND CITY — An arts festival taking place in Queens this weekend will make use of some unusual canvases — such […]
Eco-friendly Rental Building Now Leasing in Long Island City – Multi
Jun. 4, 2014 By Joshua Ayers, Senior Editor Long Island City, N.Y.—Douglas Elliman Development Marketing has announced that the L+M Development project, The Pearson Court Square, which transformed a vacant Long Island City lot at 45-50 Pearson Street into a 197-unit eco-friendly luxury rental building, has launched leasing efforts. “Long Island City is exploding with […]
Hunters Point group celebrates its beginning with park event
Source: Hunters Point Parks Conservancy June 3, By Christian Murray, More than 120 people attended a party at Hunters Point South Park on Saturday to celebrate the formation of a new group that aims to improve all the parks in the neighborhood—as well as to pay tribute to the organizers who paved the way for […]
Where Freelancers Can Find Office Space in Western Queens
Co-Working Spaces in Western QueensView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — In western Queens, a growing number of shared and co-working spaces are giving solo and freelance workers a place to break out of their work-from-home ruts or escape the crowded neighborhood coffee shop. From an open loft inside an art gallery to a members-only […]
Queens foods fest bringing fifty plus big apple eateries to Long Island City
The Taste of LIC will simmer under 900-square-foot tents in Gantry Plaza State Park on Tuesday, and the 52 restaurants, bars and cafes that signed on to show off their signature offerings marked an all-time high. Three other eateries are even on a waiting list, said Sheila Lewandowski, executive director of the local arts hub […]
Bard in the Park | Long Island City installation | New Music Seminar
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Most of 7 Train Shutting Down This Weekend
Service will be suspended between Times Square and the 74th Street-Broadway station in Jackson Heights this weekend. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly QUEENS — Service along most of the 7 train line will be suspended this weekend for track work, according to the MTA. There will be no 7 trains in both directions between Times […]
Long Island City CrossFit Gym to Offer Kids Summer Camp Program
CrossFit Gantry in Long Island City will offer a summer camp program for kids. View Full Caption Courtesy Michele Kelber HUNTERS POINT — Welcome to camp CrossFit. A CrossFit gym in Long Island City that launched classes specifically for kids last year will offer the program as part of a fitness-focused camp this summer for […]
City issues final Hunter’s Point South request for proposals
City issues final Hunter’s Point South request for proposals Phase to lay groundwork for construction of 3,000 additional housing units May 28, 2014 03:45PM Rendering of Hunter’s Point South The de Blasio administration is moving forward with the planned 30-acre, $100 million Hunter’s Point South development project in Long Island City, Queens. The city’s Economic […]
Long Island City artist’s work inspired by the sea
This porcelain sculpture by Noriko Kuresumi is titled “Sea of Memory.” Photo courtesy artist By AlLison Plitt TimesLedger Newspapers Within the past five years, Long Island City sculptor Noriko Kuresumi has received awards and recognition for her artwork. Most recently, she won the grand prize in the “14th Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition” last year. […]