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Gourmet Food Store Planned for Hunters Point Building
A gourmet food store, a coffee and wine shop and a medical center are leasing retail space at Gantry Park Landing, an apartment building at 2-14 50th Ave. in Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly HUNTERS POINT — A gourmet food store is being planned for Long Island City, one of three retailers […]
Long Island City elementary school gets big boost in preschool seats
Astoria is taking the rest of the city to preschool. The neighborhood’s Public School 70 is leading the way for the mayor’s universal pre-kindergarten initiative, doubling the number of preschool seats next year to 144. It’s the city’s biggest addition of full-time seats. The expansion is part of a push to add more than 1,200 […]
Long Island City business owner: the MTA caused me $60000 worth of damage …
When it rains, it pours, and in one Queens business, it also floods. The MTA’s $10 billion East Side Access project has wreaked more than $60,000 worth of damage on a Long Island City business since construction started in 2009, its livid owner says. “It has been very, very frustrating,” said Marc Newman, whose Standard […]
Long Island City business owner: the MTA caused me $60000 worth of damage …
When it rains, it pours, and in one Queens business, it also floods. The MTA’s $10 billion East Side Access project has wreaked more than $60,000 worth of damage on a Long Island City business since construction started in 2009, its livid owner says. “It has been very, very frustrating,” said Marc Newman, whose Standard […]
Police Shoot and Kill Elderly Queens Man After He Kills Daughter
Police shot and killed a man in Queens Saturday after he shot and killed his daughter. Authorities say an 86-year-old man called 911 saying and he that he had shot his daughter and dog with a 12 gauge shotgun, and that he wanted to kill himself. Police responding to the scene on 38th Street in […]
MTA Ad for 7 Train Shutdowns Touts LIC as ‘Best Kept Secret’
A new ad promoting Long Island City — designed to help offset the effects of ongoing weekend service shutdowns on the local 7 train — is now appearing on digital screens in subway stations, according to the MTA. View Full Caption MTA LONG ISLAND CITY — A new ad promoting Long Island City — designed […]
Modern Condos Popular in Long Island City
NEW YORK—Developers of all sizes work in the city and it’s not uncommon for a developer to team up with a marketing firm to design the building they plan to build. David Maundrell, founder of aptsandlofts.com, said the process begins before someone makes a land purchase. Based on the location and what can be built […]
MTA unveils Long Island City marketing material
April 17, By Christian Murray “Experience New York City’s Best Kept Secret.” That is the slogan touting Long Island City that is going to be plastered on subway trains and in stations for much of this year, while No. 7 train weekend service is down. It will be part of the public service announcement notifying No. […]
NY1 For You: Unfair Tickets Stop at Long Island City Muni Meter Trap
Filling the muni meter wasn’t enough in one area of Long Island City where drivers said they were getting taken for a ride until they contacted NY1 For You. NY1’s Susan Jhun filed the following report. “It’s an all out assault, we have people in here that have 90 tickets, 100 tickets in a matter […]
Halal cart rolls into Hunters Point, future unknown
April 16, By Christian Murray A bright orange Halal cart set up shop on the sidewalks of Hunters Point this week and it has already drawn the attention of police and one resident. Navid Ahmed, an Afghani immigrant, rolled onto Vernon Blvd Monday and started cooking gyros—as well as lamb over rice. However, by Tuesday, he […]
July 4th fireworks return to East River
source: aroundthisworld.com April 14, By Michael Florio Things will be lighting up this 4th of July for residents of Western Queens. Macy’s annual Fourth of July Firework Show will return to the East River this summer, providing a better view for those in Long Island City and parts of Astoria. In 2009 the firework show […]
Two Il Mulino chefs to open LIC Italian restaurant
Il Falco April 14, By Christian Murray Two long-serving chefs from the upmarket restaurant Il Mulino will be opening an Italian restaurant in Long Island City. The restaurant will be opening at 21-50 44th Drive where Da Gianni’s Ristorante was located, next door to LIC Market. The restaurant, to be called Il Falco, is likely […]
KeyMe unlocks big expansion: Long Island City startup to add hundreds of …
KeyMe – the Long Island City-based startup that’s looking to upend the $5 billion locksmith biz – is turning the key on a national expansion. The company, which operates key-making kiosks in local stores, has just bagged $7.8 million in funding that it will use to add hundreds of kiosks across the country within the […]
The time has come for this longtime Long Island City watchmaker to move.
The time has come for this longtime Long Island City watchmaker to move. Luckily, E. Gluck Corp. was able to find a way to stay in Queens. With the help of the New York City Economic Development Corp., it recently secured the lease to the vacant Leviton plant site in Little Neck. “We’d love to […]
Two People Shot, One by Police, During Family Dispute in Long Island City
Police have shot and killed a man in Queens after they say he shot a woman, who sources confirm is his daughter. The incident occurred on 38th Street in Long Island City on Saturday. Police say a man in his 80s called 9-1-1 saying he wanted to kill himself, and that he’d already shot his […]
Sales Price of Queens Homes Jumps 10 Percent, Study Says
A one bedroom apartment at 46-30 Center Blvd. in Long Island City, listed by Douglas Elliman for $1.2 million. View Full Caption Douglas Elliman QUEENS — The housing market in Queens is heating up as temperatures begin to rise — with the highest first quarter average home price and number of sales in six years, […]
“Vernon Tower” headed to Astoria-Long Island City border
“Vernon Tower” headed to Astoria-Long Island City border Michael Heletz’ building to hold nearly 1,500 square feet in retail space April 10, 2014 06:10PM Rendering of 31-43 Vernon Boulevard in Queens Developer Michael Heletz has filed permits for a six-story, 79-unit building on the Astoria-Long Island City border. Queens-based firm PACS Architecture has signed on […]
Top residential listings in Brooklyn, Queens
Top residential listings in Brooklyn, Queens Mill Basin mansion still on top, while new Long Island City condo ranks high April 10, 2014 08:00AM prev 2458 National Drive in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, listed for $30 million 1 Main Street triplex penthouse in Dumbo, Brooklyn, listed for $18 million 105 Eighth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, […]
NYTimes: Jimmy Van Bramer Is City Council’s Arts Champion
Van Bramer at the announcement of a new arts district in Astoria New York Times He played drums as a teenager for the St. Joseph’s Brigade, a Catholic fife, drum and bugle corps. He fondly recalls singing along to his mother’s 45s while he and his seven siblings cleaned their childhood home in Astoria, Queens. […]