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$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 […]
Uprising Promotions back on Nov 14th in Long Island City; Unbeatens Luna …
Ronson Frank’s Uprising Promotions, in association with Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, has confirmed that it will be returning to Five Star Banquet Hall in Long Island City, Queens, on Friday, November 14th. Set for action on the card include three undefeated fighters from the Uprising Promotions stable, with super featherweight Angel Luna (9-0, 6 KOs), […]
Artists Rebuild Their Sandy-Wrecked Studio for Long Island City Exhibit
Kenneth Ian Husband and Eddie Rehm with their installation “Misappropriation of a Modern Artifact,” a recreation of their art studio, which flooded during Hurricane Sandy. View Full Caption Rachel Wilkins LONG ISLAND CITY — More than 20 artists will display their work at a new exhibit in Queens that looks at crucial moments in their […]
Kiwanis of Astoria, Long Island City Honors Three
(L. to r.); Past President Dr. Arthur Gualtieri (presenter), Councilmember Paul Vallone, Quontic Bank Regional Vice President Michael A. Serao (Community Person of the Year), Community Relations and Volunteer Services Director for Mount Sinai Queens Ana Rodriguez (Woman of the Year), state Senator Michael Gianaris, George Halvatzis of Halvatzis Realty (Man of the Year), Linda […]
Silvercup Studios’ next production: apartments in Long Island City
Silvercup Studios’ next production: apartments in Long Island City Development division of film producer to put up 26-story building at recently acquired site September 30, 2014 11:00AM Silvercup’s Alan Suna and 27-21 44th Drive in Queens Silvercup Properties, the development division of film and TV production company Silvercup Studios, filed plans for a 26-story apartment […]
Doughnut Plant To Move Production Site To Long Island City
Some confectioneries from Doughnut Plant(Photo : Brad Greenlee) Doughnut Plant, the go-to confectioner of many New Yorkers, announced that they’ll be moving their plant to Long Island City. Crain’s New York Business first reported the news that the New York-based doughnut brand signed a 10-year lease for the 11,254 floor space in the six-story Falchi […]
The Doughnut Plant Is Coming To Long Island City
Purveyor of the world’s most incredible Tres Leches treats, Doughnut Plant, is heading to Long Island City for its next iteration, opening up an enormous production and retail facility inside the newly minted Falchi Building. The team will take over an 8,495 square foot space in the building’s concourse level to increase their doughnut production […]
Celebrating Safer Streets In Long Island City
City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer announced the completion of a variety of traffic safety improvements along 5th Street in Long Island City. On September 12, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer was joined by Joe Conley, chair of Community Board 2, representatives from the Department of Transportation, local schoolchildren, families and community […]
Doughnut Plant to Open HQ in LIC [Updated]
The Falchi Building. Doughnut Plant, the confectioner of choice for many throughout the five boroughs, will open its new headquarters and expand its baking facility at the Falchi Building in rapidly gentrifying Long Island City. First reported by Crain’s New York Business, the company has signed a 10-year lease for 8,495 square feet square feet of […]
First movie at LIC park a big hit
Source: Rob Basch Sept. 22, By Christian Murray More than 200 people attended the first movie screening at Hunters Point South Park on Saturday night. The film, Julie Julia, was displayed on a 26 x 24 foot screen, on what was a clear night offering unblemished views of Manhattan. The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, which […]
Deal to keep emergency room at site of Long Island City Hospital collapses
A deal to keep an emergency room on the site of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn has collapsed, a huge setback to Mayor de Blasio’s plan to keep a health care facility there. NYU-Langone Medical Center, which was supposed to operate the emergency room, walked away from the project following a labor dispute with […]
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 […]