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Troubled LIC Wedding Venue Water’s Edge Shuttered Again
A sign on the door of the restaurant says it’s closed for construction “under new owners and new management.” View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly HUNTERS POINT — Riverside restaurant and wedding venue Water’s Edge is once again shuttered — closed for renovations for the second time since its owner was indicted on federal charges this […]
Troubled LIC Wedding Venue Water’s Edge Shuttered Again
A sign on the door of the restaurant says it’s closed for construction “under new owners and new management.” View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly HUNTERS POINT — Riverside restaurant and wedding venue Water’s Edge is once again shuttered — closed for renovations for the second time since its owner was indicted on federal charges this […]
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Apprehends Suspect in Shooting at Long Island Mall …
A Roosevelt Field Mall employee was shot at the Garden City, New York, shopping center during a robbery attempt, and an off-duty NYPD officer immediately jumped in and apprehended the suspect, sources said. The shooting involved an attempted robbery at a Tourneau luxury watch store, sources told ABC station WABC-TV. When the gunman fired a […]
Long Island City Partnership launches business survey
Rendering courtesy of LIC Partnership The LIC Parnership launches its first-ever business survey to plot a course for the neighborhood’s unprecedented growth. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The Long Island Partnership has launched a far-reaching, cross-sector business and organization survey as a key […]
Fire on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, brought under control – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — It was quite a sight in Queens on Saturday morning, when a wall of fire and smoke spiraled towards the sky. Authorities say a crew hit a gas line while working at a construction site on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City shortly after 2 p.m. Gas began to […]
Fire breaks out in Long Island City after construction crews hit a gas line – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — It was quite a sight in Queens on Saturday morning, when a wall of fire and smoke spiraled towards the sky. Authorities say a crew hit a gas line while working at a construction site on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City shortly after 2 p.m. Gas began to […]
Fire breaks out in Long Island City after construction crews hit a gas line – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — It was quite a sight in Queens on Saturday morning, when a wall of fire and smoke spiraled towards the sky. Authorities say a crew hit a gas line while working at a construction site on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City shortly after 2 p.m. Gas began to […]
A Chorus Line Is Coming to Long Island City
A Chorus Line Is Coming to Long Island City. In celebration of the show’s 40th anniversary, Secret Theatre Musicals will present the Tony-winning musical A Chorus Line in Long Island City for a three-week run next month. Directed by Tom Rowan, the […]
The Show Palace, Long Island City strip club, closed for allegedly selling …
At this jiggle joint, “joint” meant marijuana — and sometimes cocaine. The Show Palace, an “all nude” strip club in Long Island City, Queens, was shuttered by court order Friday after investigators learned that servers were selling both marijuana and cocaine along with non-alcoholic drinks and lap dances, officials said. The NYPD Narcotics Bureau conducted […]
Curbed Cup 1st Round: (5) Long Island City vs. (12) Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the New York City neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 16 areas vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. This week we’ll have two matchups per day, and all the results and the full tournament bracket will be reviewed on Friday. Voting for each pairing ends 24 […]
Long Island City’s Streets Need to Catch Up With a Growing Neighborhood
Jackson Avenue cuts diagonally into 11th Street right where it intersects with the Pulaski Bridge approach, creating a hostile environment for walking and biking. Image: Google Maps Long Island City is booming with new residences, and more are on the way with the massive Hunters Point South development. As the area becomes home to more […]
Veterans of Iraq War transition to union careers in Long Island City
Photo courtesy Helmets to Hardhats Astoria’s Louis Gonzalez learns a new trade as part of the Steamfitters Local 638’s apprenticeship program after serving in the Iraq War. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. Two Iraq War veterans in western Queens have found post-military careers […]
Long Island City Brewery to Offer Farm-Fresh Produce and Groceries
Rockaway Brewing Company is partnering with Farmigo to offer weekly farm products at their space. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Paul DeBenedetto LONG ISLAND CITY — How about some local veggies with your local brew? Rockaway Brewing Company will start offering more than just beers to the neighborhood this week — it’ll be a pick-up point for […]
This Week: Rethinking Streets in Hunters Point/Long Island City
The highlight of the week is Wednesday, when you can weigh in on the future of streets in Hunters Point and Long Island City at a public workshop hosted by DOT and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. Here’s the full slate of events from the Streetsblog calendar: Tonight: Manhattan Community Board 6 will get an update on […]
In Long Island City, Now Arriving in No Man’s Land
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In Long Island City, a Community Seeks to Reclaim an Urban Wilderness
[The Montauk Cutoff, a recently decommissioned elevated train line in Long Island City, Queens, may soon be redeveloped as a public space. All photos by Nathan Kensinger.] Welcome back to Camera Obscura, Curbed’s series of photo essays by Nathan Kensinger. This week, a look at the possibilities for the Montauk Cutoff in Long Island City, […]
Long Island City to Get a Taste of Luxury – Multi
Lightstone broke ground on the development of a 428-unit luxury residential property in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, N.Y. The groundbreaking ceremony (left to right): Matt Niskanen, senior project manager; Mark Green, senior vice president of construction; Mitchell Hochberg, president; Scott Avram, senior vice president of development; Bryan Ramm, development director; and Jonathan Rabinow, senior vice […]
A new Day rises in Long Island City ceramic business
By Allison Plitt TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. If you mingle among the artists in Long Island City and mention the name Ellen Day, you will likely elicit at least one smile on somebody’s face. Day, a resident of Jamaica, is a very popular figure in […]
Swingline was part of the Long Island City skyline
Chronicle Contributor It is now 90 years ago that Russian immigrant Jacob “Jack” Linsky (1897-1980) started the Parrot Speed Fastener Co. in New York City. In 1931 he moved to 37-18 Northern Blvd. in Long Island City, making staplers under the name Speed Fastener Co., later calling them Swinglines. In 1939 he revolutionize the industry […]