Rezoning could mean more tall buildings for Long Island City
Rezoning could mean more tall buildings for Long Island City City looks to bring additional affordable housing to the area January 16, 2015 08:09AM Rendering of new developments in Long Island City’s Court Square neighborhood Long Island City, one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the city, could see even more residential development as City Hall considers […]
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City Living: Astoria/Long Island City border has great food, affordable digs …
Affordable rents and a 10-minute commute to Midtown are making Astoria and Long Island City increasingly desirable places to live. The southern portion of the Astoria, which in some circles is considered the northern tip of Long Island City, is ideal for a growing population of young people and creative types who are priced out […]
US snowstorm: Long Island and Massachusetts buried in two feet of snow, but …
“The result is much less snow than previously predicted for the western half of our region,” the weather service wrote on its Facebook page. Some New York and New England residents took to Twitter to questions whether the snowstorm warnings had been overblown. By 06.00am ET (11am GMT) 6.3 inches of snow had fallen on […]
Eager to accommodate: 50 hotels coming to Queens by 2019
Eager to accommodate: 50 hotels coming to Queens by 2019 About half of the properties slated for Long Island City: STR January 27, 2015 04:11PM From left: Renderings of Xu Hotel Residences (credit: Raymond Chan Architect) and Eastern Mirage in Flushing (credit: Fleet Architects via New York YIMBY) Queens is expected to add almost 50 […]
LIC to be rezoned for more building taking onus off Sunnyside railyards
Courtesy of NYC Dept of Planning The Department of City Planning looks to rezone nearly 100 blocks in Queens Plaza and Court Square in Long Island City. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The building boom in Long Island City is expected to increase […]
Storm Threatens Heavy Snowfall for the Weekend
The National Weather Service forecasts snow on Wednesday afternoon, then far more on Saturday. View Full Caption Twitter/Ted Berg NEW YORK CITY — Wednesday afternoon’s snow could just be a teaser for what’s to come. The National Weather Service is warning a nor’easter could hit late Friday night, threatening to dump more than 6 inches. Light […]
Long Island City’s QLIC Will Feature Rooftop Pool, and More
Wednesday, January 21, 2015, by Jeremiah Budin One of many new residential building rising in Long Island City (and the only one with bright red terraces), the 21-story, 421-unit rental tower known as QLIC, has revealed a whole bunch of renderings and floorplans via its website, which were then spotted by Brownstoner Queens. The renderings […]
Bicyclist Killed By Private Garbage Truck Driver In LIC
A Brooklyn bicyclist was fatally struck by a private sanitation truck last night in Queens. Hoyt Jacobs, 36, was the first cyclist to be killed by a vehicle this year. According to the NYPD, Jacobs was apparently struck at the intersection of 41st Avenue and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City around 7:15 p.m. A […]
Open House Agenda: 3 Apartments to See This Weekend
Queens Apartments for SaleView Full Caption QUEENS — The travel guidebook company Lonely Planet named Queens its No. 1 destination in the U.S. for 2015 — raising a few eyebrows. Yet locals know that Queens has a lot to offer, and it’s still one of the best places for real estate bargains — at least […]
Long Island City on the Move
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Setting Sights on More High-Rises in Long Island City
It may be hard to believe given the amount of construction in recent years, but more cranes could be on their way to Long Island City. City Hall is targeting the Queens neighborhood along the East River and just north of the Long Island Expressway for a possible rezoning that would promote the construction around […]
Dutch Kills Resident Documents Changing Neighborhood Through Photos
Photo Exhibit Looks at Changing Dutch KillsView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — A Queens photographer who grew up in Dutch Kills is looking to preserve what remains of the neighborhood of his youth. Salvador Espinoza was born and raised in Dutch Kills, a section of Long Island City north of Queensboro Plaza, where he […]
Astoria/Long Island City Kiwanis’ 2014 Turkey Drive
(L. to r.); Astoria / Long Island City Kiwanis Club Turkey Food Drive Chairman Will Dionisio; Committee members Paul Halvatzis and George Perno in front of K T Meats located on Broadway in Astoria. Each year the Astoria / Long Island City Kiwanis Club distributes large containers to collect canned food for their 2014 Turkey […]
Catholic school set to close in Queens, parents upset – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — An emergency meeting in Queens was held Wednesday night after the sudden announcement that a Catholic school will be closing. Parents of students at Most Precious Blood School in Long Island City got a letter about the closure just last week. The parish says the building is in need of […]
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M 136-key hotel is located at 39-05 29th Street January 13, 2015 05:50PM By Tess Hofmann Holiday Inn Manhattan View UPDATED, 5:59 p.m., Jan. 13: After listing in June for a lofty $59 million, Long Island City’s Holiday Inn Manhattan View hotel has traded hands for […]
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M 136-key hotel is located at 39-05 29th Street January 13, 2015 05:50PM By Tess Hofmann Holiday Inn Manhattan View UPDATED, 5:59 p.m., Jan. 13: After listing in June for a lofty $59 million, Long Island City’s Holiday Inn Manhattan View hotel has traded hands for […]
LIC Partnership awarded grant to pay for study on neighborhood’s future
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The Long Island City Partnership, the non-profit local development corporation that has played a key role in the transformation of the neighborhood, has been awarded a $100,000 grant to create a plan for the future. The New York City Regional Economic Development Council is making the investment to fund a […]
Petition Looks to Stop Developer From Trademarking 5Pointz Name
Art at 5Pointz before it was painted over, and before demolition began. The developer that owns the site is planning to build two apartment buildings in its place. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Nearly 2,000 street art fans have signed an online petition looking to stop developer GM Realty from trademarking […]
M&R Hotel Management Adds Long Island City Holiday Inn to Portfolio
MR Hotel Management today announced that it has been awarded a contract to manage the 136-room Holiday Inn L.I. City Manhattan View hotel in Long Island City, Queens, which becomes the 14th hotel in the companys portfolio. Holiday Inn L.I. City Manhattan View MR Hotel Management today announced that it has been awarded a […]