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Tishman Speyer’s Long Island City Towers Will Look Like This
Thursday, February 26, 2015, by Jeremiah Budin [Picture via The Court Square Blog] A construction fence rendering has been posted of the three residential towers that developer Tishman Speyer is bringing to Long Island City, giving us, if not a complete picture of what the buildings will look like, at least an idea of their […]
FreshDirect lists massive LIC site ahead of Bronx move
FreshDirect lists massive LIC site ahead of Bronx move Cushman Wakefield is marketing the property at 23-30 Borden Avenue February 25, 2015 01:20PM 23-30 Borden Avenue in Long Island City (credit: Cushman Wakefield) Online grocer FreshDirect is gearing up for its move to the South Bronx and has listed its current waterfront complex in Long […]
East River Ferry Service Suspended Due to Ice
Temperatures were in the teens during the day on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, with parts of the East River frozen over. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Service on the East River Ferry was suspended Tuesday morning because of icy conditions on the waterway — the first time the ferry has been […]
East River Ferry Service Suspended Due to Ice
Temperatures were in the teens during the day on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, with parts of the East River frozen over. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Service on the East River Ferry was suspended Tuesday morning because of icy conditions on the waterway — the first time the ferry has been […]
East River Ferry Service Suspended Due to Ice
Temperatures were in the teens during the day on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, with parts of the East River frozen over. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Service on the East River Ferry was suspended Tuesday morning because of icy conditions on the waterway — the first time the ferry has been […]
Citigroup Selling Off Even More Long Island City Tower Space
Long Island City, which burst into existence in 1870 but only became worthy of acknowledgement once the Times took interest in it, will soon have a gleaming new apartment complex next to its tallest skyscrapers. A 36,000-square-foot site—valued at as much as $150 million and containing 780,000 buildable square feet—is currently owned by Citigroup, purchased […]
Citigroup Selling Off Even More Long Island City Tower Space
Long Island City, which burst into existence in 1870 but only became worthy of acknowledgement once the Times took interest in it, will soon have a gleaming new apartment complex next to its tallest skyscrapers. A 36,000-square-foot site—valued at as much as $150 million and containing 780,000 buildable square feet—is currently owned by Citigroup, purchased […]
Nordic Cuisine Moves In to Long Island City
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Elevator Maintenance Company Heads to LIC
The Factory at 30-30 47th Avenue in Long Island City. Elevator construction company TEI Group is moving from West 34th Street to The Factory, a creative office loft building at 30-30 47th Avenue in Long Island City, according to a press release issued by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. With its new lease, TEI Group will have […]
Suspect Charged In Beating Death Of Man In Long Island City, Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A suspect has been arrested in charged in connection with the beating death of a man in Long Island City, Queens. The victim, Jose Antonio Cocuyo-Malaga, was reportedly a popular chef who was known for carving fruits into floral-style arrangements. Police responded around 2:30 a.m. this past Friday to an assault […]
Long Island City Will Soon Have Skyscraper Saturated Skyline
It isn’t enough that Manhattan will look like a screenshot from SimCity 3000 in a few years—Long Island City is also well on its way to turning into Little Midtown with all the skyscrapers slated to go up. City Realty has put up some renderings of the future LIC with news that Lions Group will […]
Police Investigate Deadly LIC Assault
Police are investigating a deadly assault in Long Island City. Police say they found 32-year-old Jose Malaga bleeding from his head at Vernon Boulevard and 50th Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Sources say it appeared the man was drinking with friends in front of a bodega. According to […]
Man beaten to death after livery cab mix-up in Long Island City – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — An innocent mistake and an argument escalated to murder in Queens. A man got into a car he thought was a livery cab and ended up dead. Jose Cocuyo-Malago was beaten to death on the side of the road and his family is in shock. There was a somber song […]
New York Lions Group planning two LIC towers
New York Lions Group planning two LIC towers Complementary projects will flank Jackson Avenue on both sides February 20, 2015 11:06AM From left: Renderings of 27-01 Jackson Avenue and 26-32 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City (credit: Raymond Chan) New York Lions Group’s Albert Shirian is planning to erect two residential towers on each side […]
Man beaten to death in Long Island City after trying to hail a livery cab – WABC
QUEENS, N.Y. (WABC) — A 32-year-old man was beaten to death by two men in a car in Long Island City. The victim was walking out of a bodega with friends around 2:30 a.m. He tried to hail a car, thinking it was a livery vehicle, but instead sparked an altercation with two men inside. […]
Man Beaten to Death in Long Island City a Block from Precinct Stationhouse
Investigators combed the scene where they said a man was fatally beaten in Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Trevor Kapp QUEENS — A man was beaten to death outside a Long Island City bodega Friday morning just steps from the 108th Precinct stationhouse and his own home, police said. After the brawl, bystanders ran […]
Oh Look, More Residential Towers for Long Island City
Thursday, February 19, 2015, by Jessica Dailey Renderings have surface for a pair of residential tower planned for Jackson Avenue near Queens Plaza, where they will have lots of company. These towers will be designed by architect Raymond Chan and developed by the Queens-based Lions Group, according to 6sqft. They’ll sit across the street from […]
Review: Rachel HVAC Mechanical Service
From Yelp– Dishonest company. They probably have various mechanics who work different territories. The guy we have dealt with multiple times is Ivan who works Queens / LIC Area. Danger. The guy is super nice. Tells a nice story. He has gotten in with our buildings super so he always shows up magically whenever there […]
38-Year-Old LIC Holdout Waterfront Crab House Has Closed
Waterfront Crab House, an old school seafood restaurant tucked between Long Island City’s growing army of shiny high-rises and an LIRR rail yard, has closed. The 38-year-old business, which began serving oysters on the half shell, shrimp scampi and prime rib in 1977, closed its doors for good three weeks after longtime owner Tony Mazzarella […]