Competing Long Island City Climbing Gyms Try to Claim the Title of New York’s …
When Brooklyn Boulders co-founder Lance Pinn began scouting locations in 2012 for a massive indoor climbing gym in Long Island City, it was unrelated, he says, to plans his biggest competitor, the Cliffs, had to do the same. On Thursday, Pinn announced that his facility, which he says is New York’s largest, will open by […]
One Design, Two Buildings For Same Street in Long Island City
Friday, April 3, 2015, by Zoe Rosenberg [At left, 38-11 31st Street. Right, 36-27 31st Street. Renderings courtesy of Morali Architects via New York YIMBY] Although marginally, not everything going up in Long Island City these days is a glossy, sky-grazing tower. Case in point, these twoyes two, that’s not the same building from different […]
Brooklyn Boulders Bringing Climbing Gym and Healthy Offices to Queensbridge
BKB QueensbridgeView Full Caption YouTube/Brooklyn Boulders QUEENSBRIDGE — Popular rock climbing gym Brooklyn Boulders is set to open a 25,000-square-foot facility in Long Island City this summer, the company announced Thursday — making it the second massive climbing gym to open in the neighborhood in recent years. BKB Queensbridge will be located at 23-10 41st […]
Bridal Bliss: Hollis and Roderick’s Long Island Wedding
Bride: Hollis Larkins, 35, Sales Manager Groom: Roderick Thomas, 36, Software Engineer The Big Day: October 17, 2014 Location: Long Island City, New York Style: Southern In the City Make Your MoveFinding love online is not for the faint of heart—just creating a dating profile can be scary for a single woman. That’s why we found […]
On The Rise: 28 on 28th In Long Island City, Queens’ Tallest Residential Tower
BY MICHAEL STAHL Though favorable rezoning laws and incremental economic healing have paved the way for a number of new developments in Long Island City the past few years, 42-12 28th Street will stand above them all—literally and, perhaps, figuratively as well. More affectionately dubbed “28 on 28th”- by the Heatherwood Communities development firm, the […]
Holy smokes! Hudson Realty Capital offered $30M for former LIC cigar factory
Holy smokes! Hudson Realty Capital offered $30M for former LIC cigar factory 103,000 sf office building to be marketed as resi conversion April 01, 2015 06:00PM By Mark Maurer 35-11 and 35-31 9th Street in Long Island City (inset: Evan Daniel) UPDATED, 1:37 p.m., April 2: A Long Island City warehouse converted from a 19th-century […]
Queens Residents Spot Apparent Coyote On Roof Of Long Island City Bar
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — People in Queens did a double take on Monday, when an apparent coyote was spotted roaming along the roof of a bar. A sign on the door of the LIC Bar in Long Island City reads, “Only service dogs on a leash are allowed anywhere on these premises.” So maybe the animal […]
Holy smokes! Developer wants over $30M for LIC cigar factory
Holy smokes! Former LIC cigar factory could sell for over $30M PDS’ 103,000 sf office building to be marketed as resi conversion April 01, 2015 06:00PM By Mark Maurer 35-11 and 35-31 9th Street in Long Island City (inset: Evan Daniel) UPDATED, 7:45 p.m., April 1: A Long Island City warehouse converted from a 19th-century […]
Queens Clock Tower, Once the Tallest, Helps a 77-Story Skyscraper Rise Next …
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Coyote Lush Stuck On Roof Of Long Island City Bar
A coyote who could not wait one more second for the start of rooftop bar season got stuck on the roof of a Long Island City bar yesterday where, upon finding no Brooklyn Lager on draft, he spent several hours wandering around. The coyote was spotted yesterday morning atop LIC Bar on Vernon Boulevard. “It […]