Long Island City opens up its art community
By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. With 500 artists showcasing new works in many unexpected locations throughout western Queens, the fifth annual LIC Arts Open promises to be the grandest one yet. The event’s founder and executive director, Richard Mazda, and his hard-working team […]
Who is this dogman that pees on kids playgrounds?
Sighted in Murray Park. This dude apparently has the neighborhood putting up sins about him and still drags his toy dog through the sole patch of lawn for 2 square miles. Who is this dude? Name in the comments.
Vernon Boulevard’s Bike Lanes to Get $500000 in Upgrades
A plan to improve Vernon Boulevard’s biking network won the most participatory budgeting votes. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Cyclists on Vernon Boulevard will soon have a smoother ride, as the roadway’s bike network is set to get $500,000 worth of improvements. A plan to upgrade the bike lanes along the […]
DOT Agrees to Make Bike Crossing Over LIE in Long Island City Less Hairy
One lane of car traffic is being removed to make way for two curbside bike lanes over the LIE. Image: DOT [PDF] Biking over the Long Island Expressway on Greenpoint Avenue is set to get a little less nerve-wracking now that DOT has upgraded its plans for a key block. DOT agreed to add curbside bike […]
Under Construction: 44-28 Purves Street in LIC
SHOVEL BUDDIES: Ground was recently broken on the 35-story LEED Silver targeted 44-28 Purves Street . Long Island City is getting what is likely the first new LEED Silver-designed apartment building in Queens that utilizes both solar and wind power. In addition to the LEED certification, the two-building project is slated for acceptance into the […]
Under Construction: 44-28 Purves Street in LIC
SHOVEL BUDDIES: Ground was recently broken on the 35-story LEED Silver targeted 44-28 Purves Street . Long Island City is getting what is likely the first new LEED Silver-designed apartment building in Queens that utilizes both solar and wind power. In addition to the LEED certification, the two-building project is slated for acceptance into the […]
New Dorp (11-5) boys’ lacrosse bests Long Island City 13-5 in season finale
New Dorp finished its season with a 13-5 victory over Long Island City Wednesday. Dean Orofino (nine saves) helped the Central Cougars keep the opposition off the scoreboard in the first quarter as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead. A five-goal second period helped New Dorp stretch its lead to 7-2 at the break, […]
New Dorp (11-5) boys’ lacrosse bests Long Island City 13-5 in season finale
New Dorp finished its season with a 13-5 victory over Long Island City Wednesday. Dean Orofino (nine saves) helped the Central Cougars keep the opposition off the scoreboard in the first quarter as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead. A five-goal second period helped New Dorp stretch its lead to 7-2 at the break, […]
C&W’s Knakal Set to Market Iconic LIC Office Tower
One Court Square was built in 1989 and has served as mission critical office space for Citibank since then. NEW YORK CITYSavanna has hired Robert Knakals team at Cushman Wakefield to market One Court Square, an iconic 1.5 million square-foot Class A office and retail building in Long Island City, for sale. The 52-story propertyand […]
Long Island City Arts Open 2015
Photograph by Junenoire Mitchell There are enough more or less massive, regularly scheduled, neighborhood-centric and open-studios-based arts events in Brooklyn for you to fill up a fair amount of space in a 12-month calendar. But there’s a big annual one in Queens as well—The Long Island City Arts Open, to be precise, which will be […]
Dramatic works to debut at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The landscape at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City will change dramatically in several weeks with the May 17 debut of several site-specific works. Perhaps the most dramatic will be the latest public artwork of Heide Fasnacht, […]
Norvin Healthcare Properties Buys on LIC
Long Island City offers picturesque views of Manhattan, such as this one from Gantry State Park. Photo Credit: LIC Partnership NEW YORK CITYAn affiliate of New York-based Norvin Healthcare Properties has acquired a two-story, 45,000 square foot property in Long Island City in a transaction valued at $66 million. The two-story asset is located at […]
Restaurant Review: Mu Ramen in Long Island City, Queens
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25th hotel opens in Long Island City
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. A new Hilton Garden Inn opened last Friday on Queens Plaza North, becoming the 25th hotel in Long Island City, according to the Queens Tourism Council. Just seven years ago there was only one hotel in LIC. There […]
The Thomas H. Roulstongrocery in Long Island City
The Thomas H. Roulstongrocery in Long Island City 1 The corner of 23rd Street (then called Ely Avenue) and 45th Road in Long Island City, Nov. 9, 1925. Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:30 am The Thomas H. Roulstongrocery in Long Island City by Ron Marzlock, Chronicle Contributor Queens Chronicle | The Thomas H. Roulston […]