Leasing with the enemy: Uber to move into same LIC digs as NYC taxis
Leasing with the enemy: Uber to move into same LIC digs as NYC taxis Uber is the second car-sharing service to move into the building October 09, 2015 03:44PM Falchi Building in Long Island City Talk about awkward — Uber will soon be neighbors with the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The ride-sharing app announced on […]
After Heist, Fisher Landau Museum Emerged in Long Island City
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Year since Long Island’s close finds safety net tattered
A year after city officials abruptly closed Long Island, evacuating hundreds of homeless residents and recovering addicts because the rickety bridge to the island was no longer safe, gaping holes remain in the city’s social safety net. More than 100 recovery and detox beds, much in demand, have yet to be replaced. Many former residents, […]
A New Women’s Homeless Shelter Will Open In This Long Island City Hotel
The Verve Hotel in Dutch Kills, Queens has been designated as a new, 200-bed homeless shelter for women, with a City takeover scheduled for the coming week. According to the Mayor’s office, The Verve will be the second City shelter to open this year, and the second to open in Queens. It falls in the […]
New Long Island City Rentals Claim to Be Micro Units
Thursday, October 8, 2015, by Jessica Dailey [Rendering of an apartment at 37-10 Crescent Street. By Homely.] New York City defines a micro unit as an apartment that measures between 250 and 370 square feetthough there are plenty of units way smaller than thatso why, exactly, is a developer in Long Island City trying to […]