Gene Kaufman Architect Designs 176-Room Aloft Long Island City-Manhattan View in Long Island City
Located at 27-45 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City, the 74,000-square-foot Aloft Long Island City-Manhattan View hotel features 176 guest rooms. NEW YORK CITY — Developed by Nissim Seliktar and designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, Aloft Long Island City-Manhattan View is slated to open in November. Located at 27-45 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City, the […]
Stories From Main Street: Long Island City, Yonkers Reveal New Wave Of Irish Immigrants
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Irish in New York. The story pre-dates the founding of the United States and it is still being written today. WCBS 880’s Sean Adams On The Story http://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/adams_mainstreet_120312.mp3 “We implement the ancient Irish spirit of welcome, which is the Gaelic word failte, so everyone is welcome here,” said Paul Finnegan, executive […]
Long Island City’s future is finally here
The glittering tower just beyond his reach on the Manhattan side of the East River meant just one thing to Vincenzo Cerbone: Long Island City’s time had arrived. The building that caught Cerbone’s eye was the United Nations, completed in 1952, just in time for the Italian immigrant’s 1954 arrival in New York. He soon opened […]
Long Island City Needs Smart Development To Meet Demand, Preserve Identity
Richard Miller — Virtua Health System Ben Ochs — Anchor Health Properties Guy Leibler — Simone Healthcare Development Although Long Island City has undergone a massive transformation in the last few years, it still has a lot of room to grow. Developers, builders and brokers are all for encouraging this growth, but they’re also determined […]
Long Island City Needs To Strike A Fine Balance As Unique, Mixed-Use Community
Although Long Island City has undergone a massive transformation in the last few years, it still has a lot of room to grow. Developers, builders and brokers are all for encouraging this growth, but they’re also determined to preserve the qualities that made LIC such a draw in the first place. Bisnow: Ben Mazzara Charney […]
Dozens of Dead Cats Found Frozen in Long Island City Storage Unit: Police
Approximately 40 dead cats were found inside freezers in a storage unit in Queens, according to the NYPD. View Full Caption Shutterstock LONG ISLAND CITY — An unlucky auction winner who bid on a storage unit in Queens opened it to find 40 dead cats frozen inside, according to the NYPD. An employee at American Self-Storage, […]
Long Island City’s Paper Factory Hotel Hosts HAUNTED MASQUERADE PARTY, Today
Long Island City’s Paper Factory Hotel is having a Haunted Masquerade Party, “Crossroads.” On Friday October 28 from 9:00 pm to 4:00 am, the hotel will transform into an interactive Halloween Haunted House, where you will choose your own adventure. Roam through four different musical spaces, and submit to immersive theatre experiences that demand you […]
Long Island City resident will run NYC Marathon to raise money for families of fallen cops and firefighters
Stephanie Littell has been running marathons since 2012 and this year, she’ll be running the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6 on behalf of an organization that helps families of police officers and firefighters killed in action. Littell, who moved to New York from Ohio in 2014, has been living in Long Island City since […]
Condo prices in Astoria and Long Island City don’t show signs of decreasing anytime soon, report says
Prices for condominiums in Astoria and Long Island City have seen a steady increase and will not be plateauing anytime soon. Arlinda Dine, executive director of Marketing at Modern Spaces, serves as the primary researcher for The Orange Report, a market report highlighting trends in those neighborhood for the third quarter of this year. She found […]
Exterior Work In Progress On Five-Story Building At 47-09 5th Street in Hunters Point, Long Island City
Exterior work is in progress on a five-story building at 47-09 5th Street in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, a block and a half away from the East River waterfront. In a typical development for Long Island City, an aging commercial property is being replaced with residences anchored by retail. In an unusual move, […]
Has Long Island City Become The Work/Play Hub Some Say It Has …
The Two Largest Asset Classes Discussed: What Will 2017 Bring? Kevin Hayes — Pendulum Property Partners Richard Douglass — Trumark Homes Behind only Brooklyn, Long Island City has been one of the city’s most dramatic revitalizations, going from a wasteland of warehouses and factories to a city of cranes following Mayor Bloomberg’s 2001 rezoning. While […]
A craftsman bridges eras in Long Island City
A craftsman bridges eras in Long Island City 1 The Adam C. Krakenberg Blacksmith Shop, 33-02 29 St., Long Island City, June 2, 1927. Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2016 10:30 am A craftsman bridges eras in Long Island City by Ron Marzlock, Chronicle Contributor Queens Chronicle | Adam Krakenberg, who was born in 1874, found […]
Exclusive: Man talks about finding 40 dead cats inside Long Island City, Queens, storage unit – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — It was a nasty and disgusting surprise for one man who bought a storage unit at auction, at least 40 dead cats, all frozen. The man spoke exclusively with Eyewitness News about how he got more than he bargained for. “I was shocked because I have a cat, my […]
Has Long Island City Become The Work/Play Hub Some Say It Has?
Behind only Brooklyn, Long Island City has been one of the city’s most dramatic revitalizations, going from a wasteland of warehouses and factories to a city of cranes following Mayor Bloomberg’s 2001 rezoning. While the panelists of Bisnow’s Long Island City State of the Market—which will be held at 22-15 43rd Ave on Oct. 27—say […]
Bourbon-Serving Barber Opens Second Shop in Long Island City
Otis Finn Opens New Barber ShopView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — Take the edge off while you take a little off the top. Popular barber shop Otis Finn has opened its second location in the neighborhood, where it will continue its tradition of offering customers a complimentary shot of bourbon to go along with their haircuts, […]
Long Island City’s Revitalized, But Still Needs A Little Bit Of Everything
Behind only Brooklyn, Long Island City has been one of the city’s most dramatic revitalizations, going from a wasteland of warehouses and factories to a city of cranes following Mayor Bloomberg’s 2001 rezoning. While the panelists of Bisnow’s Long Island City State of the Market—which will be held at 22-15 43rd Ave on Oct. 27—say […]
Beloved Long Island City restaurant reopens, rebranded as ‘Crabhouse’
The passing of Tony Mazzarella, a pillar of a man in Long Island City, was deeply felt in the early months of 2015. A retired boxer and relentless giver, Mazzarella’s contributions went far beyond charity or money. His restaurant, Waterfront Crabhouse, provided a place for the community to gather, for fellow former pugilists to catch […]
Second-annual Queens Book Festival will take place in Long Island City next May
Johanne Civil set out to change the perception that Queens lacked a flourishing literary scene with the first-ever Queens Book Festival this year, and she will continue the tradition in 2017. About 3,000 people showed up to Kaufman Astoria Studios on Aug. 7 to interact with authors, attend workshops and purchase books. The successful festival caught the […]
At least 40 frozen dead cats found inside storage unit in Long Island City – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — A man who purchased storage unit Monday afternoon in Long Island City made a gruesome discovery, at least 40 dead cats inside two freezers. The auction was held by American Self-Storage Facility for abandon storage lockers. The auction winner, who paid $150, went to review the locker and found […]