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Ramen Burger Plans New Permanent Home in Long Island City
The creator of novelty food phenom Ramen Burger is planting a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Long Island City. LIC Post reports that Keizo Shimamoto will be opening The Ramen Shack in his existing central kitchen at 13-13 40th Ave., serving both new ramen creations and the hamburger with ramen buns that people line up for at […]
Ramen Shack to open in Long Island City next month
Ramen Burger (source Eater.com) August 29, Hannah Wulkan Foodies who put the now-famous Ramen Burger on the map a few years ago will now be able to experience the Smorgasburg phenomenon year-round, along with more traditional ramen dishes, at the new Ramen Shack opening in LIC in September. The Ramen Shack will be based out […]
The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week in One Minute Here’s what you missed.
BEST:As summer is officially winding down, artnet News has compiled a round-up of 14 New York Museum Exhibitions and 20 New York Gallery Exhibitions this fall.Artist Peter Doig won the authentication suit filed against him, in Chicago court. A portrait bought online by a Belgian couple for €450 ($509) has turned out to be a long-lost […]
The Week in Art: SculptureCenter’s Annual LIC Block Party and MoMA PS1’s ‘Night at the Museum’
Though it may seem that Armory Week and Frieze Week get all the action, the reality is that there is never a dull moment in the New York art world. From the East Side to the West Side (and, in the summer, out on Long Island’s East End), there’s always something happening at the city’s […]
Facade Work Underway at Recently Topped-Out Harrison at 27-21 44th Drive, Long Island City
Façade work is in full swing at 27-21 44th Drive in Long Island City. The 27-story apartment building known as The Edison reached its final height in early June, when the national flag was hoisted atop its concrete bulkhead. At that point, the roughly 300-foot-tall structure became the tenth-tallest within the Court Square district, though […]
Long Island City tower will include outdoor barbecue area and fireplace with views of Manhattan
A new 10-story, mixed-use building has risen in Dutch Kills, a neighborhood within Long Island City that has yet to see the booming development that has marked the rest of the area. Located at 37-14 36th St., the 135,000 square foot building will house a Silver Star Mercedes-Benz dealership on the first two stories and 85 […]
Silent Disco dance party will light up the Long Island City waterfront on Friday
For the third year in a row, Long Island City will be able to jam silently to new and old songs at Hunters Point South Park. Lincoln Center is bringing back the Silent Disco dance party, which is free, on Aug. 26. DJs will broadcast disco, salsa and current dance hits to each individual’s headphones, which are lit […]
Topping-Out Imminent at 44-26 Purves Street, Long Island City
The title of the city’s construction hotspot of the summer may go to the Long Island City block bound by 44th Drive, Jackson and Thomson avenues, and Purves Street. As recently as four years ago, only warehouses, auto shops and a handful of rowhomes graced the 1.8-acre trapezoid. In 2014, the 14-story 26-14 Jackson Avenue […]
Silver Star Motors Tops Out 135,000 SF Mixed-Use Building in Long …
Located at 37-14 36th St. in Queens, the 135,000-square-foot mixed-use building will feature a Mercedes-Benz dealership on the first two floors and 85 apartment units on the upper floors. (Rendering courtesy of Montroy Andersen DeMarco) NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Silver Star Motors has topped out the construction of a mixed-use building located […]
Union workers slam Wolkoff over jobs pledge at 5Pointz
Union workers slam Wolkoff over jobs pledge at 5Pointz Trades, allies claim developer went back on his word to employ 100% union labor August 24, 2016 12:30PM From left: David Wolkoff, Jerry Wolkoff, 5Pointz in Long Island City and Gary LaBarbera Union construction workers and their allies gave developer Jerry Wolkoff an earful Tuesday, claiming he […]
Silent Disco dance party will light up the Long Island City waterfront …
For the third year in a row, Long Island City will be able to jam silently to new and old songs at Hunters Point South Park. Lincoln Center is bringing back the Silent Disco dance party, which is free, on Aug. 26. DJs will broadcast disco, salsa and current dance hits to each individual’s headphones, which are lit […]
Permits Filed: 11-12 44th Drive, Long Island City
The blocks around Court Square in Long Island City are a forest of glassy towers, and another new mid-rise development is headed to the area. New building applications have been filed for a seven-story, mixed-use building at 11-12 44th Drive, between 11th and 21st streets The project’s 49 apartments would be spread across 45,871 square feet of residential […]
Swanky Long Island City rental, soon to have 85 apartments, tops out
The structure is now officially complete for 37-14 36th Street, a 10-story, mixed-use building billing itself as a “harbinger of the new wave of residential development in this section of Queens”—by which the developers mean the eastern edge of Long Island City, close to the boundary between that neighborhood and Astoria. Developed by Silver Star […]
Lincoln Center brings Silent Disco to Hunters Point Friday
August 24, By Hannah Wulkan Lincoln Center is bringing a Silent Disco party back to Long Island City for the third year running on Friday. The free disco, put on at Hunters Point South Park at Center Boulevard and 54th Avenue, will allow guests to break it down on the dance floor, without disturbing the […]
5Pointz Long Island City | Jerry Wolkoff | Gary LaBarbera
Union workers slam Wolkoff over jobs pledge at 5Pointz Trades, allies claim developer went back on his word to employ 100% union labor August 24, 2016 12:30PM From left: David Wolkoff, Jerry Wolkoff, 5Pointz in Long Island City and Gary LaBarbera Union construction workers and their allies gave developer Jerry Wolkoff an earful Tuesday, claiming he […]
Long Island City tower will include outdoor barbecue area and …
A new 10-story, mixed-use building has risen in Dutch Kills, a neighborhood within Long Island City that has yet to see the booming development that has marked the rest of the area. Located at 37-14 36th St., the 135,000 square foot building will house a Silver Star Mercedes-Benz dealership on the first two stories and 85 […]
Condos close to the Long Island City waterfront launch sales from $700000
In Long Island City’s crowded luxury condo scene, another building has launched sales. This time it’s a six-story building known as The Monarch, where prices start at $700,000. The 21,000-square-foot property features a mix of one, two, and three-bedrooms with the priciest one currently on offer a three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit with over 1,000-square-feet of space that’s […]
Eat a ‘mountain’ and more in Long Island City
Within a few years, thousands of new residents will have moved into the new Long Island City condos rising on either side of the Queensboro Plaza/Bridge Plaza N train station. When they do, they’ll want to check out these three local favorites. Mexican diner You can order pasta, gyro or pernil at Momento Restaurant, the diner […]
Condos close to the Long Island City waterfront launch sales from …
In Long Island City’s crowded luxury condo scene, another building has launched sales. This time it’s a six-story building known as The Monarch, where prices start at $700,000. The 21,000-square-foot property features a mix of one, two, and three-bedrooms with the priciest one currently on offer a three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit with over 1,000-square-feet of space that’s […]
Teachers getting ready for school can pick up free supplies at this …
School is almost in session and one organization is encouraging teachers to go back-to-school shopping for supplies for free. Materials for the Arts (MFTA), which is operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs, with support from the Department of Sanitation and Department of Education (DOE) provides free materials to teachers — from binders to paper […]