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Queens’s Second Tallest Residential Building Tops Out in Long Island City
Queens’s second tallest residential building, located at 42-12 28th Street in Long Island City, has now topped out, the Court Square Blog reports (h/t YIMBY). The Heatherwood Communities-developed building currently stands at 647 feet above street level, according to YIMBY, which for now makes it the tallest residential building in the borough. Known as Tower […]
Long Island City community creates petition to oppose Paragon Paint Factory development
Long Island City residents have continuously expressed their dissatisfaction with development plans for the former Paragon Paint Factory and some have started a petition to make their opposition known. The petition was started by a “group of concerned neighbors,” according to Long Island City resident Kenny Greenberg, who are concerned about the effects of overdevelopment. […]
Revealed: 42-44 Crescent Street, Long Island City
By: Rebecca Baird-Remba 8:00 am on March 31, 2016 Backhoes have begun tearing up the earth to make way for a slim condo building at 42-44 Crescent Street in Long Island City. Now, YIMBY has snagged the first rendering of the project near Queensboro Plaza. The first round of building applications was filed back in July […]
Over 200 firefighters place fire at dry cleaners in Long Island City under control – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Please enable Javascript to watch this video LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens — More than 200 firefighters put a massive blaze at a dry cleaners in Long Island City under control late Sunday evening. The FDNY received a call at 3:42 p.m. about a fire at 38-68 13th St. The fire quickly escalated from a 2-to 3-alarm fire. Smoke […]
3-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Long Island City Laundromat
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)– Firefighters were working to battle flames in Long Island City, Queens after a fire broke out at a one-story laundromat. FDNY said firefighters responded to the scene at 13 Street and 40 Avenue at 3:45 p.m. Sunday. The incident was first reported as a 2-alarm fire, but quickly escalated to a 3-alarm […]
Long Island City to Developer: Don’t Tear Down the Elks Lodge
Residents gather outside the Elks Lodge to protest its demolition. (Mary Kekatos) LONG ISLAND CITY – When Richard Mazda walked by the Elks Lodge on a Tuesday morning in early March, he saw scaffolding up with no netting and workers without facemasks. He knew something wasn’t right. “There was nothing legitimate about the method. The […]
This Long Island City warehouse provides NHL-level ice hockey training for kids
Just one month ago, L.I.C.-ICE was the best kept secret in Long Island City. But an explosion in membership has proven how hungry city residents are for ice hockey training. The facility, located at a warehouse at 10-12 46th Road, began offering clinics at the end of February. Coach Ladislav Majkus said the staff wanted to […]
Long Island City
The Queensboro Bridge, which connects Long Island City to Manhattan, under construction in the early 1900s. By Yvette BrownLong Island City is geographically the largest area in Queens, housing many residents, businesses, shopping centers and plenty of entertainment including some popular museums. The neighborhood’s prime location is across the East River from Manhattan, and it’s […]
Take a ‘Literary Crawl’ Through Long Island City Next Week
The Q-Boro Lit Crawl will take place April 7 in Long Island City. View Full Caption Facebook/queensbookfestival LONG ISLAND CITY — You’ll be able to eat, drink and recite your way through Vernon Boulevard next week during the area’s first “literary crawl.” The Q-Boro Literary Crawl will take place at around a dozen bars and restaurants […]
A choreographer from LIC is opening a dance center in the neighborhood
A new studio in Long Island City will provide a space for children and adults to explore dance. The Jessica Lang Dance Center, located at 5-39 46th Ave., will officially open in September. It will offer dance classes for children as young as 18 months as well as adults and will act as a space for choreographer Jessica Lang […]
First Look Inside ODA New York’s Luxe Long Island City Rentals
First Look Inside ODA New York’s Luxe Long Island City Rentals – Curbed NY clockmore-arrow When they hit the market in April, apartments in the cantilevering building will start at $2,600/month
Rosewood Realty Group Negotiates $70M Sale of Apartment Building in Long Island City
Built in 1955, the property located at 42-15 Crescent St. in Queens’ Long Island City features 124 apartment units and two ground-floor retail spaces. NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 42-15 Crescent St. in Queens’ Long Island City. World Wide Group acquired the 124-unit property […]
A Long Island City resident and choreographer is opening a dance center in the neighborhood
A new studio in Long Island City will provide a space for children and adults to explore dance. The Jessica Lang Dance Center, located at 5-39 46th Ave., will officially open in September. It will offer dance classes for children as young as 18 months as well as adults and will act as a space for choreographer Jessica Lang […]
Overcrowded Long Island City school will not lose middle school seats next year
Students attending the only middle school in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City will no longer need to scramble to find a new school as previously expected. Parents and students rallied last spring to bring awareness about the possible truncation of sixth- through eighth-grade classes at P.S./I.S. 78. The Department of Education (DOE) was considering phasing middle […]
New Long Island City Development ‘Steel Haus’ Will Rise on 27th Street
Construction is now underway on a new 15-story residential building in Long Island City, renderings for which were unveiled Monday morning, YIMBY reported. Located at 41-32 27th Street, the project is being developed by the Hakimian Organization, and will have over 40 apartments when complete. There’s some confusion on the exact number of units however […]
It will never happen, until it does.
That holdout next to Citi 1 and Citi 2 at Court Square is now a hole in the ground.
VIDEO: Long Island City 7-11 employee robbed at gunpoint, police say
Police are still searching for three male suspects who walked into a 7-11 store in Long Island City last Monday and robbed a 24-year-old male employee at gunpoint. Police said the first male suspect entered the store on 50-92 Northern Blvd. wearing a red sweatshirt. After the suspect made a purchase, he walked outside to speak […]
Jessica Lang Dance to Put Down Roots in Long Island City
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New 16-story hotel to be constructed in Long Island City, near largest housing project in North America
A new hotel near the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City will span 16 stories, according to plans filed with the Department of Buildings. Flushing-based Ampiera Group purchased the 16,140-square-foot site at 38-70 12th Street. The 139-room hotel will sit in a narrow, heavily industrialized road that also houses a laundromat and Friendship Baptist Church. It […]
Steven Holl-Designed Hunters Point Library Rises On The Long Island City Waterfront
Literacy is the cornerstone of modern society, and libraries stand as the foundations of thriving communities. While Long Island City’s rebirth manifests itself through its skyrocketing skyline, its most significant public building steadily rises at the waterfront. The Steven Holl-designed Hunters Point Library will join the iconic gantries and the Pepsi-Cola Sign to form the borough’s […]