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Huge Turnout At Long Island City Partnership Trade Show
Thousands of guests and more than 100 businesses attended Long Island City’s annual, premier business-to-business event on November 10th. The Long Island City Partnership’s Trade Show and Luncheon is a showcase of local businesses ranging from services and real estate, to hotels, health care and catering. Immediately following the Trade Show, the LIC Partnership hosted […]
Casa Enrique, Long Island City restaurant, is awarded a Michelin star
A Long Island City restaurant has just been awarded a Michelin star for the third year in a row. Chef Cosme Aguilar had more than a decade of experience cooking French cuisine but decided to open a Mexican restaurant where he could serve his family’s traditional recipes. Casa Enrique, located at 5-48 49th Ave., has became a […]
Aloft Long Island City – Manhattan View Hotel Opens
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced the opening of Aloft Long Island City – Manhattan View, the first Aloft in Queens, and specifically, Long Island City. View form the hotel’s City View Terrace Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced the opening of Aloft Long Island City – Manhattan View, the first Aloft in Queens, […]
Completion Nears for Hotel at 40-47 22nd Street in Northern Long Island City
Completion is near for the 10-story, 74-room hotel under construction at 40-47 22nd Street, in northern Long Island City. The property will most likely operate under the Howard Johnson brand, which completed another 10-story hotel four blocks northwest at 38-61 12th Street in 2014. The project’s developer is Ratan Realty Three LLC, with Michael Kang serving […]
Queens’s second-priciest condo is a $4.15M Long Island City penthouse
Sleek and bright with lots of concrete flooring, this bright Long Island City duplex offers what the listing promises is “a once in a lifetime opportunity.” It also happens to be the second most expensive condo on the market in Queens right now. (When compared to the same in Manhattan and Brooklyn, $4 million seems […]
Pink sculpture that caused controversy was installed in Long Island City this weekend
“The Sunbather,” an 8.5-foot statue that was criticized by Long Island City residents as being too expensive and not visually appealing, was installed in the neighborhood over the weekend. The piece is a part of the city’s Percent for Art program. The Percent for Art law was initiated by Mayor Ed Koch in 1982, requiring that 1 […]
Long Island City’s rapid, uneven development
A boom in the construction of apartment buildings over the past decade in Long Island City, Queens, leaves many to wonder if the neighborhood’s infrastructure can keep up with the growing population. NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) – A boom in the construction of apartment buildings over the past decade in Long Island City, Queens, […]
Queen’s Long Island City launches new website
Queens, NY One of New York City’s fastest-growing neighborhood just got a digital makeover. The Long Island City Partnership launched a new consumer-facing website for Long Island City, Queens – LICQNS.com (also available at LongIslandCityQueens.com) – that provides a complete guide for residents, workers and visitors looking to explore the area’s thousands of amenities, learn about […]
New pre-k seats coming to Long Island City
Courtesy of Councilman Van Bramer’s office Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (center) speaks to reporters about the announcement that Long Island City will have 180 new pre-k seats next fall. By Patrick Donachie TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. Long Island City will benefit from 180 additional pre-K […]
Plan unveiled for future of Long Island City • TimesLedger
Photo by Bill Parry The LIC Partnership develops a plan to manage the neighborhoods explosive growth. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The unprecedented growth taking place in Long Island City, with 11,000 condominium and rental units built in the last decade with another […]
In debut, Long Island Nets get blown out by Windy City Bulls …
It will be a long year for Long Island if Friday night’s debut vs. Windy City turns out to be the norm. The young Nets were blown out the Bulls’ D-League club at the Sears Center in suburban Chicago, 123-94. The Bulls led, 33-18, at the end of the first; 62-37 at the half. With […]
This is the finalized plan for reconstructing major Long Island City streets
The Department of Transportation has finalized its plans to reconstruct streets throughout major portions of Long Island City. The agency worked with residents and Community Board 2 to decide how to make streets in the Hunters Point Section area of the neighborhood safer for pedestrians, motorists and cyclists. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in January that he […]
Long Island City Aims to Manage Momentum
Even with a surge of apartment construction over the past decade, Long Island City has managed to retain a bustling blend of industrial businesses, design firms, tech outfits and cultural and arts groups. Keeping it that way—and somehow keeping it affordable—is a top concern for those who have helped to diversify the neighborhood in western […]
In debut, Long Island Nets get blown out by Windy City Bulls
It will be a long year for Long Island if Friday night’s debut vs. Windy City turns out to be the norm. The young Nets were blown out the Bulls’ D-League club at the Sears Center in suburban Chicago, 123-94. The Bulls led, 33-18, at the end of the first; 62-37 at the half. With […]
BWW Preview: MUNDO in Long Island City
Mundo, the dynamic bi-level restaurant and bar located within the Paper Factory Hotel, offers customers a stylish and cool dining and drinking experience in Long Island City. Mundo brings diners a brand new playful menu of adventurous American dishes with eclectic flavors that truly pop for brunch and dinner. Now leading the helm at Mundo […]
Football Game Preview: Long Island City vs. Information Tech
Information Tech (3-4) and Long Island City (5-3) are set to face off this Saturday at 12:00 PM. Information Tech has a win under its belt but has never won back-to-back; of course, Long Island City will be hoping to keep it that way. Information Tech narrowly escaped with a win last week as it […]
Democrats sweep local races, only one new face emerges
Barnwell campaigning November 9, By Hannah Wulkan The presidential election was the focus of much conversation for the last few days and months, but equally important to many residents’ day-to-day lives were the local positions decided yesterday. The only local seat that saw change was the 30th Assembly District, where newcomer Brian Barnwell, who beat […]
King of Falafel food truck to expand to Long Island City, Long Island and Brooklyn
Fans of King of Falafel will soon be able to enjoy Freddy Zeideia’s version of falafel and shawarma in Long Island City, Long Island and Brooklyn. Zeideia opened the first King of Falafel food truck in April 2002 in Astoria and a brick-and-mortar store in January 2016. The food truck serves chicken and beef shawarma, falafel, several combination […]
Listing of the Day: Waterfront Two-Bedroom, Two-Bath in Long Island City Asks $4950 a Month
There’s lots of talk as of late that Queens is the new hot place to live. With places like this one, you’d have to believe that statement just might have some truth to it. The corner apartment is located at 4610 Center Boulevard, a recently constructed building on the East River waterfront in Long Island […]
Inside Look: Rare 19th century townhouse in Long Island City listed for $2.3M
Today, pricey Long Island City typically conjures up images of modern high rises, but the developing neighborhood does retain its historical side. The tree-lined area, known as Hunters Point Historic District, is home to brick and stone Italianate row houses. One of these rare homes, built in 1881, is currently listed by Douglas Elliman at $2.2 million. The […]