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Long Island City product designers create a stylish bottle opener
Two Long Island City designers want to make sure you open your next beer bottle in style. Hsin-Chun Wang and Ye Liu are the founders of HCWD Studio in Astoria, an art, architecture and furniture design firm that opened in 2014. Originally from Taiwan and China, respectively, the designers now live in Long Island City. HCWD Studio is […]
King of Falafel to open Long Island City truck by end of November
November 3, By Hannah Wulkan The King of Falafel is expanding his empire–including a new spot in Long Island City. Within the next year, owner Fares “Freddy” Zeideia is planning on opening five new venues spanning several boroughs to sell his popular halal food. Selling Mediterranean favorites including falafel and shawarma, the restaurant began as […]
King of Falafel food truck to expand to Long Island City, Long Island …
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 […]
Condo prices in Astoria and Long Island City don’t show signs of …
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 […]
Cheer on NYC Marathon runners in Long Island City and avoid parking on these streets
The New York City Marathon will give about 50,000 runners a tour of the five boroughs this Sunday, Nov. 6, and Long Island City will mark the halfway point for hopeful winners. Runners will snake through the Pulaski Bridge at mile 13, which connects Greenpoint to Queens. The bridge will be closed to spectators but a cheering […]
City puts forward potential routes for BQX, including options for Astoria and LIC
November 2, By Hannah Wulkan The city has taken another step forward on the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector, releasing potential routes for the streetcar. Mayor Bill De Blasio announced plans for the new streetcar system in February, and the Economic Development Corporation released potential routes for the project yesterday. The report outlined the pros and cons […]
Long Island City kids will finally have more universal pre-K seats
After campaigning for more universal pre-K seats in the growing neighborhood, Long Island City parents will have an additional center to send their pre-schoolers to in September 2017. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and School Construction Authority President Lorraine Grillo announced on Wednesday that two floors of 27-35 Jackson Ave. will be converted into a universal pre-K center that […]
Long Island City parks group to host party to reflect on progress and put forward plans
Crabhouse November 2, By Hannah Wulkan The Hunters Point Park Conservancy is hosting a Fall Festival to reflect on past progress in the parks and begin taking ideas for the future. The community group is hosting a free party open to the community Thursday night to celebrate the parks at the Crabhouse Restaurant at 2-03 […]
Long Island City site where Aerosmith production set was built is for sale
A 47,500-square-foot site in Long Island City could fetch $39 million. The site, at 37-11 30th St., with additional frontage on 31st Street and 37th Avenue, includes a 45,000-square-foot building, parking lot and two-family home, according to the New York Post. It is owned by the family of Bob See, who founded and housed See […]
Gene Kaufman Designed Aloft Hotel to Open in Long Island City
The 18-story Aloft Long Island City-Manhattan View will offer more than 74,000 square feet of living and entertainment space to its guests. New York—The Aloft Long Island City-Manhattan View, designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, will open next month. The second Aloft designed by Kaufman, this 74,000-square-foot, 176-key hotel will be an eye-catching structure, with the […]
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 […]