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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

An off-duty police officer was arrested in Long Island City for driving drunk and refusing to take a breathalyzer test on Sunday. According to police, 39-year-old Hitesh Arora was driving in the vicinity of 11-24 Borden Ave at 10:04 p.m., when his car stalled. Arora, who has been on the force for three years at a Brooklyn precinct, […]

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 […]

Six of the seven subway lines that connect Queens to Manhattan converge at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, where Queens Plaza meets Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, and Jackson Avenue. There, the elevated Queensboro Plaza station handles the N, Q, and 7 trains, while the E, M, and R serve the underground Queens Plaza stop. […]

Thanks to The Daily Meal, my family and I had the pleasure of experiencing a recent food tour of Long Island City, Queens. Our group ranged from Queens natives to New Yorkers from “other boroughs” to tourists from Germany, all of whom were equally entertained, not to mention well fed. A few of us may […]

Book lovers in Long Island City will now have another outlet to pick up interesting reads with the grand opening of a community-supported free library. M. Wells Steakhouse, located at 43-15 Crescent St., will utilize an empty lot next door to create a space for the community to choose from about 1,000 books collected through […]