Residents organize Easter egg hunt in Murray Playground
March 30, By Hannah Wulkan A group of local real estate agents are planning an Easter egg hunt in Murray Playground next month to bring families in the Court Square/Hunters Point area together. The event is the brainchild of resident and real estate agent Jeremy Swillinger along with several of his colleagues at Level Group Real Estate. They […]
City To Guarantee 2-Month Jobs for Sentenced Inmates After They Leave Jail
City officials and staff of The Fortune Society announce a new program called “Jails to Jobs” in Long Island City on March 29, 2017. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Officials announced a plan Wednesday to boost social services programs in the city’s jail system, including a new initiative that would guarantee […]
Long Island City bakery that threatened to fire immigrant workers reverses course for now
A Long Island City bakery that told its workers they had to produce papers or be fired in 10 days said it was granted an extension by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prove that its employees are legally allowed to continue work. Employees at Tom Cat Bakery in Long Island City received a […]
Mobile library coming back to Long Island City as construction of new branch continues
The new 5 1/2-story library at Hunters Point in Long Island City is scheduled to open this summer but residents don’t want to wait that long to check out books. Queens Library announced that a mobile library will return to Hunters Point on April 9 at Gantry Plaza State Park. Library card holders will be able […]
Circle F files plans for 71-unit development near 5Pointz in LIC
Circle F files plans for 71-unit development near 5Pointz in LIC The project at 22-43 Jackson Avenue would also include ground floor retail By Ben St. Clair | March 28, 2017 03:50PM Circle F Capital’s David Feldman and 22-43 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City The Feldman family’s Circle F Capital filed plans for an […]
Mobile library coming back to Long Island City as construction of …
The new 5 1/2-story library at Hunters Point in Long Island City is scheduled to open this summer but residents don’t want to wait that long to check out books. Queens Library announced that a mobile library will return to Hunters Point on April 9 at Gantry Plaza State Park. Library card holders will be able […]
22-43 Jackson Avenue | Long Island City | Circle F Capital
Circle F files plans for 71-unit development near 5Pointz in LIC The project at 22-43 Jackson Avenue would also include ground floor retail By Ben St. Clair | March 28, 2017 03:50PM Circle F Capital’s David Feldman and 22-43 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City The Feldman family’s Circle F Capital filed plans for an […]
A ‘Library on Wheels’ is coming to Long Island City this spring
After years of construction delays, the striking new Hunters Point Community Library is set to open in Long Island City this summer. The 22,000 square-foot center will be a welcome addition to the Queens waterfront, but in order to tide over local residents who are itching for free books, Wi-Fi and all of the other […]
This Long Island City family are prolific artists with 1000 paintings stored in their home
Across the street from Long Island City’s MoMa PS1, a father and daughter duo have been creating their own art for years. Carlos and Aliyah Seidler have more than 1,000 paintings scattered throughout their two-story house with some of the pieces dating back to the 1980s. Carlos Seidler, a retired professor, and Aliyah Seidler, a […]
Immigrant workers protest Tom Cat Bakery after bakery demands to see documentation
Tom Cat (Facebook) March 22, By Hannah Wulkan Immigrant workers at a Long Island City bakery rallied today after they were threatened with mass firings. According to workers, Tom Cat Bakery, an industrial bakery at 43-05 10th Street in LIC, threatened about 30 immigrant workers with firings last week following an investigation by the Department […]
Condos in new Court Square building hit the market
March 24, By Hannah Wulkan Real estate brokers began selling luxury condos in a near-complete 22-unit building in Court Square today. The condos, which are part of a new development called The Decker, are located at 21-10 44th Drive, with 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments ranging in price from $685,000 to $1.525 million. Modern Spaces […]
Oro Italian Restaurant Introduces Spring Menu
March 23, By Staff Report Spring is here, and one Italian restaurant is celebrating the season with a new menu. Oro Restaurant Lounge, located at 41-17 Crescent St., has made authentic Italian cuisine a highlight of its menu since opening its doors in Dutch Kills last August. This month, under the helm of executive chef Scott Andriani, the restaurant […]
Paul Simon to hold benefit performance before audience of 150 in Long Island City, tickets on sale
March 23, By Hannah Wulkan A music legend will be holding an intimate benefit performance in Long Island City for an arts education non-profit. Queens native Paul Simon, one half of folk-duo Simon and Garfunkel and legendary musician, will play a special benefit concert in Long Island City on April 5 from 7 to 9 […]
LargaVista Nabs Long Island City Office Asset
The company is considering a creative office conversion and expansion for the property. 30-10 41st Ave., Long Island City New York—LargaVista Cos. acquired a 65,000-square-foot office asset located at 30-10 41st Ave. in Long Island City. Financing for the transaction was provided by TriState Capital Bank. The company also owns the adjacent building at 29-42 Northern Blvd. […]
Two Long Island City warehouses undergo a makeover, retail and office tenants to move in
Related March 23, By Hannah Wulkan A digital advertising agency will soon take up residence in Long Island City. VaynerMedia, a company focused on digital media, announced Tuesday that it will open a 43,000-square-foot production studio in the Blanchard building at 21-10 51st Avenue, one of two renovated warehouses making up a new office complex […]
Long Island City housing inventory will double this year
Photo by Bill Parry The construction boom in Long Island City is happening so quickly that housing stock will increase by 9,000 units next year, according to a study by the LIC Partnership. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The unprecedented growth in Long […]
LinkNYC Kiosks to Bring Free Wi-Fi to Long Island City and Astoria
A LinkNYC kiosk, which provides free Wi-Fi, domestic calls and phone charging will be coming to spots in Long Island City and Astoria. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Camille Bautista LONG ISLAND CITY — The city is adding more than a dozen LinkNYC kiosks to streets in Long Island City and Astoria, where users can access Wi-Fi, charge their […]
More Citi Bike Stations Coming to Long Island City This Summer
The first Citi Bike station in Hunters Point opened in 2015 at Center Boulevard between Borden and 54th avenues. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — More Citi Bike stations are headed to the neighborhood this summer. The Department of Transportation is planning to install between five to 10 additional Citi Bike docks […]
LinkNYC Kiosks to Bring Free WiFi to Long Island City and Astoria
A LinkNYC kiosk, which provides free Wi-Fi, domestic calls and phone charging will be coming to spots in Long Island City and Astoria. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Camille Bautista LONG ISLAND CITY — The city is adding more than a dozen LinkNYC kiosks to streets in Long Island City and Astoria, where users can access Wi-Fi, charge their […]