Waterfront parks have been plagued by trash, residents learn who should be cleaning it up
LIC Landing May 7, By Christian Murray Several residents went to a meeting in Long Island City Tuesday to express their concerns about quality-of-life issues that they say are negatively affecting the enjoyment of the waterfront parks. The meeting, hosted by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy in tandem with the Hunters Point Civic Association, provided […]
New park at foot of the Kosciuszko Bridge in Long Island City is slated to open in 2020
Two parcels owned by the state Department of Transportation will be turned into a destination park with views of the new Kosciuszko Bridge. Representatives from the DOT and State Parks Department outlined a plan for the park at the Community Board 2 (CB 2) meeting in Sunnyside on May 4. Though the departments are at […]
Co-living expands to Long Island City with Ollie’s newest New York project
Ollie, the “all-inclusive co-living platform” that launched in New York with the city’s first all micro-unit building, is poised to make a big expansion—this time in Queens. The firm has revealed details on a planned Long Island City building, developed in partnership with Simon Baron Development and Quadrum Global; with room for more than 400 […]