Check Out The Gutter’s Sweet New LIC Bowling Alley: Gothamist
Fans of beer, classic rock, and bowling have a new reason to head to Long Island City: beloved Greenpoint bowling mainstay The Gutter opens tonight (Friday) on 46th Avenue. The cavernous new space sits in a reclaimed taxi garage and features a bar serving a wide variety of drafts and booze options, a full kitchen, […]
Long Island City Leads Nation in New Apartment Construction
Co-ops still far outnumber condo apartments in New York City, though most new construction today – especially at the high end – skews heavily toward condos. But as the city’s real estate market has rebounded from the brutal recession over the past decade, some people failed to notice a very different sort of boom: in […]
PHOTOS: A nearly 150-year-old Long Island City rowhouse with lush garden on sale for $3.5M
A Long Island City rowhouse built five years after the Civil War ended that now features a glassy atrium looking out into a beautiful garden is on the market for $3.5 million. The Italianate-style row house at 21-20 45th Ave. was constructed in 1870 and still retains its original tin ceilings, marble mantels and exposed brick. It includes five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, […]
Long Island City’s art scene is open to everyone
As artists continue their fight to stay in Long Island City, as rents and new developments continue to go up, the community will again celebrate the group that put the neighborhood on the map. The seventh annual LIC Arts Open, which started Wednesday and runs to Sunday, offers art lovers an eclectic choice of mediums […]
A bowling alley and bar will open in Long Island City tomorrow
A bowling alley and bar will make its Long Island City debut tomorrow. The Gutter, a popular bowling alley in Brooklyn, will open a Queens location at 10-22 46th Ave. on Friday, according to a spokesperson for the establishment. It will officially open at 2 p.m. and will include eight lanes. Owners Todd Powers and Paul Kermizian previously said […]
Inside The New Toby’s Estate Cafe In Long Island City
Long Island City, a neighborhood once considered the dominion of taxi garages and film studios, is at last so up and coming that outsiders now realize it’s actually in Queens. As the area sees wave after wave of condo booms, coffee will inevitably follow. Toby’s Estate, a roaster with US operations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and soon Seattle, […]