Glowing Canopy Fills MoMA PS1 Courtyard as ‘Warm Up’ Summer …
Jenny Sabin’s “Lumen” opens Thursday at MoMA PS1. View Full Caption MoMA PS1/Pablo Enriquez LONG ISLAND CITY — MoMA PS1’s popular “Warm Up” outdoor concert series returns for the summer on Saturday — set this year beneath a newly-installed canopy that glows after dark. The installation, “Lumen” by architectural firm Jenny Sabin Studio, opened Thursday […]
Long Island City parents call for shade canopies at local playgrounds, petition generates 300 signatures in 2 days
Hunters Point South Park June 29, By Christian Murray A Long Island City mother started a petition earlier this week calling on the city to put up shade canopies in area playgrounds to protect children from skin cancer. The petition, launched by Hunters Point resident Tali Vaknin, has the support of neighborhood parents and has […]
Long Island City Clock Tower site will get a 63-story rental tower …
It looks like the development site behind Long Island City’s landmark Clock Tower will building will get a skyscraper after all. The Real Deal reports that the Durst Organization has filed plans with the Department of Buildings for a new rental tower at the site, to stand 63 stories and have more than 750 apartments. […]
Jennifer Lopez, Sheryl Crow and more to perform in LIC for Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show
In addition to great views of the fireworks, Queens residents will be treated to a number of performances from big artists at the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks. The performances will be pre-taped for the show that will air on television on Tuesday. Jennifer Lopez will take the stage at Hunters Point South Park in Long […]
Reveal for 38-65 11th Street, New Hotel Coming to Long Island City
Permits were previously filed for a new hotel development at 38-65 11th Street on the periphery of Long Island City back in 2014, but the site has appeared stalled since then. Despite the lack of follow-up at the Department of Buildings, YIMBY now has a reveal for the design, which will result in one of the […]
Long Island City Neighbors Fight for View During Fireworks Show
It’s not even the Fourth of July yet, but the fireworks are already flying in Queens. Residents of one apartment building in Long Island City are worried they will miss the fireworks, saying they have been barred from watching the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks show and now they are fighting back. “This is a […]
Nonprofit that aims to give jobs to homeless New Yorkers moves headquarters to Long Island City
A nonprofit that provides jobs and career training to people who struggled with homelessness moved to Long Island City this week. The Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless (ACE) celebrated its 25 year anniversary by moving to a bigger space at 30-30 Northern Blvd. ACE, a nonprofit created in 1992, has helped approximately 2,500 New […]
Jennifer Lopez to take the stage in Long Island City Friday night
Jennifer Lopez (Facebook) June 28, By Christian Murray Jennifer Lopez will be taking the stage on the Long Island City waterfront Friday night. Her performance will take place at Hunters Point South Park and is part of the Macy’s July 4th celebration, a well-placed source told the LIC Post. She is expected to arrive at the park around 5pm with taping planned to […]
Puppet shows, Irish dance classes and live animal shows will take place at the Long Island City waterfront
Story time, arts and crafts and family yoga are just some of the activities Queens families will be able to participate in at the Long Island City waterfront this summer. For the second year in a row, the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPCC) and Gantry Parent Association (GPA) is organizing “Summer Kids,” a six-week free […]
Industrial Turns Residential in Long Island City, and Jewish Life Thrives
Easing some of the challenges of a growing commuter neighborhood Not long ago, Long Island City was one of those places in New York where nobody but residents chose to hang out. As the westernmost section of Queens, connected to Manhattan by the Queensboro/59th Street Bridge, it resembled other industrialized urban neighborhoods—in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, […]
Independent Pharmacy to Open in Retail-Hungry Court Square
City Chemist will open a drug store in The Hayden, an apartment building at 43-25 Hunter St. View Full Caption Courtesy Rockrose Development Corp. LONG ISLAND CITY — A pharmacy with locations in Brooklyn and Long Island will open a new drugstore in Court Square — a neighborhood that’s seen an explosion of residential construction […]
Long Island City wreck kills man, injures woman – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — A man was killed in Long Island City Saturday morning in a collision with a truck. Around 6 a.m., police responded to the intersection of Skillman Avenue and Queens Boulevard. According to the New York City Police Department, a 28-year-old man, identified as Steven Narvaez, of Woodside, was found […]
The Fourth Annual Long Island City Summit Sees Big Turnout
The fourth annual LIC Summit, convened once again at the Museum of the Moving Image by the Long Island City Partnership, had an introduction and six panel meetings. The 2017 session seemed to temper the enthusiasm shown by the earlier summits, becoming cautious about the meaning of all that construction. At the moment, Queens Plaza […]
Woodside man dies after freight truck crash in Long Island City leaves his car split in half
A 28-year-old Woodside man died on Saturday after colliding with a freight train at the intersection of Skillman Avenue and Queens Boulevard in Long Island City. According to police, Steven Narvaez and a 17-year-old female passenger were traveling westbound in a 2013 Toyota Corolla sedan on June 24 at about 5:55 a.m. At the same time, […]
Firefighters and elected officials call for reopening of Long Island City firehouse
Long Island City officials and residents are arguing that a Fire Department unit which previously served the area until it was closed in 2003 should be reopened. Engine Company 261, along with five other FDNY units, was shuttered in May 2003 under the Bloomberg administration as a cost-cutting measure. At the time, Bloomberg argued that the closings would […]
What to do & eat in Long Island City, Queens
Long Island City was once its very own city, until the consolidation of New York City in 1898. Today LIC is known for a cutting edge art and design scene that’s coupled with a rapid growth in residential and corporate properties. However, everywhere you turn in this waterfront community you’ll find bold remainders of the […]
Business, real estate leaders discuss Long Island City’s unprecedented growth
By Angelica Acevedo and Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. More than 300 leaders in business, tech and real estate gathered Tuesday at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria for the 4th Annual LIC Summit, a daylong forum exploring issues affecting a neighborhood […]
Man Killed, Teen Seriously Hurt When Car Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Long Island City, Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man is dead and a teenager is fighting for her life after the car they were riding in collided with a tractor-trailer Saturday morning in Long Island City, Queens. Police said the car was traveling on Skillman Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. when the driver is believed to have run a red […]
Woodside man dies after freight truck crash in Long Island City …
A 28-year-old Woodside man died on Saturday after colliding with a freight train at the intersection of Skillman Avenue and Queens Boulevard in Long Island City. According to police, Steven Narvaez and a 17-year-old female passenger were traveling westbound in a 2013 Toyota Corolla sedan on June 24 at about 5:55 a.m. At the same time, […]
Reveal for 22-43 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City
By: Nikolai Fedak 12:00 pm on June 26, 2017 YIMBY previously reported on preliminary plans for a new mixed-use development coming to 22-43 Jackson Avenue, in Long Island City, Queens, back in April of 2016. Now, we have the first rendering of the project, which is being developed by the Feldman Family’s Circle F Capital. […]