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 […]