Queens High-Rises to Have Industrial Space Downstairs
“The types of commercial uses will be complementary,” Mr. Shell added. “They won’t create issues. They will create a very dynamic neighborhood.” The tower portions of the complexes will be tall. One is planned to be 650 feet, or about 65 stories, and the other will clock in at 500 feet, or 50 stories. They […]
Three bandits are wanted for holding up two people at gunpoint in Long Island City
Police are looking for three suspects who recently robbed a man and woman at gunpoint as they walked down a Long Island City street. On July 22 at approximately 3:10 p.m., a 20-year-old woman and 28-year-old man were walking past a location on 33rd Street just south of 36th Avenue when three men approached them. […]
After a decade in the making, Long Island City development unveils its last rental building
Long Island City’s Packard Square development has been in the works for over a decade, long enough to witness many of the major changes that have come to the neighborhood. Now after so many years, the project is finally coming to a close as rentals in its last building at 41-29 24th Street hit the […]
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Long Island City sees burst of new apartment towers, but restaurants fail to keep pace
Developers are adding rental units in Long Island City at a blistering pace, but retail space for new restaurants is not keeping up, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Numerous rental towers have already come online, and the Long Island City Partnership says there are 22,000 more apartments in the pipeline, with […]
Long Island City Survey Finds Neighborhood Is Hungry for More Restaurants
Apparently Long Island City is craving more new restaurants. Development group Long Island City Partnership found that 19 percent of the more than 1,300 surveyed residents consider restaurants one of three top pressing needs in the neighborhood, with more than 33 percent of people saying they ate or drank out one to two times a […]