Gun-toting crook gets away with $10000 in cash from a Long Island City bank: cops
Armed with a gun and a demand note, a bandit swiped more than $10,000 in cash from a Long Island City bank last Friday afternoon, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the robbery occurred sometime before 5:50 p.m. on July 28 at the Chase bank located at 25-15 Queens Plaza North, near 27th Street. […]
LIC project signals expansion of mixed manufacturing and residential uses
The total separation of industrial and residential uses was a founding principle of the city’s first zoning code written more than a century ago. But a forthcoming project in Long Island City could mark the final step toward undoing this longstanding tenant of New York’s urban planning. The city’s Economic Development Corp. selected a team […]
Long Island City’s latest mixed-use development will include factory …
Long Island City’s booming waterfront could be getting yet another high-rise, mixed-use project. However, this time the developers are proposing something new: the inclusion of factory space with the shiny new apartments. After a year-long selection process, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC) chose developers TF Cornerstone (TFC) to lead the $925 million […]
NYC’s Food Hall Virus Spreads to Long Island City – Eater NY
Food halls are rapidly taking over the New York City dining scene, and Long Island City will be the next recipient. The Jacx is currently being built at 28-01 Jackson Avenue and will be a two-tower office complex with a food hall, restaurant, gourmet market, full-acre terrace park, and fitness center. The food hall and […]