Owners of Mu Ramen will open New American restaurant focusing on meat, pasta in LIC this fall
Photo of a prime rib dinner tasting at Mu Ramen/Mu Ramen Facebook August 11, by Nathaly Pesantez The owners of Mu Ramen, the Japanese ramen restaurant in Long Island City popular with food critics and New Yorkers alike, are set to open a new restaurant in the neighborhood this fall that will specialize in an […]
CVS opening up its newest pharmacy this weekend on the Long Island City waterfront
Long Island City residents will have a new, more convenient place to pick up prescriptions, toiletries, household items and snacks this coming Sunday. According to a spokesperson for CVS, the pharmacy will open a new location at 1-50 50th Ave. on Aug. 20. The neighborhood lacks retail despite the uptick in development. Currently, the pharmacies, which […]
Long Island City music school founder pleads guilty to federal sex trafficking charges
A music teacher who founded the Long Island City Academy of Music pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges after an investigation found that he solicited minors for sex. Oliver Sohngen, 53, was arrested in May after he was caught trying to pay for sex from an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old girl online. Sohngen frequently exchanged texts with a […]
This exhibit in Long Island City allows people to listen to strangers’ deepest confessions
Have you ever wanted to get something deeply personal off your chest or feed your voyeuristic tendencies? You can do both at this Long Island City exhibit. Deli Gallery is providing an outlet for people to do just that with their new exhibition titled “Confession.” A collaboration between Gideon Jacobs and Gregor Hochmuth, the project began […]
Long Island City’s amenity-packed Arc will rent from $1800/month
In Long Island City, many new rental developments are on the rise but few are as amenity-packed as the Lightstone Group’s 10-story, GKV Architects-designed building that has taken shape at 30-02 39th Avenue. ARC, as the building has been named, will offer 428 studios, one-, and two-bedroom apartments and virtually every amenity under the sun. […]
Long Island City music school founder pleads guilty to federal sex …
A music teacher who founded the Long Island City Academy of Music pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges after an investigation found that he solicited minors for sex. Oliver Sohngen, 53, was arrested in May after he was caught trying to pay for sex from an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old girl online. Sohngen frequently exchanged texts with a […]
Long Island City’s latest rental, Watermark LIC, launches from $2169/month
Watermark LIC, the 168-apartment rental building designed by Handel Architects and located right off of Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, has launched leasing. In May, the lottery for the building’s 34 affordable apartments launched with rent going from as low as $908/month for qualifying individuals but you can expect to pay much more on […]