Looking Back at Long Island City’s Slow Sizzle
New York Magazine all but invented the new-hot-neighborhood feature. In 1969, a cover story by Pete Hamill declared Brooklyn — especially Park Slope — “the sane alternative” to Manhattan living, laying out the template for hundreds of features, columns, and web posts to come. We have never quite stopped helping our readers find a new […]
Long Island City residents balk at city’s plan to develop 1.5 million square feet on the waterfront
In July, a plan was unveiled to transform two city-owned lots in Long Island City into a 1.5-million-square-foot development with housing, a school and office and artist space. Though officials touted the project as something that would bring “good, middle class jobs” and a “state-of-the-art” school to the neighborhood, people are skeptical. At a Community […]
Online Dealers of Powerful Synthetic Drugs Arrested in LIC Raid, Feds Say
Unbeatablechems.com (logo pictured) was one of two websites used by Brian Parker to sell drugs, federal prosecutors said. View Full Caption Unbeatablechems.com QUEENS — Authorities arrested two people accused of selling powerful synthetic drugs linked to a deadly overdose last year during an early-morning raid at a Long Island City high-rise Tuesday, officials said. Brian Parker, […]
Parents Launch ‘Immersive’ Dual-Language School in LIC to Fill Local Void
The school will offer classes for babies, toddlers and kids up to 11 years old. View Full Caption Courtesy LinguaLab LONG ISLAND CITY — A pair of local parents and educators are opening their own “immersive” language school for youngsters this fall, after efforts to bring a French dual-language program to a public school in the neighborhood have so […]
Court Square Park cleanup scheduled for Sept. 16 | Long Island City …
September 6, By Tara Law Members of a Long Island City civic group are gathering on Saturday, September 16 to clean up and beautify Court Square Park. The Court Square Civic Association, which was formed at the end of 2015 to represent residents, is hosting the event, called “It’s My Park Day.” The event will […]
Long Island City School of Ballet Presents Adult Yoga, Mondays
LICSB sponsored by the Queens Paideia School presents adult yoga, Mondays at 9:15 to 10:05. $20/class. For more information, email: [email protected]. In Zenyasa Yoga, we have the chance to slow down; we explore the benefits of meditation and playfully examine the shapes of poses as we become aware of how we move through space. This […]
Here’s How Queens Residents Can Recycle Their Food Scraps
The city’s Sanitation Department is planning to expand its organic waste collection program this fall to include dozens of Queens neighborhoods, including Long Island City, Kew Gardens and Far Rockaway. View Full Caption Department of Sanitation QUEENS — Residents in dozens of Queens neighborhoods — including Long Island City, Kew Gardens and Far Rockaway — will soon be able to […]
New Citi Bike stations will be available in Astoria and Long Island City next week
Astoria residents will be able to take advantage of the city’s bike sharing program starting this month when Citi Bike officially expands to the neighborhood on Sept. 12. The Department of Transportation released the map of the new stations in August, which included changes due to residents’ feedback. The agency will also add seven additional stations to […]
Court Square Park cleanup scheduled for Sept. 16
September 6, By Tara Law Members of a Long Island City civic group are gathering on Saturday, September 16 to clean up and beautify Court Square Park. The Court Square Civic Association, which was formed at the end of 2015 to represent residents, is hosting the event, called “It’s My Park Day.” The event will […]
New Citi Bike stations to be available in Astoria and Long Island City next week
Astoria residents will be able to take advantage of the city’s bike sharing program starting this month when Citi Bike officially expands to the neighborhood on Sept. 12. The Department of Transportation released the map of the new stations in August, which included changes due to residents’ feedback. The agency will also add seven additional stations to […]
2 Arrested In Synthetic Drug Bust In Long Island City, Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two people have been arrested in a designer drug raid at a luxury high-rise apartment building in Queens. Chopper 2 was over the scene as chemists in protective hazmat suits along with state police and federal drug enforcement agents raided the waterfront building on Center Boulevard in Long Island City, where apparently an […]
Zany circus to run amok at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City on Saturday
It’s been described as a “one-ring, no animal, outrageously hilarious, political extravaganza led by a ferociously savvy bearded woman.” Circus Amok will bring its unique, zany act to Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. Attendance is free. Now in its 28th year, Circus Amok blends – or […]
Long Island City’s 5 Pointz-replacing rentals near their full height
Construction is moving full steam ahead on the two rental towers replacing Long Island City’s former graffiti Mecca 5 Pointz. In the two months since we last checked in, the development’s second tower has sprouted and the taller of the two buildings has started to get its facade. Court Square Blog stopped by the site […]
Long Island City to receive brown organics collection bins in October
Brown organics collection bins/DSNY September 1, by Nathaly Pesantez The Department of Sanitation’s (DSNY) organics collection program will be arriving to Long Island City in October. LIC residents will be able to throw away organic waste, including food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste through a curbside program or a single drop-off site. Buildings with […]
Luxury building packed with amenities opens in LIC
The Forge September 1, By Jason Cohen Apartments are now available in a 38-story luxury building in the Court Square section of Long Island City. The building, called ‘The Forge“, is located across the street from the SculptureCenter at 44-28 Purves Street and consists of 272 luxury apartments. The developers, Brause Realty Inc. and the […]
Reveal for 46-20 11th Street, Long Island City
By: Nikolai Fedak 6:30 am on September 1, 2017 YIMBY previously reported on 46-20 11th Street in Long Island City back in January, when new building applications were filed for the site with the DOB. Now, the reveal is out, thanks to The Court Square Blog, which spotted the on-site renderings yesterday. The project will […]