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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 […]
Powerhouse Gym opening in Long Island City
Courtesy Alma Realty Powerhouse Gym announces a deal to move into the Apple Building in Long Island City, its second location in the borough. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. Powerhouse Gym, a fitness industry leader for more than 40 years, is coming to […]
Van Bramer kicks off school supply drive
Kids from PS 111 (37-15 13th Street) after previous supply drive August 10, Staff Report Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) launched his eighth annual back-to-school supply drive this week. From Aug. 8 through Sept. 5, residents are being asked to donate backpacks, notebooks, pencils, crayons, calculators and rulers. The items can be dropped off at […]
CVS to Open Hunters Point Location on Sunday, Company Says
A CVS will open on the ground floor of 1-50 50th Ave. in Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Pharmacy chain CVS will open its first location in the neighborhood Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for the company. The drugstore will open its doors at 1-50 50th Ave. near Center Boulevard, […]
City report finds that Long Island City has the largest proportion of dogs per capita
The Economic Development Corporation took a deep dive into dog ownership across the five boroughs and found that Long Island City has the highest proportion of furry friends per capita. According to the report, the zip code 11109, which consists of about five, apartment tower-lined blocks along the Long Island City waterfront made the top of […]
Mold a masterpiece out of 2000 pounds of clay in Long Island City next weekend
BY ANDREINA PEREZ A local sculpture club will bring back its founding summer tradition to Long Island City next weekend. On Saturday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., SculptureCenter, located at 44-19 Purves St., will host a day of sculpting and creativity. Not only will members and artist participate in the clay creations, but the public will be […]
24-Hour Organic Market Opens Near Queensboro Plaza
Olives Organic MarketView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — A 24-hour organic market has joined the ranks of new retail options near Queensboro Plaza. Olives Organic Market opened Wednesday at 4237 27th St. off of 42nd Road, offering grocery item staples like cheese and fresh produce alongside prepared hot foods and a salad bar. The space also includes a juice […]
Excavation Underway at 22-12 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City
By: Nikolai Fedak 7:00 am on August 10, 2017 Back in February of 2016, YIMBY reported on new building applications for 22-12 Jackson Avenue, in Long Island City. The lot’s former occupant has since been demolished, and now excavators are beginning to dig away at the site, which will imminently host an 11-story and 175-unit condominium […]
Frustration and Concerns Voiced at Long Island City Rezoning Workshop
Abigail Savitch-Lew Workshop participants question John Young of the Department of City Planning at a Long Island City community workshop on Tuesday August 8. The Department of City Planning (DCP) is still in the early stages of studying Long Island City, one of ten neighborhoods that the De Blasio administration has proposed rezoning as […]
Thinking Brooklyn but Deciding for Long Island City
Maintenance problems abounded. Mr. Hunt used a pan to collect the rainwater dripping through the ceiling, graduated to a bucket and, when that proved insufficient, a trash can. Last winter, some of his favorite shirts were soaked by rainwater. “It was imperative for my sanity to move,” he said. PhotoLONG ISLAND CITY Along the waterfront […]
$50-a-Day Rooftop Pool Opens at Long Island City Hotel
Profundo Pool Club opened last week on a third-floor rooftop at the Ravel Hotel. View Full Caption Ravel Hotel LONG ISLAND CITY — A new rooftop pool opened last week in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge that offers cocktails, oysters and skyline views starting at $50 a day. Profundo Pool Club debuted Thursday on the third-floor rooftop of […]
New rooftop pool in Long Island City opens to the public today
If you’re looking to take a dip before the summer ends, a Long Island City hotel has officially opened its rooftop pool to the public on Wednesday. The Profundo Pool Club at the Ravel Hotel will make its debut today at noon on the hotel’s third floor. Located at 8-08 Queens Plaza South, the 50-foot by […]
Play With 2000 Pounds of Clay at a Long Island City Sculpture Event
The event harkens back to SculptureCenter’s founding in 1928, when it was originally called Clay Club. View Full Caption SculptureCenter LONG ISLAND CITY — Aspiring sculptors can get their hands dirty when an art gallery lets them loose on 2,000 pounds of clay next week as part of a tradition dating back to the 1920s. SculptureCenter will open its doors to […]
After years of struggling to find a home, Long Island City art space purchases one-story building
The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City has been operating since 2004, but rising rents in the neighborhood led the founders to conclude that by 2019, it would have to permanently close. Co-founded by Sheila Lewandowski and Brian Rogers, who have lived in Long Island City for more than 20 years, the organization provides salaried […]
The Chocolate Factory Acquires Permanent Home in Long Island City, Queens
The Chocolate Factory is thrilled to announce the acquisition of a new permanent facility in Western Queens. Located at 38-29 24th Street in Long Island City, the standalone 7,500 square foot, one story industrial building will become the organization’s permanent home and will ultimately house all of its performance and residency activity. The new facility […]
LIC’s Chocolate Factory Theater Buys Permanent $3.8M Home in Dutch Kills
The Chocolate Factory purchased this 7,500-square-foot former industrial building at 38-29 24th St. View Full Caption Courtesy Sheila Lewandowski LONG ISLAND CITY — The Chocolate Factory, a performing arts center that has spent the past decade in Hunters Point, has purchased a building in nearby Dutch Kills that will become the theater’s permanent home, officials announced. The 7,500-square-foot former […]