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See photos: The Gutter, LIC’s new bowling alley, opens offering $7 games
May 19, By Christian Murray Long Island City’s much-anticipated bowling alley opened today offering $7 games and plenty of craft beer. The Gutter LIC, located at 10-22 46th Avenue, takes on a retro concept with eight wooden lanes, a long timber bar and décor associated with 1970s middle America. The alley is owned by Paul Kerminian and […]
Long Island City rental market saw the biggest construction boom in the country after 2010: study
A new report found that a record number of rental units were built in Long Island City from 2010 through 2016, eclipsing other large cities nationwide that also experienced a spike in development. RENTCafe, a real estate search engine, analyzed construction data from 1,000 neighborhoods listed on Property Shark and Yardi Matrix to figure out which […]
Dangerous roadway repaved in Astoria and Long Island City
Courtesy Van Bramer’s office City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (c) announces the resurfacing of a twenty-block stretch of 21st Street from Broadway to 47th Avenue. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. While elected officials and community leaders were celebrating the recent repaving of 21st […]
Man Dies After Being Shot Outside Queensbridge Houses, NYPD Says
The Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A man died Tuesday after he was shot in the chest outside a building at the Queensbridge Houses, according to the NYPD — the second shooting this year at the development. Javares Batts, 38, of Woodside, was shot outside the […]
Check Out The Gutter’s Sweet New LIC Bowling Alley
Fans of beer, classic rock, and bowling have a new reason to head to Long Island City: beloved Greenpoint bowling mainstay The Gutter opens tonight (Friday) on 46th Avenue. The cavernous new space sits in a reclaimed taxi garage and features a bar serving a wide variety of drafts and booze options, a full kitchen, […]
147-year-old Long Island City townhouse with dreamy garden wants $3.5M
A 147-year-old home in Long Island City has come on the market for the first time in decades, and it’s asking $3.5 million. Built by a pair of developers who were known as Root and Rust, in 1870, the townhouse is part of the Hunters Point Historic District. This sandstone-clad home is one of several […]
Check Out The Gutter’s Sweet New LIC Bowling Alley: Gothamist
Fans of beer, classic rock, and bowling have a new reason to head to Long Island City: beloved Greenpoint bowling mainstay The Gutter opens tonight (Friday) on 46th Avenue. The cavernous new space sits in a reclaimed taxi garage and features a bar serving a wide variety of drafts and booze options, a full kitchen, […]
Long Island City Leads Nation in New Apartment Construction
Co-ops still far outnumber condo apartments in New York City, though most new construction today – especially at the high end – skews heavily toward condos. But as the city’s real estate market has rebounded from the brutal recession over the past decade, some people failed to notice a very different sort of boom: in […]
PHOTOS: A nearly 150-year-old Long Island City rowhouse with lush garden on sale for $3.5M
A Long Island City rowhouse built five years after the Civil War ended that now features a glassy atrium looking out into a beautiful garden is on the market for $3.5 million. The Italianate-style row house at 21-20 45th Ave. was constructed in 1870 and still retains its original tin ceilings, marble mantels and exposed brick. It includes five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, […]
Long Island City’s art scene is open to everyone
As artists continue their fight to stay in Long Island City, as rents and new developments continue to go up, the community will again celebrate the group that put the neighborhood on the map. The seventh annual LIC Arts Open, which started Wednesday and runs to Sunday, offers art lovers an eclectic choice of mediums […]
A bowling alley and bar will open in Long Island City tomorrow
A bowling alley and bar will make its Long Island City debut tomorrow. The Gutter, a popular bowling alley in Brooklyn, will open a Queens location at 10-22 46th Ave. on Friday, according to a spokesperson for the establishment. It will officially open at 2 p.m. and will include eight lanes. Owners Todd Powers and Paul Kermizian previously said […]
Inside The New Toby’s Estate Cafe In Long Island City
Long Island City, a neighborhood once considered the dominion of taxi garages and film studios, is at last so up and coming that outsiders now realize it’s actually in Queens. As the area sees wave after wave of condo booms, coffee will inevitably follow. Toby’s Estate, a roaster with US operations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and soon Seattle, […]
21 St. Resurfaced From Long Island City To Astoria
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Queens Borough Commissioner Nicole Garcia and Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora were joined by Council Members Costa Constantinides and Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Assembly Member Aravella Simotas, President of the Ravenswood Houses Tenant Association Carol Wilkins, and residents from Ravenswood Houses to […]
Studio Apartments for $908 a Month Up for Grabs in Long Island City
The new apartment building that’s under construction at 27-19 44th Drive in Long Island City. View Full Caption Courtesy Handel Architects COURT SQUARE — The city is now accepting housing lottery applications for 34 affordable apartments with a gym, laundry and terrace lounge in Long Island City, including studio units renting for $908 a month. […]
Rent A Long Island City Apartment For As Little As $908 – Queens …
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Apartments near Court Square are up for grabs, starting at $908-a-month. The city is holding a housing lottery to fill 34 new affordable housing units in Watermark LIC, a 27-story construction which is expected to open this summer at 27-15 44th Drive. According to NYC Housing Connect, 14 studio apartments […]
Man Dies After Being Shot Outside Queensbridge Houses, NYPD …
The Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A man died Tuesday after he was shot in the chest outside a building at the Queensbridge Houses, according to the NYPD — the second shooting this year at the development. Javares Batts, 38, of Woodside, was shot outside the […]
Could light rail connect neighborhoods between Long Island City and Jamaica, Queens? – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Please enable Javascript to watch this video The project is still in the beginning stages but neighbors and city leaders are getting together to talk about a possible light-rail service along tracks owned by Long Island Rail Road in Queens. The line runs from Long Island City to Jamaica and is mainly served by freight […]
147-year-old Long Island City townhouse with dreamy garden wants …
A 147-year-old home in Long Island City has come on the market for the first time in decades, and it’s asking $3.5 million. Built by a pair of developers who were known as Root and Rust, in 1870, the townhouse is part of the Hunters Point Historic District. This sandstone-clad home is one of several […]
LIC Arts Open starts Wednesday at venues across Long Island City
Courtesy Steven Speliotis William Garrett returns as curator of “Plastique Deux” at Anable Basin Bar Grill as part of the 7th annual LIC Arts Open this week. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The 7th annual LIC Arts Open gets underway Wednesday and runs […]
Visit hundreds of art studios and witness wonderful works in Long Island City this week
For the seventh year in a row, talented artists who create their work in Long Island City are inviting you to witness where the magic happens. LIC Arts Open, a five-day festival where artists will occupy local spaces and open their studio doors to visitors, will take place from May 17 through May 21. Started by […]