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Man Shot in Chest Outside Queensbridge Houses, NYPD Says
The Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A man was critically injured after being shot in the chest outside a building at the Queensbridge Houses Monday, according to the NYPD — the second shooting this year at the development, which saw zero incidents of gun violence in […]
Long Island City music teacher charged with sex trafficking and soliciting sex from minors
A music teacher who founded the Long Island City Academy of Music operated a sex trafficking ring where he advertised minors on Backpage.com and attempted to solicit sex from an undercover agent, law enforcement sources said. According to the U.S. Judge of the Southern District of New York Katherine Parker, Oliver Sohngen used the classified site Backpage to […]
Rent A Long Island City Apartment For As Little As $908
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 […]
The Gutter Bowling Alley to Open Long Island City Site This Week
The Gutter’s first location opened in Williamsburg in 2007. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Time to lace up your bowling shoes. The Gutter, a popular bowling alley and bar in Williamsburg, will open its second location in Long Island City this week at 10-22 46th Ave. between Vernon Boulevard and 11th […]
Cops seek duo who broke into a Long Island City store and stole power tools
The NYPD needs the public’s help in finding two men who walked off with power tools after breaking into a store in Long Island City. According to police, at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 21, two unknown individuals went Supreme Glass and Window, located at 30-01 37th Ave. One individual gained access to the building through a […]
Apply for 34 affordable units in Long Island City’s new Watermark tower, from $908/month
While all of Long Island City seems to be undergoing development, one block in particular, Purves Street, remains the neighborhood’s most concentrated construction hub. Applications open Monday for 34 affordable units in one of these new builds, Watermark LIC (formerly Watermark Court Square) located at 27-19 44th Drive and 44-16 Purves Street. The 27-story building designed by […]
MTA conductor punched on 7 train in Long Island City after telling …
Cops are still looking for the passenger who slugged a 50-year-old train conductor in Long Island City after the conductor told him he could not smoke on the train, police said. The assault happened on May 9 at about 3:45 a.m. as the 7 train was pulling into the Hunters Point Avenue station near 21st Street […]
Cops seek duo who broke into a Long Island City store and stole …
The NYPD needs the public’s help in finding two men who walked off with power tools after breaking into a store in Long Island City. According to police, at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 21, two unknown individuals went Supreme Glass and Window, located at 30-01 37th Ave. One individual gained access to the building through a […]
In rental-packed Long Island City, affordable apartments from $908/month now available
Located just a short walk away from the Citigroup Building, this Handel Architects-designed rental has just launched the lottery [PDF!] on its 34 affordable apartments, 6sqft first reported. Watermark Court Square, as this development is known, features a total of 168 apartments, and the affordable units here start from $908 per month. The affordable apartments […]
Book store coming to Long Island City, to be located next to 50-story tower
26-09 Jackson Avenue May 9, By Jason Cohen A book store is opening in the Court Square section of Long Island City, an area where developers have struggled to find retail tenants. Book Culture, which has three stores on the Upper West Side, will be opening a Long Island City location at 26-09 Jackson Avenue in […]
MTA conductor punched on 7 train in Long Island City after telling rider to put out his cigarette
Cops are still looking for the passenger who slugged a 50-year-old train conductor in Long Island City after the conductor told him he could not smoke on the train, police said. The assault happened on May 9 at about 3:45 a.m. as the 7 train was pulling into the Hunters Point Avenue station near 21st Street […]
Long Island City’s Time As A Cheap Alternative Is Long Gone
For renters looking for a room in New York City, the most expensive neighborhood, according to a recent study, is not Greenwich Village or even Williamsburg. It is Long Island City, the once-industrial boomtown on the Queens side of the East River. Long Island City, Queens It is just one metric — Manhattan and Brooklyn […]
Long Island City restaurants: Best bets for brunch, barbecue, more
At the southwestern-most corner of Queens, Long Island City boasts proximity to midtown Manhattan, East River views and enough growth in recent years to see an influx of people – and the places they want to eat. So hop on any number of trains and find an array of new favorite restaurants, from a French […]
Co-living development in Long Island City encourages tenants to …
Long Island City seems to be swimming in new developments, but a new 426-unit complex aims to cater to people who are interested in moving in with total strangers. Located at 29-26 Northern Blvd., the complex will be operated by Ollie, a company that runs “micro-suites with hotel-style services.” According to an article in the The New […]
Book store coming to Long Island City, to be located next to 50-story …
26-09 Jackson Avenue May 9, By Jason Cohen A book store is opening in the Court Square section of Long Island City, an area where developers have struggled to find retail tenants. Book Culture, which has three stores on the Upper West Side, will be opening a Long Island City location at 26-09 Jackson Avenue in […]
Book Culture to Open New Store in Long Island City
Book Culture on West 112th Street. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Emily Frost COURT SQUARE — Book Culture, a popular book store with three locations on the Upper West Side, will open its first shop outside of Manhattan in Long Island City, according to a recent report and a post on the company’s Facebook page. The storied […]
Co-living expands to Long Island City with Ollie’s newest New York …
Ollie, the “all-inclusive co-living platform” that launched in New York with the city’s first all micro-unit building, is poised to make a big expansion—this time in Queens. The firm has revealed details on a planned Long Island City building, developed in partnership with Simon Baron Development and Quadrum Global; with room for more than 400 […]
Waterfront parks have been plagued by trash, residents learn who should be cleaning it up
LIC Landing May 7, By Christian Murray Several residents went to a meeting in Long Island City Tuesday to express their concerns about quality-of-life issues that they say are negatively affecting the enjoyment of the waterfront parks. The meeting, hosted by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy in tandem with the Hunters Point Civic Association, provided […]
New park at foot of the Kosciuszko Bridge in Long Island City is slated to open in 2020
Two parcels owned by the state Department of Transportation will be turned into a destination park with views of the new Kosciuszko Bridge. Representatives from the DOT and State Parks Department outlined a plan for the park at the Community Board 2 (CB 2) meeting in Sunnyside on May 4. Though the departments are at […]
Co-living expands to Long Island City with Ollie’s newest New York project
Ollie, the “all-inclusive co-living platform” that launched in New York with the city’s first all micro-unit building, is poised to make a big expansion—this time in Queens. The firm has revealed details on a planned Long Island City building, developed in partnership with Simon Baron Development and Quadrum Global; with room for more than 400 […]