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Toby’s Estate to open Court Square cafe tomorrow
Toby’s West Village location February 1, By Hannah Wulkan A Brooklyn-based coffee chain is opening its first Queens storefront in Long Island City tomorrow. Toby’s Estate, a local chain with four other locations throughout the city, will open its fifth cafe at 26-25 Jackson Avenue tomorrow morning, offering a variety of coffees and pastries. The […]
Toby’s Estate Coffee Chain to Open in LIC With Cold Brew On Tap …
The Brooklyn-based company will open its first Queens location Thursday at 26-25 Jackson Ave. View Full Caption Toby’s Estate Coffee COURT SQUARE — Toby’s Estate, a coffee roaster based out of Brooklyn, will open its first location in Queens this week in a building that used to house a home and art studio, according to […]
Long Island City residents are wary of city plans to rezone part of their neighborhood
A plan to rezone parts of Long Island City to encourage mixed-use development has many longtime neighborhood residents extremely concerned. The Department of City Planning (DCP) on Tuesday presented the Long Island City Core Neighborhood Planning Study in an auditorium at CUNY Law School. The neighborhood is one of 15 that Mayor Bill de Blasio has […]
Persian Rug Dealer Fears Refugee Ban Will be Lost in Translation Abroad
Persian rug dealer Darius Nemati said he fears that less-informed immigrants will get confused about President Donald Trump’s executive order. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Heather Holland LONG ISLAND CITY — When Darius Nemati heard then-Republican nominee Donald Trump discussing plans to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., he thought it was just a ploy to garner votes from […]
Anti-gentrification groups prepare for city’s rezoning push in Long Island City
Photo by Bill Parry As the Long Island City skyline continues to develop the city prepares to begin rezoning efforts in Court Square and Queens Plaza By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The city’s Department of City Planning will make its first community engagement […]
Former Western Beef in Long Island City will be converted into two Hilton hotels
The Western Beef supermarket on Steinway Street in Long Island City will become the home of two new Hilton Hotels. Located at 36-20 Steinway St., the five-story project will be led by JMH Development and Mettle Property Group. The developers will build a dual-branded hotel that will include Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton’s upscale all-suite, extended-stay hotel brand, […]
Development ticks up around Queens clock tower
The Durst Organization last month bought a large, L-shaped development site in Long Island City from investors who had run out of resources to build what would have been a 914-foot-high, 70-story luxury-condo tower. Although Durst does not intend to build as high, its Queens Plaza North project is only slightly less ambitious. It seeks […]
City moves ahead with smaller development in Sunnyside Yards
Courtesy NYCEDC Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan is objecting the city’s plan to deck over LIRR tracks for a residential development along Jackson Avenue in Long Island City saying the buildings may be upwards of 50 to 60 stories or higher. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on […]
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City on the hunt for a developer to build a mixed-use complex over LIC rail yard
City on the hunt for a developer to build a mixed-use complex over LIC rail yard The project would be built over the tracks on Jackson Avenue January 24, 2017 09:40AM 11-24 Jackson Avenue (Credit: Google Maps) The city wants to build housing, retail and open air space over a rail yard in Long Island […]
Plan to Build Housing Over Rail Yard Is Not Right for LIC, Pol Says
The city’s Economic Development Corporation, along with the MTA, is seeking a third party to develop the 58,000-square-foot parcel at 11-24 Jackson Ave. bordered by 21st Street, Jackson and 49th avenues. View Full Caption NYC EDC HUNTERS POINT — A lawmaker wants the city to halt its plan to build housing over a Long Island […]
5 Pointz-replacing rental towers are on the rise in Long Island City
The erstwhile 5 Pointz site in Long Island City is basically unrecognizable what with the two-tower development at the site now several stories above ground, a construction site photo by NYConstructionPhoto has revealed. One of the towers is about a dozen stories tall and the other is at five. Eventually, one of them will stand […]
9-Story Apartment Building to Replace Garage Near Queensboro Plaza: Records
A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. […]
Long Island City railyard parcel may soon give way to affordable housing
The city has issued a request for proposals for a mixed-use development including affordable housing at a Long Island City site currently used as LIRR storage. The parcel at 11-24 Jackson Avenue, bound by 21st Street and 49th Avenue, would require any developer to create a platform over the railyard at site, similar to the […]
City Seeking Proposals For 58k SF Development Site in Long Island City
NYCEDC The site of the RFP in Long Island City The New York City Economic Development Corp and the MTA have put out a request for proposals to develop a 58k SF lot above a rail yard in Long Island City. The site, at Jackson Avenue and 21st Street, is being used by the Long Island […]
9-Story Apartment Building to Replace Garage Near Queensboro …
A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — A developer plans to demolish a two-story garage near Queensboro Plaza and replace it with a nine-story apartment building, according to city records. […]
City seeks firm to build, Hudson Yards–style, over Queens rail yard
New York City is searching for the right developer to build green space, housing, and retail over a Queens rail yard. The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in collaboration with the MTA, put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the project today. Developers would have the opportunity to transform a 58,000-square-foot property in Long Island City […]
Long Island City railyard to be redeveloped, city says in request for proposals
The city is seeking design ideas for a redevelopment project over a former rail yard in Long Island City. The applicants must provide details on how they will transform 11-24 Jackson Ave. into a 58,000 square foot space that includes “a mixed-use, mixed-income housing” building with a community facility and a public open space. The […]
Long Island City railyard parcel may soon give way to affordable …
The city has issued a request for proposals for a mixed-use development including affordable housing at a Long Island City site currently used as LIRR storage. The parcel at 11-24 Jackson Avenue, bound by 21st Street and 49th Avenue, would require any developer to create a platform over the railyard at site, similar to the […]
Jackson Avenue building about to face wrecking ball
Existing site January 23, Staff Report Demolition permits were filed with the city last week for the bulldozing of a Jackson Avenue building that will make way for condos. The 10-24 Jackson Avenue building, which was once the home to PNT Group Fitness Cycling and an insurer, will be demolished to make way for a […]