Yet another tall tower is headed for Long Island City
42-50 24th Street rendering via Dynamic Star Long Island City has been fertile ground for new skyscrapers for over a decade–and the biggest additions are still yet to come. Despite concerns over an apartment glut, developers are racing to send 60- and 70- story towers skyward, including the Durst Organization’s Queens Plaza Park, United Construction’s Court Square City View Tower, and Stawksi […]
City Relocates Refugee and Immigrant Job Center to Long Island City
32-20 Northern Blvd., where the HRA’s Refugee and Immigrant Job Center has been relocated. (Google Maps) July 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has relocated a center aimed at helping refugee and immigrants gain employment to Northern Boulevard in Long Island City. The Human Resources Administration’s Refugee and Immigrant Job Center now operates out […]
Under Construction: LargaVista Pays Homage to Its Past With LIC’s Gaseteria Building
In recent years, Long Island City, Queens, has seen its fair share of adaptive reuse projects that have sought to convert the neighborhood’s plethora of former warehouse and industrial buildings into loft-like office spaces targeting creatively oriented, tech and media industry tenants. At 30-10 41st Avenue near Sunnyside Yards, real estate investment firm LargaVista Companies […]
Infant dies after an apparently premature birth inside a Long Island City hotel
Detectives are investigating the tragic death of a newborn girl who apparently was born prematurely at a Long Island City hotel on Wednesday night. Officers from the 108th Precinct and EMS units rushed to the Days Inn located at 31-36 Queens Blvd., at 7:41 p.m. after receiving a 911 call about a child in distress. […]
UPDATE ‘Save Citylights’: Residents of Long Island City co-op rally protest tax bill in front of City Hall
Citylights residents and elected officials rallied in front of City Hall on July 17 to protest the rising cost of their Long Island City co-op. Residents of Queens’ largest affordable housing co-op demanded that Mayor Bill de Blasio cancel a “massive, unfair tax bill levied against the complex on July 1.” “When I moved to Citylights over 20 years […]
Overview of affordable living in Long Island City: 925-unit housing development, Hunters Point South – William Gati
William Gati, Architecture Studio Amid the new super high-priced luxury housing units in Long Island City is a market and affordable option: Hunter’s Point South. The essence of this project is to offer market and low-income housing to people who live in the area, are economically in need, have physical impairments, have a desire […]
Updated: Upcoming Long Island City condo will be the tallest in the borough
Long Island City will soon be the home to Queens’ tallest tower to date. On July 9, the developers of 23-14 44th Dr. secured a $502 million loan from JP Morgan, which was brokered by the New York City-based company Meridian Capital Group. The loan is the largest loan ever for the borough and one of the largest […]
Citylights Co-Op Residents Protest $5.8M Tax Bill At City Hall – Patch
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Dozens of Citylights residents crowded the steps of City Hall Tuesday to symbolically return a $5.8 million property tax bill, the first of many expenses levied against the Long Island City co-op in an agreement that threatens to make its apartments unaffordable for most longtime members. More than 1,000 residents […]
Flushing and Long Island City art scenes will collide at upcoming exhibition
Artists from both sides of the borough will have a chance to connect at an upcoming art show in Flushing. Arts advocacy group Long Island City Artists (LIC-A) will host a “Flushing Bound” exhibition at Flushing Town Hall from Sept. 6 until Sept. 30. The show will be curated by artists Nancy Gesimondo and Carol Crawford […]
New program to speed up repairs needed at city housing apartments in Long Island City
A Long Island City public housing complex will soon get the work that it needs through an expedited repair initiative. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) launched NYCHA Cares, a program that plans to address a backlog of over 50,000 open skilled trades work orders in NYCHA apartments. Among the projects that NYCHA Cares will focus on is […]
Queens’ Tallest Building To Go Up In Long Island City: Reports
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Queens’ tallest skyscraper is set to go up in Long Island City, according to news reports. Developers recently secured a $502 million loan from a group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Co. to build the 67-story condo at 23-14 44th Drive, the Wall Street Journal reported. Queens-based developer Chris […]
Woman set on fire at Queens homeless shelter: sources
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens — Nail polish remover was thrown on a woman who was then set on fire during an argument at a homeless shelter in Queens, police sources said Friday. The Verve Hotel in Long Island City is pictured. (Google Maps) The victim, 51, lives at the Verve Hotel, a women’s homeless shelter on […]
New program to speed up repairs needed at city housing … – QNS.com
A Long Island City public housing complex will soon get the work that it needs through an expedited repair initiative. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) launched NYCHA Cares, a program that plans to address a backlog of over 50,000 open skilled trades work orders in NYCHA apartments. Among the projects that NYCHA Cares will focus on is […]
Queens’ Tallest Building To Go Up In Long Island City: Reports – Patch
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Queens’ tallest skyscraper is set to go up in Long Island City, according to news reports. Developers recently secured a $502 million loan from a group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Co. to build the 67-story condo at 23-14 44th Drive, the Wall Street Journal reported. Queens-based developer Chris […]
Roommate sought after woman set on fire at Queens homeless shelter – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — Police say a fight between two roommates at a Queens shelter Wednesday night ended with one of them setting the other on fire. The 51-year-old victim was burned after she and a younger roommate got into a dispute at the former Verve Hotel on 29th Street in Long Island […]
Recall Issued For Raw Chicken Products
Did you buy them? An undisclosed amount of raw poultry products from Afandina Halal in Long Island City is being recalled by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service after it was distributed to retailers without being inspected by federal officials. The problem was discovered when FSIS personnel was performing inspection […]
Upcoming Long Island City condo will be the tallest in the borough
Long Island City will soon be the home to Queens’ tallest tower to date. On July 9, the developers of 23-14 44th Dr. secured a $502 million loan from JP Morgan, which was brokered by the New York City-based company Meridian Capital Group. The loan is the largest loan ever for the borough and one of the largest […]
SLT workout studio coming to Long Island City next week
A new, celebrity-approved workout studio is coming to Long Island City next week. SLT, which stands for “Strengthen-Lengthen-Tone” is coming to the fast-growing neighborhood on July 16, at 42-15 Crescent St. The location is the 22nd studio overall, with locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. A spokesperson for the studio said that acclaimed […]
Raw chicken recall from New York City slaughterhouse, Afandia … – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — Federal officials are recalling raw chicken shipped throughout New York City that came from a Queens slaughterhouse. The USDA said some chicken from Afandina Halal, which is based in Long Island City, was shipped out with a stamp of inspection “P-51183” when it did not undergo inspection. The recall […]
A popular summer concert series makes its return tonight at a Long Island City park
Get ready for a summer filled with free, local music in Long Island City. The Kupferberg Center for the Arts’ Live at the Gantries concert series returns tonight at Gantry Plaza State Park. Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. during the months of July and August, a different local artist will showcase music from different genres, including jazz, rock, […]