LIC

LIC's skyline

LIC’s skyline

Accelerating rate of change too.

The Local hostel and bar and cafe

The place is dope. A freelancers delight. 44th Ave between 21st and 11th streets http://www.thelocalny.com

Q is for Queens --> Back It!

Q is for Queens –> Back It!

New Queens ABC book launched on Kickstarter. Back it and get one! And submit your ideas for all the great things from LIC and Queens that should be in it. Back it here Tweets about “”Q is for Queens””

The last old-fashioned block in Williamsburg

The last old-fashioned block in Williamsburg

Be ready Long Island City. :end

Astoria location: Goodfellas, 1990

http://fieldtripper.com/c/t1fVdTgz8HY/goodfellas-1990 Little known how much Goodfellas is rooted in Queens.

Ecuadorean consulate of Queens

Ecuadorean consulate of Queens

Conveniently close to SriPraphai. :end

Big towers filling up around Queens Plaza

Big towers filling up around Queens Plaza

Change continues. Big new ones underway too. :end

Coming soon apparently, Crowne plaza

Coming soon apparently, Crowne plaza

Near Queens Plaza and Court Square. A big one. :end

The Linc

The Linc

People actually live here now! Open for business. Wow. Also, note functioning junkyard next door. :end

The new Shannon Pot

The new Shannon Pot

New community action

kidslic.com starbuckslic.com

M Wells returns

M Wells returns

Queens Paideia School Merit Scholarship Program

Queens Paideia School Merit Scholarship Program

> Queens Paideia Announces $150,000 Scholarship Program > Long Island City, NY, December 4, 2013 Queens Paideia School, known for its 6:1 student-teacher ratio and fully individualized education that emphasizes strong academics, thinking skills, and self-management skills, announces a Merit Scholarship program worth a total of $150,000. Students 13 and up are eligible to apply […]

Newtown Literary contest for young writers

Newtown Literary contest for young writers

Grades 3 and up. Enter your kids! Newtownliterary.org/qyap

5 Ptz Goodbye. Sneak attack on the graff

5 Ptz Goodbye. Sneak attack on the graff

RIP Aerosol Museum Hey protestors, you got beat.

Banksy’s 5Ptz shirt

teespring.com/banksyny “ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO 5POINTZ”

Kiosks around LIC for walkers

Highlights from PS1 this year

James Turrell Meeting (that room you have never seen); the book fair; awesome setups in the courtyard; etc.

7 Train Sessions on the roof at Diego Salazar

Insane show on the roof with the LIC skyline.

Quite a good pictorial about LIC

From the real estate site Urban Compass: https://www.urbancompass.com/neighborhood_guides/long_island_city