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Share-a-ride from LIC to wherever
New startup launching service from LIC and NYC this week. From the founder: Our company is called Zimride (www.zimride.com) and we’re launching in New York on Wednesday, August 1st. Our service is a great way for people to get from NY to Philly, DC, and other travel destinations up and down the East Coast. We’re more […]
Columbia Gets $15M from City to Help Fund Manhattanville Tech Campus
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS — The city has awarded Columbia University $15 million to help fund a new tech school , officials announced Monday. The new Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, slated to open in the Northwest Corner building at 120th and Broadway and other spaces on the Morningside Heights and Washington Heights campuses, marks the […]
LIC SculptureCenter to Get Outdoor Exhibit Space in Makeover
LONG ISLAND CITY — The historic building that houses the Long Island City SculptureCenter, one of the leading cultural institutions in the burgeoning neighborhood, will soon be undergoing an overhaul. The two-story center at 44-19 Purves St. will get a new lobby space, an outdoor exhibition courtyard and an elevator to lower level galleries, the […]
City’s $80M Student Data System To Be Replaced by State Portal
MANHATTAN — After spending more than $80 million on a controversial online student achievement database, the NYC Department of Education‘s portal is about to become obsolete as the state rolls out its own nearly-identical system as part of a federal education grant, DNAinfo.com New York has learned. The city is quietly making the transition from […]
He & He & He
Benny, Jason, and Adrian at home one evening. (Photo: Daniel Restrepo) Benjamine Heath is a tall and flower-shaped 25-year-old who moved to New York from Arizona with one friend, no high-school degree, and a Starbucks job transfer. That was eight years ago. Now he helps his boyfriend, Jason, run one of the only gay-porn studios […]
Hearty and Happy at Alobar Long Island City
By: Finance Foodie When I was living in Manhattan four years ago, my first thought on a Friday night usually was not, “Hmmm, I think I’ll go to Long Island City for dinner.” Fast forward to present time and my thoughts have changed. Long Island City over the last few years has really developed into […]
Tech industry continues aligning along the F train
From left: John Reinertsen of CBRE and the F train The F train might need to be renamed the T train — as in tech. Crain’s reported that the Subway line has not only become a convenient method of transportation between the city’s start-up hot spots, but also “a powerful drawing card.” F train-accessible Midtown […]
Tourist Street Maps Coming to Long Island City and Other Nabes
LONG ISLAND CITY — First Times Square…now Queens Plaza. Amid growing tourism in Long Island City and other neighborhoods around the city, the Department of Transportation rolled out a set of wayfinding maps to help visitors and lost locals navigate the areas’ museums and landmarks, sources said. Mock-ups of the signs — part of a […]
Greenmarket Co. Launching NYC’s First All-Local "Food Hub"
by Greenmarket Posted: Monday, July 30, 2012 at 8:55AM EDT New York, NY— GrowNYC is bringing the farmers market to wholesale buyers: packing, organizing and delivering pallets of regionally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to grocery stores, bodegas, restaurants, and other retail outlets throughout New York City. Greenmarket Co. is an extension of what GrowNYC […]
After Stabbings, Do You Feel Safe in Queens?
Though crime numbers in the 112 Precinct have been trending downward, headline-grabbing stories have still managed to pop up in the borough this weekend. A veteran from Long Island City was stabbed after a group of young women attacked him on the subway, according to the New York Daily News. Police arrested a group of […]
G.Huff, Vice, Reek Da Villian, City Da God & HiJinks – Adios 2 | New Music
G.Huff and Vice the MC/Producer duo from Youngstown and Lorain, Ohio, bring us the exclusive remix to their track “Adios.” This time around they bring features by Reek Da Villian from Long Island, City Da God from the Bronx, and fellow Ohio rapper Hi Jinks on the track “Adios 2.” The song “Adios” was featured […]
Queens’ most expensive condo hits the market
Real estate broker Silvette Julian in front of a condo building known as… CLARE TRAPASSO Thursday, July 19, 2012 A two-story, waterfront penthouse in Long Island City is on the market for $3.25 million — a price that is expected to bring more notoriety, prospective buyers and businesses to the neighborhood, real estate experts said. […]
Queens County Market comes to Long Island City
Jeanne Noonan for New York Daily News Sweet treats from 2 Penz will be available at Queens County Market in Long Island City. Get ready to nosh, Long Island City! Katrina Schultz Richter, founder of Queens County Market, is bringing the pop-up to the nabe next weekend. “We’re a monthly market without a permanent home, […]
Daniel Hendrick and Jimmy Van Bramer
Daniel M. Hendrick and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer were married Saturday evening at Studio Square, an event space in Long Island City, Queens. Audrey I. Pheffer, the Queens County Clerk, officiated. Mr. Hendrick (left), 41, works in Manhattan as the communications director for the New York League of Conservation Voters, an environmental advocacy group. He […]
Man breaks into a pet shop in Long Island and steals a puppy
A man broke into a pet shop in Long Island, but because he could not work out how to open the cash register, he stuffed a puppy down his pants instead. Long Island City – A man and accomplice tried to open a cash register, in a pet shop in Long Island, but realized that […]
Tug of War, Cat Photoshoots and the Aereo Lawsuit at Last Night’s Queens Tech …
Queens elbows its way into the tech scene with a second meetup. Guests mingle on a Long Island City rooftop before demos begin More than 150 people braved last night’s land hurricane–technically called a derecho–to attend Coalition for Queens’ second Queens Tech Meetup at Hunters Point Plaza in Long Island City. Unfortunately, the crowd of […]
Staten Island Becoming Skateboard Central With Third Park
STATEN ISLAND — Staten Island is fast becoming the city’s center for skating. The New York City Parks Department plans to build a new public skate park inside of Faber Park, Port Richmond — just weeks after the city’s only indoor park opened in the borough. The nearly 10,000 square foot Faber Park facility will […]
Staten Island Becoming Skateboard Central With Third Park
STATEN ISLAND — Staten Island is fast becoming the city’s center for skating. The New York City Parks Department plans to build a new public skate park inside of Faber Park, Port Richmond — just weeks after the city’s only indoor park opened in the borough. The nearly 10,000 square foot Faber Park facility will […]
Spurned Olympic Cities Wonder, ‘What If?"
Hey, New Yorkers, cheer up: Imagine if instead of going to your usual local bar after work tonight, you were planning to fight your way through packed subways to get to a billion-dollar stadium on the West Side of Manhattan for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 New York Olympics! That was almost the reality, […]
Roosevelt Island Gets Waterfront Cafe With Expansive Skyline Views
The exotic East River oasis that is Roosevelt Island is now home to a seasonal, outdoor café called Pier NYC. But it’s not just for the lucky locals—the F train goes right there, or you can take the scenic route on the four-minute tram above the East River (swimmings always an option, too). It’s worth […]