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Prospective buyer bum – rushes door to new Long Isla . . .
OneMediaInteractive.com Five27 in Long Island City. Condos in Long Island City are so hot real estate companies may need to hire bouncers for upcoming building openings. A crazed buyer bum-rushed the door at the opening of Five27, a project in the popular Queens enclave where new construction condominiums are selling at neighborhood highs. The excited […]
5Pointz owner meets with criticism in building project
Photo by Christina Santucci Long Island City’s 5Pointz could face the bulldozer if the building’s owner gets his way. By Steve Mosco TimesLedger Newspapers The future of a graffiti-ridden warehouse in Long Island City does not seem like the type of project that warrants contentious meetings packed with raucous residents — unless that warehouse is […]
In Queens, the newest amenity is up on the roof
Courtesy TF Cornerstone In Long Island City, TF Cornerstone is building a recreation area as big as a football field. FORGET the deluxe apartment in the sky — now two luxury developments are building parks up there. The blockbuster projects — each costing more than $1 billion — are turning roof space into green amenities […]
Queens buildings feature parks in the sky
Courtesy TF Cornerstone In Long Island City, TF Cornerstone is building a recreation area as big as a football field. FORGET the deluxe apartment in the sky — now two luxury developments are building parks up there. The blockbuster projects — each costing more than $1 billion — are turning roof space into green amenities […]
Home Steam Showers Evolve with iSteam
The iSteam home steam shower control features swipe touch simplicity, as easy to use as a smart phone. (PRNewsFoto/Mr. Steam) LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Wouldn’t you feel good with a steam shower right in your own home? (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130529/CG21633) Mr. Steam, the Feel Good company, introduces iSteam, a home steam […]
SUMMER FUN: Bicyclists hit the road all across the borough
By Joe Anuta TimesLedger Newspapers ←→1/3 Cyclists ride through the borough during the annual Tour de Queens. ←→2/3 Tour de Queens marshal Steve Hsieh of Maspeth stops for a quick repair along Metropolitan Avenue. ←→3/3 Photo by Christina Santucci Richard Mendoza takes a break on a bench at Little Bay Park in Bayside during the […]
SUMMER FUN: Bicyclists hit the road all across the borough
By Joe Anuta TimesLedger Newspapers ←→1/3 Cyclists ride through the borough during the annual Tour de Queens. ←→2/3 Tour de Queens marshal Steve Hsieh of Maspeth stops for a quick repair along Metropolitan Avenue. ←→3/3 Photo by Christina Santucci Richard Mendoza takes a break on a bench at Little Bay Park in Bayside during the […]
Apollo Financial Group’s Rick Brava Voted to Long Island YMCA Board
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 27, 2013 Senior Partner of Wall Street based Apollo Financial Group, Rick Brava was voted onto the Long Island City YMCA Board of Managers as of May 24th, 2013. Distressed debt specialists at Apollo Financial Group have been helping investors find superior returns on ethical investments through a series of […]
Man Charged In Queens Kidnapping, Ransom Plot Claims He’s ‘Not A Criminal’
The warehouse on 43rd Avenue in Long Island City where prosecutors said a businessman was held and tortured for a month by a group of men looking for $3 million in ransom. (Photo: CBS 2) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A man charged in the brazen abduction and brutal captivity of a New York City businessman […]
Long Island ‘Hot Dog Hooker’ arrested again
EAST GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (WABC) — A Long Island woman accused of selling hot dogs and herself, was apparently at it again. 47-year-old Catherina Scalia, A.K.A. “Hot Dog Hooker”, allegedly visited a hotel in East Garden City in her hot dog vending truck. Police say while she was in the hotel, she massaged an undercover […]
The Boozy Long Island City Special at Sweetleaf
“Coffee and booze are two of the world’s oldest vices. So why would we not put them together,” muses Colin Bryson, bartender at the second outpost of Long Island City coffee shrine, Sweetleaf. Beyond serving impeccable frothy cappuccinos and New Orleans-style iced coffee, this new locale, hidden among the neighborhood’s swirl of glossy condos, offers […]
Police search for subway hoodlums
The police are looking for three males accused of attacking a person on an F train earlier this month. The suspects are believed to be in a subway dance troupe. The incident occurred on a Manhattan-bound F train on May 7th, according to police. A passenger got into a dispute with the three performers just […]
New luxury condo Five27 in Long Island City so hot that prospective buyer bum …
OneMediaInteractive.com Five27 in Long Island City. Condos in Long Island City are so hot real estate companies may need to hire bouncers for upcoming building openings. A crazed buyer bum-rushed the door at the opening of Five27, a project in the popular Queens enclave where new construction condominiums are selling at neighborhood highs. The excited […]
Police: Accomplices In Brutal Queens Kidnapping, Ransom Plot Flee The Country
The warehouse on 43rd Avenue in Long Island City where prosecutors said a businessman was held and tortured for a month by a group of men looking for $3 million in ransom. (Photo: CBS 2) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says three accomplices to the brutal monthlong kidnapping of […]
Review: ‘Seascape with Sharks and Dancer’ at The Chain Theatre, Long Island …
23 May 2013 04:29 PM EST -by Drew Kolar, Editor; Image: (Image Source: Jesse Kane-Hartnett) Dating is a crazy experience, especially here in New York City: more often than not, we meet people who seem compatible at first but turn out to be complete lunatics—and rarely do we ever meet someone totally randomly, usually relying […]
Local Union #12: Insulation & Asbestos Workers Recruit Apprentices
Local Union #12: Insulation Asbestos Workers Recruit Apprentices (Long Island City, NY) – The International Association of Heat Frost Insulators Allied Workers, Local Union #12, will conduct a recruitment from May 20, 2013 through June 3, 2013 for 10 insulation and asbestos worker apprentices, State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced today. Applications will […]
5 Pointz development angers Long Island City artists
May 23, By Christian Murray The developer who seeks to demolish the 5 Pointz graffiti mecca and construct two residential towers faced an unfriendly crowd at a public hearing held at MoMA PS 1 last night. David Wolkoff, the developer, and his team of consultants, put together a PowerPoint presentation and showcased their two modern […]
Prospective buyer bum-rushes door to new Long Island City condo
OneMediaInteractive.com Five27 in Long Island City. Condos in Long Island City are so hot real estate companies may need to hire bouncers for upcoming building openings. A crazed buyer bum-rushed the door at the opening of Five27, a project in the popular Queens enclave where new construction condominiums are selling at neighborhood highs. The excited […]
Local Union #3: Elevator Servicers & Repairers Recruit Apprentices
Local Union #3: Elevator Servicers Repairers Recruit Apprentices (Long Island City, NY) –– The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the Elevator Industry Local Union #3 will conduct a limited recruitment from May 20, 2013 through June 3, 2013, or until 750 applications have been distributed, for 75 elevator servicer and repairer apprentices, State […]
Long Island City vs. New Dorp – Game Preview & News
Michael Anderson, May 22, 2013 7:19 p.m. It was clear and sunny on Staten Island on Wednesday except for about an inning-and-a-half at New Dorp High School, when the fog rolled in briefly. And unfortunately for the hosts, that temporary atmospheric condition played a part in the Central Cougars dropping a 5-2 decision to Long […]