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Tallest building in Queens about to be built in Long Island City
May 21, By Bill Parry Rockrose Development Corp. is expected to break ground on the tallest residential building in Queens later this year. The company plans to build a 50-story tower in the Court Square area (43-25 Hunter Street) comprised of 975 units. No other building in Queens has this many units. Rockrose President Justin […]
Studio 34: Long Island City Open Studio Weekend
Artists enjoy their most private moments in their studios, where the creative energies flow and the demons emerge in full force. These rooms are messy and paint-splattered, often furnished with shabby, second hand couches and chairs, or spare and clinical with a MacBook Air or a tidy sketchpad sitting atop a metal desk. Artist studios–backstage […]
Artists howl as developer moves to tear down Long Island City graffiti palace …
Long Island City artists are demanding a local panel block a plan to tear down a world-renowned graffiti mecca to make way for a luxury housing project. G M Realty intends to demolish the internationally known 5Pointz and build two residential high-rises in Long Island City — but it needs a zoning change to do […]
Owner of LIC rock-climbing emporium faces bribery charges
Mike Wolfert, owner of “The Cliffs” May 20, By Christian Murray and Bill Parry Long Island City, Queens: The owner of a LIC rock-climbing venue was arrested Thursday for attempting to bribe a public official, according to a New York State criminal complaint filed in Queens County. Mike Wolfert, 38, the owner of “The Cliffs […]
Human Rights Campaign Releases Statement on New York City Hate Crimes
Human Rights Campaign Releases Statement on New York City Hate Crimes (WASHINGTON) – Today Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin released the following statement regarding a string of hate crimes in New York City, including the hate-motivated shooting death of Mark Carson this weekend: “When an innocent person can be beaten or killed […]
Hundreds line up for shot at union job in Queens
NEW YORK (WABC) — The chance to apply for a union job has hundreds of people lining up in the streets in Queens through the rain and dreary conditions. Electricians Local 3 will hand out 750 applications Monday morning for elevator service and repair apprenticeships. Some hopefuls have been camping out in Long Island City […]
‘It’s not the Love Boat’: City officials don’t grasp how essential the Staten …
As reported in the Advance last week, Staten Island’s three City Council members have embarked on a campaign to press for more frequent nighttime service on the Staten Island Ferry. And they intend to put the issue front and center in this year’s mayoral race. Their first objective is to pass legislation in the Council […]
Locals breathe easier after crackdown busts dozens of drug dealers in …
Christie M Farriella for New York Daily News An apartment in the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City that was padlocked after a sweeping drug bust in which dozens of alleged drug dealers were arrested. Rose Perez recalled the fear she felt living down the hall from some of the craven drug dealers who operate […]
Queens Taste 2013 Attracts 900+ Attendees at Citi Field’s Caesars Club
Queens Taste 2013: Another Year, Another Successful Gala with the Borough’s Best Culinary, Beverage, Business and Entertainment Industries (Flushing, NY) — A wide variety of top-notch food and drink options provided the basis for a festive atmosphere as 40 vendors and more than 900 attendees filled their bellies and networked during Queens Taste 2013 at […]
Sunnyside pub owner opens new bar in Long Island City
Pat Burke, at the Courtyard Ale House May 17, By Christian Murray The owner of a popular Sunnyside pub is expanding his bar/restaurant business by opening a gastropub in the heart of Long Island City. Pat Burke, 39, who owns the Courtyard Ale House on Queens Blvd, is in the midst of establishing an up-market […]
LaGuardia unveils trove of City Council records online
Photo courtesy LaGuardia Community College Past and present city officials gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new legislative archives collection at LaGuardia Community College. Photo courtesy LaGuardia By Karen Frantz TimesLedger Newspapers Scores of legislative documents, photos and other records that recount the sometimes mundane but other times controversial history of the City Council […]
Contest to crown Queens’ funniest comedian set to reach side-splitting conclusion
Ken Murray/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Jamille Harley takes stage at The Laughing Devil Comedy Club in Long Island City. It’s Queens version of “Last Comic Standing.” Long Island City is engulfed in a winner-take-all joke joust to determine the borough’s best comedian. The multiset competition, hosted by The Laughing Devil Comedy Club on Vernon Blvd., […]
DA accuses Queens man of LIC carjacking spree
Nicolas Almonte is suspected of allegedly going on a carjacking spree armed with a BB gun, according to District Attorney Richard Brown. Photo courtesy NYPD By Karen Frantz TimesLedger Newspapers A Long Island City man who allegedly went on a carjacking and robbery spree in the borough last week is being held without bail and […]
Shapeways is reinventing the factory
Peter Weijmarshausen, CEO of Shapeways. FORTUNE — A short subway ride from Midtown Manhattan, Peter Weijmarshausen is building a factory that reimagines mass production. Weijmarshausen is the co-founder and chief executive of Shapeways, a company that lets people design and order objects printed on high-end 3-D printers. It’s not a new idea, but in the […]
Governor Cuomo Kicks Off Round 3 of Regional Economic Development Councils
Albany, NY – May 15, 2013 – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today kicked off round three of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC)s, hosting council co-chairs and local economic development officials in Albany to detail the third round of the process and officially launch the 2013 competition. “Over the past two years, the Regional […]
Police crews today in Long Island City where an armed man allegedly stole two …
Police crews today in Long Island City where an armed man allegedly stole two vehicles before failing to take a third. Cops tonight busted a Long Island City man who went on a wild carjacking and robbery spree that prompted a massive manhunt stretching from Queens to New Jersey. Suspect Nicholas Almonte, 27, was taken […]
Roosevelt Island park
Rafat Ali (@rafat) 5/11/13, 3:30 PM Final one: A tourist in our own city, at Roosevelt Freedom Park on Roosevelt Island, NYC. pic.twitter.com/wbLXiHNHyI