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Patrons Can Open Champagne With a Saber at Long Island City Wine Bar
DUTCH KILLS — En garde! Patrons who order champagne at a recently opened Crescent Street wine bar can opt to ceremoniously open the bottle with a saber — a French tradition that dates back to the 19th century. “If you’re a big fan of the ‘Three Musketeers,’ it’s all wrapped in that same era, when […]
Holiday lights ‘officially lit’ on Vernon Blvd.
Dec. 4, By Christian Murray The illuminated snowflakes that line Vernon Boulevard were officially lit last night in a holiday lighting ceremony. The event was held at LICBar, where attendees were treated to hot chocolate and cookies. The snowflakes, which extend along Vernon Boulevard from 46h to 50th Avenues, were paid for through a grant […]
Heritage Equity Partners buys LIC site for $17M
Heritage Equity Partners buys LIC site for $17M December 04, 2013 01:30PM 41-21 28th Street UPDATE, 3:32 p.m., Dec. 4: Heritage Equity Partners picked up a two-story, 27,000-square-foot warehouse near Queens Plaza North in Long Island City for $17 million, according to city property records. The Midtown East firm bought the site at 41-21 28th […]
Boathouse founder in hot water
Frank Koester Erik Baard, who founded the Long Island City Community Boathouse, insists that his club is separate and distinct from the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club. The founder of the Long Island City Community Boathouse could be paddling his way into hot water. A Brooklyn organization, the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, took Erik Baard to […]
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 […]
Tech-Driven Companies Choosing Long Island City For Startups
It isn’t quite Silicon Valley, but local insiders say technology is trending for businesses coming to Long Island City. NY1’s Arlene Borenstein filed the following report. Chocolate, any way you want it. Chocomize.com, an e-commerce company based in Long Island City, offers more than 100 possible ingredients on its website. Founders say that’s more than […]
Vernon Blvd. warehouse bought for nearly $15 million
Dec. 2, By Christian Murray The green dilapidated warehouse located at 45-40 Vernon Blvd was bought by a real estate company last month for a whopping $14.7 million, according to real estate records. The building–as first reported by Real Deal– was acquired by Simon Development Group, a Manhattan-based developer of high-rise residential units. The new […]
Short Film Contest Celebrates Astoria’s Moviemaking Industry
ASTORIA — Three weeks. Three minutes. One film. A local film competition is giving Astoria residents, from amateurs to pros, a chance to try their hand at movie-making — giving them a scant three weeks to crank out their best short on an eclectic theme. The Sparrow Film Project was launched in 2008 by Evangelos […]
Newtown Literary contest for young writers
Grades 3 and up. Enter your kids! Newtownliterary.org/qyap
Artworks Disappear Overnight As 5 Pointz Graffiti Haven Is Painted White
The ‘5 Pointz’ is an outdoor art exhibit space in New York. The project was first established in 1993 to to discourage graffiti vandalism by encouraging artists to display their work in a formal showcase. July 5, 2010. (THEO ZIEROCK/AFP/Getty Images) The ‘5 Pointz’ is an outdoor art exhibit space in New York. The project […]
5 Pointz painted white, artwork gone
Nov. 19, By Christian Murray, The owner of the iconic 5 Pointz building painted over the artwork last night. The artists discovered that their art was gone this morning, tweeting: “5 pointz is gone building was painted overnight…” A paint crew, along with police protection, came around 1 a.m. and finished around 7 a.m., according […]
Simon Development snaps up LIC site for $15M
Simon Development snaps up LIC site for $15M November 26, 2013 05:40PM By Katherine Clarke Jonathan Simon and 45-40 Vernon Boulevard Simon Development Group, a Park Avenue-based developer of residential high-rises, has acquired a Long Island City industrial building for $14.7 million, more than four times the amount for which it last traded, according to […]
Brooklynites Opening ‘Nanobrewery’ With Beer Share in Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY — Two homebrewers from Greenpoint are crossing the bridge to open a new “nanobrewery” in Long Island City — the latest to join a growing group of beer-makers that now call the neighborhood home. Rob Kolb and Anthony Accardi are planning to open Transmitter Brewing, as the Daily News first reported, where […]
While DOT plans for Citi Bike in Astoria, Long Island City left in limbo
Nov. 25, By Christian Murray Officials from the Department Transportation announced Tuesday that they are in the early phases of planning for the expansion of Citi Bike into Astoria. However, don’t expect to see a plethora of blue bikes on the roads in Astoria any time soon. DOT officials said it is likely to be […]
Eating Along the M: Court Square station in Queens
Richard Harbus for New York Daily News Smoked ribs, chicken and barbecued beef, and a beer to wash it down, at John Brown Smokehouse. The M line returns to Queens at the Court Square station, which sits the middle of one of the borough’s more complicated neighborhoods, Long Island City. Factories still share space with […]
Police seek man wanted for string of LIC burglaries
suspect Nov. 22, By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who they say has broken into three Long Island City stores in the past month—making off with watches, glasses and jewelry. The police described the alleged perpetrator as a man in his late 40s or early 50s, with a bald head and […]
Avonte Oquendo search enter 8th week
NEW YORK (WABC) — It’s now been seven weeks since the disappearance of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo, who was last seen running out of his school in Long Island City, Queens, on October 4. Still, his family is standing by its vow to find him. Crews will be out again Friday to continue looking for him. […]
Night Falls, and 5Pointz, a Graffiti Mecca, Is Whited Out in Queens
But early Tuesday, under the cover of night, painters quietly blanketed much of the walls of 5Pointz with whitewash, erasing the work of hundreds and seemingly putting the final nail in the long battle between the building’s owners, who plan to erect luxury apartments, and the artists who fought to save it. “This is the […]
RIP 5Pointz: Long Island City Graffiti Mecca Repainted
Art genocide was executed early on Tuesday morning. Internationally renowned street artist haven 5Pointz was unceremoniously painted white. For decades, street artist were allowed to create extensive aerosol art on the Long Island City building, attracting spray cans from all over the world, and was long considered the “United Nations of Graffiti”– a throwback to […]
Night Falls, and a Graffiti Mecca Is Whited Out in Queens
But early Tuesday, under the cover of night, painters quietly blanketed much of the walls of 5Pointz with whitewash, erasing the work of hundreds and seemingly putting the final nail in the long battle between the building’s owners, who plan to erect luxury apartments, and the artists who fought to save it. “This is the […]