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Eating Along the M Line: 36th St. stop in Long Island City
Despite nearly a dozen tourist-friendly hotels and plenty of warehouses around the 36th St. M subway station in Long Island City, the streets are still scarce on good grub. If you’re in the area, be sure to seek out these three local haunts. Cool beans If Coffeed — a sunlit cafe and roastery in the […]
Arepas Cafe’s Arepas, Our Cheap Eat of the Day
Arepas from Arepas Cafe (33-07 36th Avenue, Queens, 718-937-3835), $3.75-$7.75 These destination-worthy arepas come stuffed with enough juice-drooling meat to put the heft of this usually snack-sized pocket on par with many of this city’s sandwiches. During our first trip to this two-roomed Long Island City eatery, we made the mistake of ordering two arepas. […]
Attorney General Comes To Long Island City Mon.
Attorney General Comes To Long Island City Mon. Schneiderman Holds Forum On Issues Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and senior officials from his office will hold a community forum in Long Island City this Monday night, Dec. 2. As announced, the forum will take place beginning at 6 p.m. in the Little Theater at LaGuardia […]
Long Island City site with 450% growth potential gets $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 […]
Alobar workers about to shave off their “Mo’s”
(L-R) Brayan Acevedo, Chris Schuh, Jon Champaign, David Muhs Dec. 4, By Christian Murray The month of November was a prickly one at Alobar, with seven staff members at the Long Island City restaurant growing awkward-looking mustaches. The staff formed a team, aptly called Alobar, at the beginning of last month and have been participating […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]