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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 […]
Long Island City burglaries suspect sought
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — NYPD investigators have released surveillance photos of a suspect wanted for questioning in connection to 5 burglaries in Long Island City, Queens. CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECT The burglar gets into the residences by throwing a rock through the windows from an adjoining roof. He has struck […]
New 44-Story Residential Tower Coming To Long Island City
Share us on: Facebook LinkedIn By Kaitlin Ugolik Law360, New York (November 19, 2013, 4:40 PM ET) — Brooklyn-based developer Rabsky Group plans to build a 44-story residential building in Long Island City, according to a permit issued Friday by the New York City Department of Buildings. The developer, led by mogul Simon Dushinsky, will […]
Cops Hunt For Serial Burglar In Long Island City
Police say this man has burglarized five Long Island City apartments. (credit: NYPD) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are hunting for a burglar they say has broken into several Long Island City apartments by throwing rocks through their windows. The suspect has struck five times since Oct. 14, police say. He tosses the rocks from […]
Graffiti mecca 5Pointz repainted white in Queens
JUSTIN LANE/EPA How 5Pointz looked before its owners painted over all of the graffiti early Tuesday morning. The building is going to be torn down for two apartment complexes. Queens’ graffiti mecca is no more. The extensive aerosol art on 5Pointz — an internationally renowned haven for urban artists — was quietly painted white early […]
FreshDirect Successfully Completes Major Upgrade of Its SAP® Software in …
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. DURHAM, N.C. — FreshDirect, the leading online retailer of fresh foods and grocery items, and Freudenberg IT (FIT), an SAP-certified global provider of hosting and cloud services, today announced the success of a major release upgrade of the SAP® software in FreshDirect’s application landscape. Since 2009, FIT has been hosting the […]
Long Island City Booming With New Housing Units
A dizzying array of developments is underway in the Dutch Kills community in Long Island City, including new residential development that would never have made it off the boards under archaic zoning restrictions that hovered over the area for 40-plus years. Demolition is underway at building on 38th Avenue near Crescent Street that formerly housed […]
LIC Restaurants to host a food-tasting crawl
Starting point for tasting Nov. 18, By Christian Murray The Long Island City Restaurant Association, which formed just weeks ago, is already organizing its first event. The group is hosting a food tasting, called “Leftovers for Leftovers,” which will take place the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The event is partly inspired by the enormously successful Taste […]
Artisanal food vendors move into Falchi Building’s ‘Food Box’
Nov. 15, By Christian Murray The first steps toward creating a Long Island City food market near Queens Boulevard took place last Monday. Four independent artisanal food makers moved into the ground floor of the Falchi Building on 47th Ave. near LaGuardia Community College. The vendors—some participants in the LIC Flea– were invited to join […]
Brand New Long Island City Climbing Gym Shuttered Over "Dangerous …
The Cliffs, a brand new climbing gym in Long Island City, has been shut down by the Department of Buildings for its “dangerous conditions”—the very last phrase you ever want to hear in association with “climbing gym.” In Restaurant World, it’d be like finding out a cockroach in a chef’s hat is preparing your flan […]
Upscale cafe to open at Hunters Point South Park
Concession area at Hunters Point South Park Nov. 14, By Christian Murray The owners of a popular Long Island City cafe will be opening a waterfront concession in Hunters Point South Park in January. The new establishment will be called ‘LIC Landing by Coffeed’ and will be operated by the same eco-friendly team that owns […]
M. Wells Steakhouse makes its return to Long Island City
Photo by Joe Anuta M. Wells Dinette continues at MoMA PS 1 even though owners Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obratis have opened a new steakhouse in LIC. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The long-awaited opening of M. Wells Steakhouse in Long Island City took place when owner Hugue Dufour invited friends, family and associates to […]
Avonte Oquendo search enter 7th week
NEW YORK (WABC) — It’s now been six 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. […]
Building Dept. closes Cliffs at LIC, leaves owner hanging
Mike Wolfert Nov. 13, By Christian Murray It’s almost enough to push him over the edge. The owner of the Cliffs at LIC, a gigantic indoor rock-climbing center located on 44th Drive, was ordered by the Department of Buildings to close down his premises on October 25 after claiming that he did not have a […]
Beautiful Long Island City shown bare-bones
In an era when a camera can be at the ready within seconds and an image can be posted on Instagram with just a few taps on a cell phone, photography has become an “everyman’s pastime.” That being said, the ability to truly capture the essence of a subject beyond taking a close-up of your […]
League recap: Washington extends winning streak with victory over Long Island …
PSAL Cup recap November 13, 2013 Adding to the longest winning streak in PSAL Cup this week, Washington beat Long Island City 26-6. The victory was the sixth in a row for the Trojans. Washington scaled the state rankings by moving to 506 from 551 this week, the biggest jump in the league. The Trojans […]
Dynamic duo of food returns to Long Island City
Warga, Craig/NY Daily News M. Wells co-owners Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis at the now-closed M. Wells Diner in Long Island City. The husband-and-wife team are opening M. Wells Steakhouse this week in the neighborhood. A boundary-pushing Queens restaurant that put the borough on the culinary map is back. M. Wells Steakhouse, a carnivore’s smorgasbord […]
M. Wells to open for friends tonight, public on Thursday
Getting ready for opening Nov. 12, By Christian Murray M. Wells, the acclaimed Long Island City restaurant that closed in the summer of 2011, will be opening its steakhouse this evening. Sarah Obraitis, who owns the restaurant with her husband Hugue Dufour, said that the restaurant will be open to friends and associates tonight and […]