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Guerilla gardeners go legit!
The guerilla gardeners of Long Island City are going legit. The Smiling Hogshead Ranch — veggie beds and fruit trees rising on the decommissioned Long Island Rail Road’s Montauk Cutoff along Skillman Ave. — wants to officially lease the site from the MTA, which hasn’t used the tracks since 1989. Gardener Gil Lopez and partner-in-vine […]
5 Pointz "graffiti mecca" in Long Island City faces imminent destruction
anchor 5 Pointz, Long Island City. Image © Hans Von Rittern, via http://newyorkcityinthewitofaneye.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/5-pointzc2a9.jpg The artists behind New York’s graffiti haven 5 Pointz have learned that their last-ditch legal effort to save the outdoor gallery will likely fail. “The building, unfortunately, is going to have to come down,” federal judge Frederic Block said in New York’s […]
City, New London Maritime Society to propose ‘Long Island Sound Gateways …
New London — The city announced Friday that it will partner with the state and the New London Maritime Society to “take the lead in preserving Long Island Sound’s rich maritime resources for Connecticut” as part of an effort to create a Long Island Sound Gateways National Maritime Park. In a press release, Mayor Daryl […]
Battle for 5 Pointz far from over, artists claim
Photo: By George Burles Nov. 11, By Christian Murray The battle to save the 5 Pointz graffiti Mecca is not over, according to the artists. These fighting words come just days after a federal court judge said he was doubtful that a lawsuit filed by the 5 Pointz artists to save the building would prevent […]
Judge set to allow demolition of 5Pointz
DelMundo, Anthony freelance NYDN The 5Pointz graffiti mecca in Long Island City is likely headed for demolition after a judge said Friday he was prepared to deny a request for an injunction to block planned redevelopment. The battle to save the 5Pointz graffiti mecca from demolition looks like a lost cause. A Brooklyn judge said […]
Avonte Oquendo search enter 5th week
NEW YORK (WABC) — It’s now been five 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. […]
Long Island College Hospital not accepting any new patients
Only a day after its staunchest defender was elected mayor of New York City, financially troubled Long Island College Hospital decreed Wednesday that it would not accept any new patients and even banned ambulances from bringing people to the emergency department. SUNY Downstate Medical Center – which took over the troubled Cobble Hill hospital two […]
City announces more bike lanes for Long Island City
GENEVIEVE ALVAREZ/Alvarez, Genevieve / Freelance More bike lanes are coming to Queens, the city said Thursday night. The city will build more controversial bike lanes to accommodate a growing number of cyclists in northwestern Queens. City officials told Community Board 2 on Thursday night that new bike routes are slated to be installed in […]
Long Island City gym teaches art of stage fighting
Aaron Showalter/New York Daily News No, kick him here! Yip corrects his actors’ form so they fight looks realistic — even though no swing can come within three inches of another actor’s face. The first rule of this fight club is to break out the video camera. Long-time martial artist Lang Yip recently opened a […]
Strong demand for waterfront apartments
TF Cornerstone’s 4545 Center Blvd property Nov. 6, By Christian Murray TF Cornerstone is not shy about touting its success. The real estate giant announced today that 80% of its apartments at its 45-45 Center Boulevard complex have been leased—just five months after its June 1 launch. The 41 story building, which has 820 units, […]
Graffiti artists turn New York City into canvass
Over the past few weeks, renowned British street artist Banksy has taken New York City by storm, leaving a trail of spray paint in his wake. But graffiti is nothing new here: The city has long acted as a blank canvas to artists, who have left their mark in a variety of formats, from bulky […]
‘Favors’ highlights the everyday acts of kindness performed by city residents …
Rene Sing Priscilla Stadler is encouraging people to commit small acts of kindness in her new exhibit, FAVORS. The show is made up of paper spirals on which participants write their good deeds. New Yorkers aren’t all rude, pushy and in a rush. From a stranger catching a runaway pet to a young boy making […]
PEP Approves Co-Location At Long Island City HS
The Department of Education’s (DOE) proposal to co-locate a new district high school in Long Island City H.S. (LIC H.S.), along with 19 other proposals for co-locations citywide, was approved by the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP). “All of the co-locations are getting approved by a vote of eight to four…disregarding public outcry and disagreement,” […]
New Yorkers choosing between 2 visions for city
The casting of ballots Tuesday signals the beginning of New York City’s farewell to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has helped shape the nation’s biggest city for 12 years, largely setting aside partisan politics as he led with data-driven beliefs and his vast fortune. Republican Joe Lhota, a onetime deputy mayor to Rudolph Giuliani, has vowed […]
Queens is NOT the new Brooklyn!
Long Island City is defiantly not the new Brooklyn, a new restaurant group proudly states. More than a dozen restaurateurs in the increasingly trendy community have formed the Long Island City Restaurant Association to promote the neighborhood and challenge recent misperceptions of what the area is — and what it will not be. “It’s very […]
LIC Restaurants form association to promote neighborhood and tackle agencies
October 4, By Christian Murray More than a dozen restaurants—fed up by the way the media portrays Long Island City as well as the adversarial nature of the Health Department—have come together and formed an association to promote the neighborhood and tackle a range of issues from the health department grading system to sanitation problems. […]
Long Island City Development Site Up for Sale
Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group has announced it is accepting bids for the 27-21 44th Drive development site in the Court Square area of Long Island City, Queens. Court Square (Photo: Al Barbarino) The firm, retained as the exclusive sales agent for the development site, with Eric Anton, Ron Solarz and Eric Weinberg spearheading the sales effort, is asking $23.5 million. […]
Avonte Oquendo Spotted Riding The Subway? Boy In Photo Resembles Missing …
Search Intensifies For Missing Autistic Boy Last Seen In NYC Subway Station NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 21: Eric Wright wears a placard with a picture of a missing autistic 14-year-old named Avonte Oquendo on October 21, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York City. Hundreds of Police, volunteers, friends and family are searching […]
Hundreds of kids expected to attend LIC’s Halloween march
Oct. 30, By Christian Murray Long Island City is going to be the place to be for children this Halloween. A number of local businesses have organized the ‘Halloween Trick-or-Treat March’ that is expected to draw hundreds of children to Vernon Blvd tomorrow. The event begins at 4:15pm at Gantry State Park and goes up […]
Hundreds of kids expected to attend LIC’s Halloween march
Oct. 30, By Christian Murray Long Island City is going to be the place to be for children this Halloween. A number of local businesses have organized the ‘Halloween Trick-or-Treat March’ that is expected to draw hundreds of children to Vernon Blvd tomorrow. The event begins at 4:15pm at Gantry State Park and goes up […]