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Elected officials break ground on high rise ‘affordable’ housing in Long …
Elected officials break ground on high rise ‘affordable’ housing in Long Island City By Christian Murray March 5, Long Island City, NY: Public officials broke ground on two high-rise residential towers on Monday, marking the first phase of a 5,000 unit middle-income development at Hunter’s Point South. The groundbreaking represented a significant step in “Phase […]
City Breaks Ground on First Waterfront Development After Sandy
LONG ISLAND CITY — Officials broke ground on Hunters Point South Monday, marking the first residential construction phase of the massive Queens development — and one of the city’s first waterfront projects to proceed post-Hurricane Sandy. “The first homes of Hunters Point South will be among the first units built along our waterfront since Hurricane […]
Steinway to Mark 160th Anniversary with Events, Celebrations
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Steinway Sons today celebrates the 160th Anniversary of its founding in 1853. To commemorate this milestone, the company will hold celebrations during the month of March at dealer locations throughout the United States as well as other special events over the course of the year. The dealer […]
Hungry City – Bear in Long Island City, Queens
After the long, lonely walk down questionable streets, three-quarters of a mile from the N train across the urban tundra of far west Queens, with an icy wind throwing its needles at your face and nothing that could ever make you warm again, there, waiting to take you in, is Bear. In a moment there […]
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White Coffee Goes ‘Natural’ and ‘Organic’ with New Coffee Lines
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — White Coffee Corporation, the venerable Long Island, NY importer and roaster, hits the national market this month with a line of truly innovative coffee products: Natural and Organic. These coffee varieties will be available in 12 oz. packages, and, for the first time, in a “single […]
LIC’s Entrpreneur Space is ‘Adopted’ by Martha Stewart
QUEENS — Long Island City’s Entrepreneur Space is turning two this month, and its getting adopted…by Martha Stewart. The Queens Economic Development Corp. opened the 12,500-square-foot food and business incubator two years ago at 36-46 37th St., in an effort to help local start-ups get off the ground by offering discounted work space, including use […]
Queens World Film Festival begins Tuesday, March 5
Title: Heavy Girls, an independent German film The third annual Queens World Film Festival will begin next Tuesday, with many of the screenings set to take place in Long Island City for the first time. The festival, which features 104 international independent films, runs from March 5-10. The opening ceremony, which features international short films, […]
Families at 5 Long Island schools get Sandy aid
LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — The Long Island city of Long Beach was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. Now families at the city’s five elementary schools are getting $1,000 each in storm relief from the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick announced in January that the firm would give a total […]
Families at 5 Long Island schools get Sandy aid
LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) – The Long Island city of Long Beach was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. Now families at the city’s five elementary schools are getting $1,000 each in storm relief from the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick announced in January that the firm would give a total […]
Families at 5 Long Island schools get Sandy aid
LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) – The Long Island city of Long Beach was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. Now families at the city’s five elementary schools are getting $1,000 each in storm relief from the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick announced in January that the firm would give a total […]
GOVERNOR DELIVERS ADDRESS IN LIC
GOVERNOR DELIVERS ADDRESS IN L.I.C. Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City last Wednesday, Feb. 13, to deliver a reprised version of his “State of the State” address from last month. The governor, along with Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, are pictured in the top photo with some of the LaGuardia College contingent […]
Steinway Mourns Passing of Van Cliburn
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The House of Steinway Sons notes with profound sorrow the unfortunate passing of legendary classical pianist and Steinway Artist Van Cliburn. He was 78. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120507/NE01315LOGO) Born in Shreveport, Louisiana and a long-time resident of Texas, Cliburn was one of the most beloved and celebrated musicians of […]
Hungry City: Bear in Long Island City, Queens
After the long, lonely walk down questionable streets, three-quarters of a mile from the N train across the urban tundra of far west Queens, with an icy wind throwing its needles at your face and nothing that could ever make you warm again, there, waiting to take you in, is Bear. In a moment there […]
LIC/Astoria Chamber Holds Monthly Breakfast
For its February breakfast, the Long Island City/Astoria Chamber of Commerce met on the ground floor of Court Square Place. The main activities at the meeting were showing the chamber’s new logo and hearing from a candidate for Queens borough president. There was also an announcement of another meeting just a week later, to discuss […]
Developer Looks to Turn LIC’s Court Square into ‘Nightlife Hub’
ASTORIA — A new beer hall and a music venue might be on tap for Court Square — part of a plan to turn the booming neighborhood into a nightlife hub. Rockrose Development Corp. is building thousands of luxury residential apartment units in the industrial Long Island City neighborhood, but retail amenities are still sparse. […]
Absurdists Get Wired in Long Island City
Home To See or Not To See, Way Off Broadway Absurdists Get Wired in Long Island City Contributor Scott Redman heads to Queens for a technology-driven theater experience. Was it worth the subway ride or should he have live-streamed the performance instead? David Williams in “Die: Roll to Proceed” (photo: Frank Sun) The WiredArts Fest currently […]