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Luxury planned for LIC site
Home » Deals Dealmakers 11:08 am, January 9, 2013 The building will be turned into luxury rental Rockrose Development Corp. has purchased the former Eagle Electric factory and office building in Long Island City, Queens, and has plans to renovate the existing structure and erect a 700-unit high-rise luxury residential rental tower above it. The […]
Crane collapse in Long Island City, Queens sends workers running for their lives
Matthew Knell/Twitter A crane collapsed in Long Island City Wednesday afternoon. A construction crane collapsed in Queens Wednesday, injuring seven workers, authorities said. It was not immediately clear how many people were hurt after the crane tipped at 46th Ave. and Center Blvd. in Long Island City about 2:20 p.m., authorities said. Investigators were trying […]
Queens Leaders Say Proposed Waterfront Bus Service Favors Brooklyn
LONG ISLAND CITY — The battle of the buses is kicking into high gear. Queens residents and community leaders are saying the proposed waterfront bus route being explored by the MTA to increase service between Long Island City and Williamsburg boosts routes to Brooklyn but doesn’t sufficiently serve Queens. Members of Queens Community Board 2 say […]
Twenty9th Park Madison Sells Out; LIC’s The View is 90% Sold
Monday, January 7, 2013, by Jessica Dailey [Penthouse of the View in Long Island City] MURRAY HILLA press release hit our inbox announcing that Twenty9th Park Madison is now 100 percent sold, but we’re a bit puzzled by this. Way back in December 2008, it was reported that the 142-unit building was 70 percent sold, […]
Long Island City Condo Features Washer-Dryer, Dishwasher and Custom Closets
Open House Insider Each week, DNAinfo’s Open House Insider reporters get the scoop on some of Manhattan’s most interesting real estate properties straight from the brokers and potential buyers. 5-49 Borden Ave., 8D2-bedroom, 2-bathroom$849,000Common Charge: $625 LONG ISLAND CITY — This two-bedroom, two-bath Long Island City condo had all the right amenities. The approximately 967-square-foot […]
Councilman Van Bramer To Make Announcement Regarding NYC Non-Profit …
Councilman Van Bramer To Make Announcement Regarding NYC Non-Profit Cultural Organizations Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer To Make Announcement Regarding New York City’s Non-Profit Cultural Organizations (New York, N.Y.) – Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Chair of the Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Committee is making a public announcement that could have a significantimpact […]
A Photo Exhibition of the Way New Yorkers Lived a Century Ago
Harry R. Gelwicks A North Shore family posing in its Mors automobile in 1904, part of an exhibition presented by the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities. COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. — A boy gripping his baseball bat stares out at us from a photograph with the solemn determination of any young slugger. […]
Eagle Electric Building Getting Makeover in LIC’s Court Square
Friday, January 4, 2013, by Sara Polsky To the list of new developments headed for Long Island City’s Court Square we must add one more. Developer Rockrose, which has already put its stamp on the neighborhood with two other rentals, will be redeveloping the former Eagle Electric building at 43-22 Queens Street, The Real Deal […]
Districting Commission gives boro third chance
By Joe Anuta TimesLedger Newspapers The commission in charge of redrawing City Council districts for the next 10 years scheduled a public hearing in Queens for early January to discuss changes made to the 51 seats — a meeting that a little more than a month ago seemed nearly impossible. The hearing is slated for […]
Exploring money and hardship
“US Dollar Kites” and “Mao Dragon Kites,” both by artist Erika Harrsch, hang above an exhibit hall for No Longer Empty’s “How Much Do I Owe You?”. Photo by Whitney Browne By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers With a fresh perspective on creating and presenting art, No Longer Empty’s new Long Island City exhibit offers an […]
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Rockaway Emergency Plan (10,000+ likes on Facebook): A Long Island City teacher is collecting the stories of brave children on the Rockaway peninsula and weaving them into a book of hope. Author Marie Barret, who teaches at Public School 111, said she decided to write the book, titled “Sandy… (see more on Facebook and like […]
No. 7 train closures irk Long Island City business owners
Residents along the No. 7 line from Long Island City to Flushing are miffed about the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s plans to suspend portions of the train’s service for 13 consecutive weekends. Here’s the plan: the train will close from 11:45 p.m. on Fridays until 5 a.m. Mondays from Queensboro Plaza to Times Square. The closures […]
No. 7 weekend work suspends trips to Manhattan till March
Photo by Rebecca Henely Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (c.) is joined by fellow Councilman Peter Koo (l.) to protest planned service cuts on the No. 7 train. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers City Councilmen Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and Peter Koo (D-Flushing) slammed the MTA at a news conference in Long Island City for its […]
Cuomo Takes High Midterm Grades Into Critical Year
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shows off a Big Mouth Billy Bass to cabinet members that was given to him as a Christmas gift from the Legislative Correspondents’ Association on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Albany, N.Y. The gift was presented during a gathering on Monday evening at the Executive Mansion. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Gov. […]
Mexico City orders prison in animal cruelty cases
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City lawmakers have approved prison terms for animal cruelty, previously considered a civil offense sanctioned with fines and detentions. The capital’s legislative assembly unanimously agreed that people who intentionally abuse and cause animals harm will face up to two years in prison and pay up to $500. If the animal […]
Queens Leaders Rail Against 7 Train Service Suspension
LONG ISLAND CITY — Elected officials and business owners in Hunters Point are fed up with years of 7 train service disruptions, saying the MTA has repeatedly ignored the interests of the community as it overhauls the line’s signal system. The latest disruptions start this weekend, as construction will suspend 7 train service between Times […]
7 Train Suspension in Long Island City Begins This Weekend
Subway service disruptions on the 7 line will begin this weekend. (DNAinfo/Tuan Nguyen) QUEENS — Major service disruptions on the 7 train line will begin this weekend, putting a kink in travel plans for many Queens residents. Construction will suspend service on the 7 line between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza every weekend through […]
Mexico City seeks beauty in public-space makeover
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The plan is as big as this mammoth city: Turn a seedy metro hub into Mexico City’s Times Square; clear swarms of feisty vendors and remodel the historic Alameda Central; illuminate the plazas and walkways of a park twice the size of New York’s Central Park. Mexico City’s government is trying […]
Nurse extradited in cold case murder
A Long Island City exotic dancer turned nurse was extradited to Baton Rouge, La., last Thursday for the 1984 murder of a fast- food businessman. Leila Mulla, 47, and her then-boyfriend, Ronald Dunnagan, were arrested 28 years ago for the murder of 29-year-old Gary Kergan, who was last seen at the couple’s home, according to […]
East River Ferry in LIC here to stay
Politicians announced on Friday that they are looking to make the successful East River Ferry a permanent transportation option. The city is asking companies to submit proposals on how they would maintain and run the ferry, which stops once in the borough in Long Island City at 54-00 Second St. The new operator would run […]