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New Astoria Ferry route to begin service August 29, de Blasio expected to make announcement in LIC
July 24, By Christian Murray Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to come to Long Island City this week to announce the launch of the new Astoria ferry route that is scheduled to begin service on August 29, officials have confirmed. The Mayor will be at Hunters Point South to discuss the launch of the […]
Three new soaring towers in Long Island City will feature 1800 units with private park
A new three-building development on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City is promising an amenity-filled complex to potential tenants. Jackson Park will consist of more than 1,800 apartments and 120,000-square-feet of amenities including a 1.6-acre park only for tenants. The Tishman Speyer developments will stand 42,44, and 53 stories high. The towers will include “a variety of apartment […]
First look inside the Forge, Long Island City’s new amenity-packed rental
A little over a month after leasing got underway, the developers behind Long Island City’s The Forge are now showing off the model homes of the 38-story rental building. The model homes are representative of the different apartment sizes the building at 44-28 Purves Street has to offer: studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedrooms. Rents at the […]
The Mayor and the Restaurateur: How de Blasio Sought Help for an Early Donor
That night, an aide to the mayor, Javon Coney, sent an email to Ms. Cumberbatch. “I wanted to give you a heads up that the mayor ran into Harendra Singh this evening,” he wrote. “The mayor would like you to meet with Harendra asap since it is a time-sensitive issue that he has.” He provided […]
LIC Commuters Fed Up With Crowds on ‘Less Reliable’ East River Ferry Route
Riders waiting to board the NYC Ferry at the Hunters Point South landing in Long Island City. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly HUNTERS POINT — It hasn’t been smooth sailing for East River Ferry riders on the Queens waterfront. Those who use the route — which launched in 2011 but transitioned to the new citywide NYC Ferry system […]
These Neighborhoods Have the Most New Rental Apartments Coming This Year
A rendering of a the “sky terrace” at the Forge in Long Island City. View Full Caption The Forge QUEENS — New York City’s metro region is expected to see a whopping 27,000 new rental units hitting the market by the end of this year, up from the 16,000 units that opened in 2016, according […]
Banning Food on Subway Wouldn’t be Fair to Riders, Mayor Says
Mayor Bill de Blasio riding the subway in 2014. View Full Caption Mayoral Photography Office NEW YORK — Hizzoner doesn’t mind a little subway snacking. Mayor Bill de Blasio said he isn’t in favor of banning food on the city’s transit system — something the MTA is considering as a means to prevent fires caused […]
Tishman Speyer’s mega development to bring 1800 apartments to Queens Plaza starting this fall
July 19, By Jason Cohen A trio of high-rise luxury rental towers with more than 1,800 apartments and 120,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor amenities including a private, 1.6-acre park are opening in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City this fall. The development, called Jackson Park, is located along Queens Plaza South and Jackson […]
Staff Diversity Will Be Factor in How City Funds Arts Groups, Mayor Says
Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray at a press conference announcing “Create NYC” at Materials for the Arts in Long Island City on July 19, 2017. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — The city will begin considering the demographic makeup of arts organizations when deciding which groups it will fund, […]
Free Shakespeare to come to LIC waterfront next month
Source: hunterspointsouth.com July 19, By Nathaly Pesantez The Long Island City waterfront will be the site of four free Shakespeare performances next month. The Hip to Hip Theatre Company will be performing on select evenings in Gantry Plaza State Park and Socrates Sculpture Park as part of the 11th season of its Shakespeare in the […]
Upcoming LIC Luxury Towers to Offer Rooftop Pool, Bocce Court, Greenhouse
Tishman Speyer’s Jackson Park project will include three towers and a private park along Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue. View Full Caption Tishman Speyer LONG ISLAND CITY — More than 2,000 new luxury apartments will open near Queens Plaza in the coming months — part of two large projects currently being built that will […]
Thief riding Citi Bike in Long Island City swipes iPhone from woman, NYPD says
A teenager riding a Citi Bike stole an iPhone from a woman in Long Island City earlier this month, police said Tuesday. The NYPD released surveillance photos of the teen in hopes of identifying him. He was riding the Citi Bike on Sunday, July 9, at about 3:40 p.m. when he rode up to the […]
Upcoming LIC Luxury Towers to Offer Rooftop Pool, Bocce Court …
Tishman Speyer’s Jackson Park project will include three towers and a private park along Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue. View Full Caption Tishman Speyer LONG ISLAND CITY — More than 2,000 new luxury apartments will open near Queens Plaza in the coming months — part of two large projects currently being built that will […]
A Multicultural Wedding in Long Island City
Red-eye flights are usually the worst—unless you find yourself seated next to an interesting stranger! That’s what happened in June 2014, when Daniel Forester and Wei-Chun Lin, who goes by Jamie, boarded an overnight flight from San Francisco to New York City. Instead of putting in their headphones and dozing off, they struck up a […]
Broadway stars from ‘Anastasia’ and ‘The Great Comet’ will perform scenes for free in Long Island City
If you couldn’t score tickets to some of Broadway’s most popular performances, the city is bringing the performance to the borough next week. An initiative started by the Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment (MOME), “Broadway in the Boros” invites stars from the biggest shows to take the stage in the five boroughs. On July 21, big […]
Long Island City Girl Scout troop that serves homeless girls will …
Girl Scout Troop 6000, the first troop to serve homeless girls and women, was awarded $1 million to expand its services to homeless shelters across the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday. The troop, which is made up of girls currently living in the Sleep Inn in Long Island City, serves 21 children living […]
Yet another huge Long Island City rental gears up to launch leasing …
The amenity-packed rental building right next to the 39th Avenue subway station in Long Island City is now just a month away from launching leasing. Developed by the Lightstone Group, ARC, as is this rental building is known, comprises of 428 apartments that come in studio through two-bedroom variants, and is located at 30-02 39th […]
Tishman Speyer’s 1800-unit Long Island City rental, Jackson Park, will debut this fall
Tishman Speyer’s massive three-building rental development in Long Island City is gearing up for its launch this fall, and with that the developer has released a teaser site for the development, and unveiled a new rendering of the large amenity center that will accompany this overall development. The three buildings together will now be known […]
Long Island City art gallery illegally sold sculpture made of elephant ivory, which was banned in 2014
A Long Island City art gallery illegally sold a sculpture made with elephant ivory, even though the sale of the material was banned by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014. According to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, Ro Gallery at 47-15 36th St. sold a ballerina sculpture made of elephant ivory to undercover investigators for more than […]
No Joke: Josh Fadem Takes Comedy to the Extreme at Long Island City Space REMAINS
Fadem during the early stages of his performance. ARTNEWS The blurring of lines between stand-up comedy and performance art is not a new phenomenon, but over 90 wordless minutes in late June at the outdoor portion of the Long Island City space REMAINS (run by the artist Matthew Barney and the writer and curator Brandon […]