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Graffiti Mecca 5Pointz to be Replaced by Two High-Rises
LONG ISLAND CITY — The owners of the famed, graffiti-covered 5Pointz warehouse are looking to replace the iconic building, used by artists for almost two decades, with a pair of residential towers. David Wolkoff said he expected the so-called graffiti mecca — on Davis Street and Jackson Avenue, right next to the Court Square subway […]
Union plots next move as NY utility talks collapse
By VERENA DOBNIK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Unionized workers with Consolidated Edison in New York City will be picketing as their leadership plots their next move following failed contract talks and a lockout. FILE- In this July 24, 2006 file photo, a Consolidated Edison crew checks a service box in the Queens borough […]
Union plots next move as NY utility talks collapse
NEW YORK — Unionized workers with Consolidated Edison in New York City will be picketing as their leadership plots their next move following failed contract talks and a lockout. A union spokesman said Harry Farrell, president of Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers of America, on Monday will call for federal mediators to intervene to […]
NY utility, union talks collapse amid hot weather
NEW YORK — Consolidated Edison closed walk-in centers, suspended meter readings and limited work on major construction projects in New York on Sunday after contract talks between the utility and its unionized workers broke down in the middle of a wave of extremely hot weather. Negotiations stopped just before 2 a.m. Sunday, a couple of […]
Union plots next move as NY utility talks collapse
NEW YORK (AP) — Unionized workers with Consolidated Edison in New York City will be picketing as their leadership plots their next move following failed contract talks and a lockout. A union spokesman said Harry Farrell, president of Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers of America, on Monday will call for federal mediators to intervene […]
NY utility, union talks collapse amid hot weather
NEW YORK (AP) — Consolidated Edison closed walk-in centers, suspended meter readings and limited work on major construction projects in New York on Sunday after contract talks between the utility and its unionized workers broke down in the middle of a wave of extremely hot weather. Negotiations stopped just before 2 a.m. Sunday, a couple […]
Towering furor
A 75-year-old Queens billboard could go blank if the city has its way. Atlantic Outdoor Advertising began leasing the billboard at 23-10 Queens Plaza South in 1999, but when it sought permission to change wording on the rooftop display last year, the move was rejected because the city claimed the billboard was not an “advertising” […]
Former Citigroup Exec Sentenced to Prison
Security guard at Citibank (Scott Olson/Getty Images) For eight years, Citigroup executive Gary Foster was living the high life on borrowed funds. Embezzling more than $22 million in 2003-2011, Foster, vice president in Citigroup’s treasury finance department in Long Island City, N.Y., racked up a $1 million condo in New Jersey, grand apartments in Brooklyn […]
Lawyer Allegedly Wrote Confession, Called Girlfriend’s Murder ‘Accident’
QUEENS — A 33-year-old lawyer accused of strangling and beating his girlfriend to death in their Astoria apartment was arrested Friday in Westchester, according to police. Jason Bohn, an Ivy-League educated attorney, had been a prime suspect after he called 911 to report the brutal death of his girlfriend, Danielle Thomas, 27, and investigators discovered […]
Arbitrator rules for unions: Turnaround firing, rehiring reversed
Principals union president Ernest Logan and UFT president Michael Mulgrew announce their lawsuit over turnaround in May. An arbitrator has ruled that the city’s plans to reform 24 struggling schools by shaking up their staffs violated its collective bargaining agreements with the teachers and principals unions. The arbitrator’s decision adds a new and abrupt twist […]
Citigroup exec sentenced to eight years in prison
Seth Wenig/ASSOCIATED PRESS Gary Foster, a former Citigroup vice president who admitted embezzling more than $22 million from the bank for his personal use. He was sentenced Friday to 97 months in prison. A CROOKED CITIGROUP executive says he can’t explain why he stole nearly $23 million from the global bank to buy fancy apartments […]
No Cyclone or Hot Dogs, but Still the Boardwalk
The wood has a story to tell, of an odyssey that began by the ocean. When the New York City parks department started using concrete and synthetic lumber three years ago to replace sections of the Coney Island Boardwalk — that symbol of summer, receptacle of dropped ice cream cones and witness to roller coaster […]
Say Hello to Wendy, MoMA PS1’s New Best Friend
Friday, June 29, 2012, by Jessica Dailey Meet Wendy, the newest resident of Long Island City. Created by architecture firm HWKN, Wendy will be residing in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 for the summer to host dance parties every weekend. She’s the winner of the Young Architects Program, and she looks pretty much exactly like […]
TF Cornerstone’s 4615 Center Boulevard Reaches 75 Percent Occupancy in …
More Topics: Choose a SectorAccounting FirmsAdvertising/Media/CommunicationsCapitalCEO/BoardGeneral BusinessHealth/BiotechInternet/TechnologyInvestment FirmsLaw FirmsMergers AcquisitionsMoney ManagersPeoplePrivate CompaniesPublic CompaniesVenture Capital Posted June 29, 2012 Premier New York City Developer Celebrates Record Velocity in Long Island City, Where East Coast Community Nears Completion NEW YORK, NY – TF Cornerstone, developer of the innovative East Coast community in Long Island City, today announces […]
What $2700 Can Rent You Around New York City
Friday, June 29, 2012, by Jeremiah Budin Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various New York City neighborhoods. Is one man’s studio another man’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today’s price: $2,700/month. ↑ In Long Island City, 697 square feet of the Crescent […]
Luxury Long Island City Hotel Offers Complimentary Bike Service
LONG ISLAND CITY — Z NYC, a Long Island City boutique hotel with a rooftop bar and a limo service to and from Manhattan, is now offering a less luxurious amenity: complimentary bikes. The Z — which opened in July 2011 and is one of more than dozen hotels that have recently been built in […]
Across the Country, Finding Pieces of the Coney Island Boardwalk
The wood has a story to tell, of an odyssey that began by the ocean. When the parks department three years ago started using concrete and synthetic lumber to replace sections of the Coney Island Boardwalk — that symbol of summer, receptacle of dropped ice cream cones and witness to roller coaster romance — the […]
5Pointz owner plans to raze Long Island City graffiti mecca and build two high …
The owner of a Long Island City street-art haven is moving forward with a plan to demolish the building, making way for two more high-rises. David Wolkoff, whose family has owned the building known as 5Pointz for four decades, recently unveiled the latest plan to remake the former factory at a Community Board 2 land […]
Food company takes big bite out of Hunts Point
It looks like the Hunts Point area of the Bronx is indeed becoming a home for the food industry. Four months after online grocer FreshDirect said it was decamping from its long-time headquarters in Long Island City, Queens to a site in the Harlem River Yard in Hunts Point, Chefs’ Warehouse has agreed to take […]
Opening Day at Astoria Pool Draws Hundreds of Residents
ASTORIA — Hundreds of Astoria residents came to splash around the Astoria Pool on Thursday, the first day of the city’s summer swimming pool season. The pool opened at 11 a.m. and filled quickly with children and teenagers enjoying their first day of summer vacation. They splashed each other, jumped into the cool water and […]