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Beer Amigos creating a ‘buzz’ in LI’s craft beer scene
To say that Travis Johnides and Mike Howland like beer would certainly be true, but to say that the two have a devout passion for the fermented beverage would be much more accurate. Known as “The Beer Amigos,” Johnides and Howland have become the newest sensations of the Long Island craft beer scene. They travel […]
Fresh Direct belongs in the Bronx
Creating jobs and stimulating the economy is our highest priority. That is why we worked so hard recently to not only keep Fresh Direct in New York City but to help it expand its operations in the Bronx. Fresh Direct is a true New York success story, growing over the last decade from a small […]
Sweetleaf is the spot in Long Island City for great specialty coffee and …
Freddy Arundel and Rich Nieto have coffee down to a science. “The attention to detail and the quality that we give to our coffee program is unparalleled,” says Nieto. The longtime friends were the first to bring specialty brews to the borough at their Long Island City espresso bar Sweetleaf, located two blocks from the […]
FreshDirect and the Bronx: Thumbs up or thumbs down?
One of the few things that unite the mayor, the governor and the Bronx borough president—outside of rhetoric—is receiving opposition from some of the people. Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo and Ruben Diaz Jr. announced last week that FreshDirect will invest $130 million in capital investments, tax breaks and tax credits to build the grocer’s new […]
Is LIC the new Park Slope?
Long Island City Apartments for families are all the rage in Long Island City, the New York Times reported, and new developments slated for the area are prioritizing amenities such as playrooms, capitalizing on the relative affordability, commuting possibilities and the suburban feeling of the city. In the first quarter of 2011, the average size […]
NYC, Long Island Under High Wind Warning
advertisement New York City and Long Island are under a high wind warning overnight into Saturday morning. Damaging wind gusts of up to 60 mph are possible. And the rest of the tri-state is under a wind advisory for the same period, with expected wind gusts to near 50 mph. The highest winds will be […]
DEP installing new sewage detectors
The Department of Environmental Protection is implementing a new program to track sewer and stormwater overflow into the city’s waterways. A system of remote sensors will be installed to track sewer overflows at five different locations in the city, including one at Hunter’s Point in Long Island City. The sensors are part of a trial […]
Rock ‘N’ Roll and Grilled Cheese at The Queens Kickshaw
advertisement Queens is known as one of the more diverse boroughs of New York. From Flushing to Long Island City, the neighborhoods are populated by some of the most concentrated ethnic residents that I’ve encountered in my entire time in New York City. I live in Astoria, and my entire block is comprised of Indian […]
Facing Facts on the Jobs NYC Needs
Last week, Fresh Direct announced plans to move its operations from Long Island City to a new plant in the South Bronx, thanks in part to tax incentives and other benefits offered by City Hall. That means jobs for New Yorkers — but the city needs many more jobs, and it can’t afford subsidies for […]
Families Stake a Claim to Long Island City
Now apartments that can accommodate families are in demand, and buildings on the drawing board or under construction will have playrooms as amenities, along with gyms and rooftop spaces, area brokers say. “We’re just seeing the infancy, no pun intended,” said David J. Maundrell, the president of brokerage firm aptsandlofts.com, which has many listings in […]
Museum and Gallery Listings for Feb. 24-March 1
Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of recent art shows: nytimes.com/art. Museums ★ American Folk Art Museum: ‘Jubilation | Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined’ (through Sept. 2) Having escaped the ugly, West 53rd Street tomb of a building it inhabited from 2001 to 2011, the American Folk Art Museum has […]
Rock ‘N’ Roll and Grilled Cheese at The Queens Kickshaw
advertisement Queens is known as one of the more diverse boroughs of New York. From Flushing to Long Island City, the neighborhoods are populated by some of the most concentrated ethnic residents that I’ve encountered in my entire time in New York City. I live in Astoria, and my entire block is comprised of Indian […]
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Incident Raises Question: Are NYC Bridges Safe?
LONG ISLAND CITY (CBSNewYork) — There was more fallout Thursday stemming from an incident two days earlier when falling debris landed on a car on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. As city and state agencies appear to fight over responsibility, the former mayor, himself, weighed in. “I love the bridge,” Ed Koch said Thursday. The […]
Children of Staten Island drug suspects removed from their home
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities said the children of an MTA Bridges and Tunnels police officer and his wife were present as the couple dealt drugs out of their Tottenville residence. Thomas and Jennifer Bianco’s three sons aren’t home anymore. View full sizeStaten Island Advance/Michael OatesThe children of Thomas and Jennifer Bianco have been placed […]
Photos capture Queens under construction
It’s a common refrain: Long Island City is “up and coming.” But as photos from a recent exhibit in LIC prove, Queens as a whole has almost always been in the process of transforming. The 19 images, on view at the LIC office of realtor Modern Spaces, show this change, thanks to a company called […]
Long Island City Clubhouse Is Getting Serious About Comedy
Let’s face it — Long Island City is just way cooler than your typical go-to trendy neighborhoods in New York City. It’s got that great combo of not-yet-too-gentrified, still-a-safe-place-to-chill, not-as-hipster-as-Williamsburg, and very-friggin’-close-to-Manhattan-AND-Brooklyn. At the heart of this growing Queens neighborhood — where strip clubs are NOT welcome! — is a comedy joint on the rise. […]
Parents push for citywide gifted middle school
Parents of some of the borough’s brightest elementary grade students are pressuring the city to make good on a promise to extend a popular gifted program in Astoria. Public School 85 parents are circulating a petition to convince the Department of Education to create a citywide gifted and talented intermediate school in western Queens. The […]
Woodside awaits 440-seat school slated to open in ’15
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Immigrant stores left hanging
Print this story Facebook this Tweet this Digg this Del.icio.us Email to a friend Although New York City has the nation’s most immigrant-owned businesses, 92 percent of such business owners told a survey that they got no help from the city and half said they were unaware such assistance was even available. The Fund for […]
Will Queens Plaza Become the New Times Square?
Times Square Lite? (JetBlue) It was a big deal when JetBlue decided to move to Long Island City two years ago. The air carrier founded here would not be splitting town, and it would even be boosting a nascent business district that has never done much beyond the Citi back offices despite the one-stop subway […]