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LIC’s Condo Market Offers Wide Range of Price Options, Experts Say
A showing of several condos for sale during August 2016 in Long Island City, with the average price at $1,233 a square foot. View Full Caption NeighborhoodX QUEENS — Long Island City is a “first-choice destination” for real estate hunters, and its recent condo market offerings show options at a vast range of different price […]
7 Train Real Estate Boom to Rival Hipster Brooklyn After L Shutdown: Report
Queens neighborhoods along the 7 train are poised to see a real estate explosion similar to that of the hipster enclaves along Brooklyn’s L train line, a new report predicts. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Queens neighborhoods along the 7 train are poised to see a real estate explosion similar to that […]
The Beer Closet appears closed, space left bare
September 1, By Hannah Wulkan Owners of a Brooklyn-based seafood company are set to open a new location in Hunters Point tomorrow. Greenpoint Fish Lobster Co., which will open its second store tomorrow at 5-43 48th Avenue, will offer a rotating selection of fresh seafood including whole fish,… August 31, By Hannah Wulkan Long Island […]
Brooklyn-Based Fishmongers to open 48th Ave location Friday
September 1, By Hannah Wulkan Owners of a Brooklyn-based seafood company are set to open a new location in Hunters Point tomorrow. Greenpoint Fish Lobster Co., which will open its second store tomorrow at 5-43 48th Avenue, will offer a rotating selection of fresh seafood including whole fish, lobsters and mussels, and a range of […]
Oro, Italian restaurant with modern twist, opens in Long Island City
After a year and a half of dealing with building code setbacks, Italian restaurant Oro has opened in Long Island City. Located at 41-17 Crescent St., the 160-seat space offers classic Italian dishes Ravioli, Chicken Milanese and an array of pizza. Chef Scott Andriani, who was hired just after the grand opening on Aug. 26 – the […]
Tasty Brazilian and Peruvian bites boost Long Island City
There are almost a dozen hotels within walking distance of the N train station at 39th Ave./31st St. in Long Island City, but only a handful of places to eat. Luckily, these three restaurants please both tourists and locals. Bites from Brazil At Beija Flor, Lucia Cruz’ two-year-old Brazilian restaurant, touches of reclaimed wood and […]
Real estate firm highlights developments that transformed LIC Landscape
August 31, By Hannah Wulkan Long Island City is a hotbed for development, with new buildings and businesses popping up seemingly on a weekly basis. One group took it upon itself to look back and see how the landscape and character of LIC has actually changed over the past ten years with the rapid gentrification […]
Long Island City’s rapid development captured in before and after photos
Long Island City has seen so much rapid development in the last few years, that mini neighborhoods within the neighborhood like Hunters Point are experiencing development booms in their own right. There are dozens of projects that have recently opened, others that are nearing completion, and others still that are in various stages of construction. […]
New Preschool Center Opens in Long Island City
August 10, Hannah Wulkan To address the shortage of pre-K options in Long Island City, Bright Horizons, a Massachusetts-based early education company, has opened an early childhood preschool center at 42-09 28th Street. The new center, which is just steps away from the Queensboro Plaza MTA station, opened last month, and offers 104 seats for […]
Ramen Burger Plans New Permanent Home in Long Island City
The creator of novelty food phenom Ramen Burger is planting a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Long Island City. LIC Post reports that Keizo Shimamoto will be opening The Ramen Shack in his existing central kitchen at 13-13 40th Ave., serving both new ramen creations and the hamburger with ramen buns that people line up for at […]
Ramen Shack to open in Long Island City next month
Ramen Burger (source Eater.com) August 29, Hannah Wulkan Foodies who put the now-famous Ramen Burger on the map a few years ago will now be able to experience the Smorgasburg phenomenon year-round, along with more traditional ramen dishes, at the new Ramen Shack opening in LIC in September. The Ramen Shack will be based out […]
The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week in One Minute Here’s what you missed.
BEST:As summer is officially winding down, artnet News has compiled a round-up of 14 New York Museum Exhibitions and 20 New York Gallery Exhibitions this fall.Artist Peter Doig won the authentication suit filed against him, in Chicago court. A portrait bought online by a Belgian couple for €450 ($509) has turned out to be a long-lost […]
The Week in Art: SculptureCenter’s Annual LIC Block Party and MoMA PS1’s ‘Night at the Museum’
Though it may seem that Armory Week and Frieze Week get all the action, the reality is that there is never a dull moment in the New York art world. From the East Side to the West Side (and, in the summer, out on Long Island’s East End), there’s always something happening at the city’s […]
Facade Work Underway at Recently Topped-Out Harrison at 27-21 44th Drive, Long Island City
Façade work is in full swing at 27-21 44th Drive in Long Island City. The 27-story apartment building known as The Edison reached its final height in early June, when the national flag was hoisted atop its concrete bulkhead. At that point, the roughly 300-foot-tall structure became the tenth-tallest within the Court Square district, though […]
Long Island City tower will include outdoor barbecue area and fireplace with views of Manhattan
A new 10-story, mixed-use building has risen in Dutch Kills, a neighborhood within Long Island City that has yet to see the booming development that has marked the rest of the area. Located at 37-14 36th St., the 135,000 square foot building will house a Silver Star Mercedes-Benz dealership on the first two stories and 85 […]
Silent Disco dance party will light up the Long Island City waterfront on Friday
For the third year in a row, Long Island City will be able to jam silently to new and old songs at Hunters Point South Park. Lincoln Center is bringing back the Silent Disco dance party, which is free, on Aug. 26. DJs will broadcast disco, salsa and current dance hits to each individual’s headphones, which are lit […]
Topping-Out Imminent at 44-26 Purves Street, Long Island City
The title of the city’s construction hotspot of the summer may go to the Long Island City block bound by 44th Drive, Jackson and Thomson avenues, and Purves Street. As recently as four years ago, only warehouses, auto shops and a handful of rowhomes graced the 1.8-acre trapezoid. In 2014, the 14-story 26-14 Jackson Avenue […]
Silver Star Motors Tops Out 135,000 SF Mixed-Use Building in Long …
Located at 37-14 36th St. in Queens, the 135,000-square-foot mixed-use building will feature a Mercedes-Benz dealership on the first two floors and 85 apartment units on the upper floors. (Rendering courtesy of Montroy Andersen DeMarco) NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Silver Star Motors has topped out the construction of a mixed-use building located […]
Union workers slam Wolkoff over jobs pledge at 5Pointz
Union workers slam Wolkoff over jobs pledge at 5Pointz Trades, allies claim developer went back on his word to employ 100% union labor August 24, 2016 12:30PM From left: David Wolkoff, Jerry Wolkoff, 5Pointz in Long Island City and Gary LaBarbera Union construction workers and their allies gave developer Jerry Wolkoff an earful Tuesday, claiming he […]
Silent Disco dance party will light up the Long Island City waterfront …
For the third year in a row, Long Island City will be able to jam silently to new and old songs at Hunters Point South Park. Lincoln Center is bringing back the Silent Disco dance party, which is free, on Aug. 26. DJs will broadcast disco, salsa and current dance hits to each individual’s headphones, which are lit […]