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Glendale man dies after his car gets smashed by a truck in Long Island City
A 53-year-old man died on Monday after his vehicle was struck by a truck in Long Island City, police said. On June 13 at about 7:58 p.m., police responded to a call of a car crash between a four-door sedan and a truck at 37th Street and Review Avenue in Long Island City. Officers found […]
Brooklyn-Based Fishmonger Opening 48th Ave Store
June 13, By Christian Murray The owner of two Indian restaurants—and an additional eatery in the Falchi Building—has plans to open an international taco restaurant on Thomson Avenue near LaGuardia Community College. Roni Mazumdar plans to open a restaurant at 31-31 Thomson Ave.,… May 27, Staff Report After being delayed to meet certain city requirements, […]
Liv@ Murray Park South, 11-30 45th Road, Long Island City, Tops Out at Six Stories High
While the towers rising by the Hunters Point waterfront and around Queens Plaza and Court Square command attention of Long Island City real estate watchers, a number of smaller-scale, residential projects are steadily rising along the quiet, rowhouse blocks between the two development hotspots. In our April 2014 interview, Sam Charney, who is currently developing The […]
Rooftop park and LEED Gold-seeking tower coming to vacant building in Long Island City
Long Island City’s long-vacant Apple Tag Label building is about to get a bright green makeover. Alma Reality Corp recently announced that the empty 213-square-foot shell will soon be transformed into a LEED-seeking tower with retail and office space, topped by an expansive rooftop park. The five-story building, located at 30-30 Northern Blvd, will be transformed […]
LIC BID Expansion Gets Community Board 2 Approval
Elizabeth Lusskin, president of LIC Partnership (file photo) June 3, By Christian Murray The Long Island City Partnership’s quest to expand its Business Improvement District into the Hunters Point area took a significant step forward last night. Community Board 2 approved its plan that would create a new Hunters Point sub-district, stretching along Jackson Avenue, Vernon […]
See Manhattanhenge From Long Island City This Weekend
A view of Manhattan henge from Long Island City in 2011. View Full Caption Juan Monroy This weekend marks the first Manhattanhenge of the summer, the twice-a-year event where the setting sun lines up with the city’s East-West streets for a picturesque twilight. While most people will crowd Manhattan’s streets to catch the solar show, […]
Past Rezonings Shape Long Island City’s Feelings About De Blasio Plan
Adi Talwar A construction site on the south corner of 41st Avenueand 21st Street. Questions about how to balance industrial, office and residential uses are among the thorny issues in the LIC rezoning debate. Jump to chapters:Influx of residents has strained infrastructureIs there room for industry?Past inclusionary housing never took offMassive NYCHA complex looks for […]
A Rare Historic Townhouse in Long Island City Asks $2.4M
one moment please… 45-10 11th Street, Long Island City, NY, United States Long Island City is a neighborhood better known for its warehouses and new waterfront development than it is historic townhouses. But there are a few blocks of the neighborhood that look more Brooklyn than Queens, with 19th century townhouses along tree-lined streets. It’s […]
Long Island City Designer Launches Neighborhood T-Shirt Line
Stuart Lowitt operates Wear LIC and will start selling his shirts at the LIC Flea later this month. View Full Caption Cortesy Wear LIC QUEENS — A Long Island City resident is helping neighbors show off their neighborhood pride. Designer Stuart Lowitt operates Wear LIC, a line of Long Island City-focused t-shirts that he designs featuring […]
Tishman Speyer Plans Two More Center Office Towers in Long Island City
Tishman Speyer has filed plans for a two-tower commercial project in Long Island City, next to its 22-story office building known as Two Gotham Center. New building applications filed on Friday call for a million square feet of commercial and industrial space at 28-07 Jackson Avenue. The building will reach 27 stories and 396 feet into the air on […]
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Return to East River This Year
The Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks will take place on the East River in 2016. View Full Caption Shutterstock LONG ISLAND CITY — Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks will return to the East River again this year, officials announced Friday. The show — which will start at 9:25 p.m. on July 4 — will once […]
City to seek developer for two big parcels along the Long Island City, Queens, waterfront
Photo: Courtesy of NYC Economic Development Corp. A rendering of the Hunter’s Points South project. The de Blasio administration Thursday unlocked two more development sites at Hunter’s Point South, a massive city undertaking on the Long Island City, Queens, waterfront that will ultimately produce more than 5,000 units of housing. The two parcels in question […]
Long-vacant Long Island City building coming back to life as ‘green’ tower
The long-vacant Apple Tag Label building in Long Island City will soon be brought back to life with retail and offices topped by a rooftop park and illuminated Apple. Alma Realty Corp. announced Wednesday that the 213,000-square-foot building located at 30-30 Northern Blvd. would be redeveloped and is expected to reopen later this year. RELATED: Baz […]
City issues RFPs for two more Hunter’s Points South parcels
City issues RFPs for two more Hunter’s Points South parcels Land could support at least 750 resi units June 03, 2016 09:01AM A rendering of Hunter’s Points South The Department of Housing Preservation and Development is seeking developers for two more land parcels at the 30-acre Hunter’s Points South site in Long Island City. The […]
Decades-old factory in Long Island City will now house tech and media companies
A Long Island City envelope factory that has been underutilized for years is in the process of becoming a “green” office and retail complex. The former Apple Tag Label building, located at 30-30 Northern Blvd., is an eight-story, 213,00-square-foot building that bares a large neon apple sign. Alma Realty, which purchased the site, redeveloped the structure […]
2 women steal over 90 shirts from GapKids store in Long Island City: NYPD – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens — Two women are wanted for shoplifting more than 96 shirts and tank tops from a GapKids store in Long Island City, police said. The shoplifters visited the GapKids store at 31-02 Steinway St. on May 14 around 11:20 a.m., according to police. They walked around the store and shoved about 96 […]
City Seeks Developer For Affordable Housing at Hunters Point South
Officials broke ground on the second phase of Hunters Point South on Nov. 23, 2015. This phase will include building infrastructures, like sidewalks and roads, on a portion of formerly industrial land in order to build affordable housing. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — The city is looking for a developer to […]
Get 23 beer deals for $25 at The Total Long Island City Immersion in June
Long Island City is the next stop in Brooklyn Based’s Immersion series with Brooklyn Brewery, and like all of their neighborhood Immersions, it will be one of the cheapest days you’ll ever spend in NYC, drinking, eating and shopping. The Immersion begins at LIC Bar (45-58 Vernon Blvd.) at noon on Saturday, June 4, where your hosts will be […]
Ridgewood and Long Island City saw biggest rent increases last month, study says
Prices for a studio in Ridgewood or two-bedroom apartment in Long Island City have jumped since March, according to a study by real estate firm MNS. The report found that studios in Ridgewood jumped 8.03 percent from $1,713 in March 2016 to $1,850 in April 2016. Meanwhile, two-bedroom apartments in Long Island City rose by 9.91 percent, from $3,697 in March 2016 […]
Shooting at Long Island City ‘ominous’ gentlemen’s club spurs residents to call for a shutdown
Residents who live near ACES New York, a gentlemen’s club in Long Island City, said the club poses a great danger and needs to be shut down immediately. About a dozen residents who live near the club, located at 32-10 37th Ave., attended the monthly Community Board 1 (CB 1) meeting at Astoria World Manor on Tuesday […]