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Affordable Housing Program Gets No Interest From Developers in Queens
A look at where the city received applications for its Inclusionary Housing program from Jan. 1, 2014 to March 26 this year. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Nigel Chiwaya QUEENS — Developers applied to build hundreds of units of affordable housing in Brooklyn and Manhattan through a city program over the course of more than a year — but none […]
Car2Go service rolls into Queens
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. With subway service strained on several lines in western Queens, residents received some transportation alternatives last month. First there was the long-awaited rollout of Citi Bike with 12 docking stations in Long Island City. Then Aug. 29, a […]
Halstead opens first Queens office
Halstead opens first Queens office Firm hopes Long Island City outpost will help it tap into area’s booming new development market September 30, 2015 04:30PM By E.B. Solomont From left: Diane Ramirez and Robert Whalen Halstead Property is making its first foray into Queens with a new office in Long Island City, where the firm […]
Financier leaps to death off luxury condo
A 35-year-old man leaped to his death from the roof of his Long Island City luxury condo building Monday night, authorities said. The man, whose identity was not released, was dead at the scene when first responders arrived at the Hunter Street building at about 9:05 p.m., FDNY officials said. An employee of the building […]
Popular LIC Cafe Communitea to Reopen in New, Larger Space
Communitea Reopens in New LocationView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — Neighborhood cafe Communitea is making a comeback Tuesday, reopening in a new storefront nearly a year after it closed its original location on Vernon Boulevard, its owner said. The tea and coffee shop will open its doors at a new, larger space at 11-18 […]
Inside The Boro Hotel (Long Island City, NY)
NY-based design firm Grzywinski + Pons was recently tasked with designing the newly opened Boro Hotel, located in the Dutch Kills neighborhood of Long Island City. The boutique property boasts 108 guest rooms, studios and various public spaces, which blend modern minimalism and classic architecture with elements like scraped oak floors, painted pallet wooden paneling […]
Inside The Boro Hotel (Long Island City, NY)
NY-based design firm Grzywinski + Pons was recently tasked with designing the newly opened Boro Hotel, located in the Dutch Kills neighborhood of Long Island City. The boutique property boasts 108 guest rooms, studios and various public spaces, which blend modern minimalism and classic architecture with elements like scraped oak floors, painted pallet wooden paneling […]
Allegedly Drunk Driver Slams into LIRR Third Rail in Long Island City
PHOTO: Authorities said that Ronny Mora was ‘apparently drunk’ when he drove his car for a mile on the LIRR tracks in Long Island City, stopping only when the car hit the third rail and burst into flames. Photo Courtesy of MTA PD A Corona man last Sunday was charged with driving while intoxicated and other […]
LIC sees 269 percent jump in development site prices
CHAD SINSHEIMER By Chad Sinsheimer, director, Eastern Consolidated Since 2006, more than 8,600 units of housing — 2,200 condos and 6,400 rental units — have been completed in Long Island City and more than 22,500 are in the planning and construction stage, according to the LIC Partnership. This demand pushed the average price of prime Long Island […]
RENT Opens Tonight at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City
5th Floor Theatre Company brings Jonathan Larson’s hit musical RENT to The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, tonight, September 23rd, through September 27th, 2015. RENT was first produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and opened off-Broadway on January 25, 1996, featuring an ensemble cast including Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse […]
Could a High Line-Style Park Be Coming to Long Island City?
Monday, September 21, 2015, by Amy Plitt [The LIRR Montauk Cutoff travels through Long Island City near Dutch Kills. Screenshot via Google Maps] There’s been talk of Queens getting its own High Line-style elevated park for years, and detailed plans for the Queensway, a 3.5-mile stretch of disused railway connecting Rego Park and Ozone Park, […]
Long Island City school probed for alleged sex affair in latest scandal
By Tom Momberg TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. At a Long Island City high school, a staffer’s alleged affair with a student is just the latest in a series of problems. In February, parents and teachers from William Cullen Bryant High School at 48-10 31st Ave. […]
Vendy Cup winner had roots in LIC as Jax Heights gears up for Viva La Comida
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. A street food vending truck, which got its start in Long Island City, captured the top prizes for its grilled cheese sandwich at the Vendy Awards on Governors Island last Saturday. Snowday food truck, run by the non-profit […]
Savanna decides to hold on to One Court Square
Savanna decides to hold on to One Court Square Fund takes 1.5M sf office tower off the market September 17, 2015 04:54PM By Rich Bockmann From left: Savanna’s Christopher Schlank, Nicholas Bienstock and One Court Square The owners of Long Island City’s One Court Square have changed course and decided against selling the 1.5 million-square-foot […]
City Eyes 2 Possible Locations for New Long Island City Ferry Stop
The city is considering two spots in Long Island City as the site for a new ferry dock. View Full Caption Flickr/otto-yamamoto LONG ISLAND CITY — The city is considering two different locations for a new ferry stop in Hunters Point, part of a larger plan to expand ferry service across the five boroughs starting […]
Scorecard: Residential rentals
From the September issue: The median rental price in northwest Queens surpassed that of Brooklyn in July, reaching $3,016, according to a report from Douglas Elliman. “The attraction of new residents is a direct reflection of its abundance of resources,” said Garrick Wade, a licensed salesperson with Keller Williams NYC, citing the appeal of transit, restaurants […]
10000 Cabs and Buses Getting Smart Technology Under Pilot Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing $20 million to launch a pilot program in New York City that will outfit thousands of cars, taxis and buses with smart technology. View Full Caption Flickr/Ray Wewerka LONG ISLAND CITY — New York’s cars and cabs are getting wired. The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing $20 […]
Local Mom Opening French Language Afterschool Program in Long Island City
A local mom and language teacher is launching French afterschool classes this month in Long Island City. View Full Caption Shutterstock LONG ISLAND CITY — Good news for the neighborhood’s young Francophiles. A local mom and language teacher is launching French afterschool classes this month, answering calls from other parents in the area who’ve been […]
Inside the Boro Hotel in Queens
At the moment, all eyes are on the borough of Queens, as the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s acrylic hard courts host this year’s US Open—where many wait with bated breath to hopefully witness Serena Williams’ first-ever calendar year Grand Slam. But there are plenty of reasons to stay and explore the area long […]
City Island, a Quainter Side of the Bronx
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