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1 dead, 2 injured in Queensbridge Houses shooting
A 23-year-old male is dead and two people are injured after a shooting at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City early Saturday morning. Police responded to a 911 call at 40-15 12th St. just after 2:30 a.m. and found Jahhad Marshall unresponsive in the rear courtyard with a gunshot wound to the back. Marshall […]
New Jersey Man Rents in Long Island City
Saturday, May 30, 2015, by Rowley Amato Welcome to It Happened One Weekend, our weekly roundup of The New York Times real estate section… Every “The Hunt” column begins with the Hunters describing the apartment they want, and ends with them rationalizing whatever they came away with. This is The Hunt: Dreams vs. RealityThe Hunter: […]
New Jersey Man Rents in Long Island City
Saturday, May 30, 2015, by Rowley Amato Welcome to It Happened One Weekend, our weekly roundup of The New York Times real estate section… Every “The Hunt” column begins with the Hunters describing the apartment they want, and ends with them rationalizing whatever they came away with. This is The Hunt: Dreams vs. RealityThe Hunter: […]
Two More Residential Buildings Set for Long Island City
Friday, May 29, 2015, by Jessica Dailey Developers just can’t get enough of Long Island City. Plans for two more sizable residential buildings in the neighborhood were filed today. First up: an 11-story, 71-unit building by our old pal Karl Fischer (h/t New York YIMBY). Isaac Schwartz is the owner, and the property is located […]
Long Island City for the Good Commute
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LIC company puts new twist on food cart business
Photo courtesy MOVE Systems One of MOVE Systems natural gas food carts is open for business at Gantry State Park in Long Island City. By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. A Long Island City-based company is looking to change the way the food cart […]
Stretch Out On This Hidden Bench In Long Island City
Tucked behind a clump of bushes near the corner of Jackson and 45th Avenues in Long Island City—and across the street from MoMA PS1—Bushwick-based artist Fanny Allié’s latest installation is welcome addition to a stretch of blocks that, until this month, didn’t have anywhere comfortable to sit. A Bench for the Night is part of […]
Stretch Out On This Hidden Bench In Long Island City
Tucked behind a clump of bushes near the corner of Jackson and 45th Avenues in Long Island City—and across the street from MoMA PS1—Bushwick-based artist Fanny Allié’s latest installation is welcome addition to a stretch of blocks that, until this month, didn’t have anywhere comfortable to sit. A Bench for the Night is part of […]
Heatherwood gets $154M in financing for LIC project
Heatherwood gets $154M in financing for LIC project 646-foot-tall building poised to be the second tallest resi tower in borough May 22, 2015 01:05PM By Rich Bockmann The view from the top of 42-12 28th Street (credit: @SamYee) and a rendering of the building. (credit: CityRealty) Heatherwood Communities secured $154 million in financing from PNC […]
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks to be broadcast from LIC
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. Long Island City will get national exposure as it hosts NBC’s two-hour national broadcast of the 39th Annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the nation’s largest Independence Day pyrotechnic display would […]
Meet Long Island City’s Next Batch of Rental Apartments
Thursday, May 21, 2015, by Jessica Dailey Because it’s a day that ends in Y, another residential development has been revealed for Long Island City. New York YIMBY shared the details, and the project, likely to be rentals, will rise 13 stories and hold 87 apartments. It’s being developed by the Lions Group NY, a […]
An Antidote to the Art Fairs: Open Studios in Long Island City
A five-day celebration of the arts in Long Island City got underway on Wednesday and will continue through Sunday night. In its fifth year, LIC Arts Open, founded by actor Richard Mazda and artist Karen Dimit in 2011, brings together artists, galleries, local community groups, and businesses from around Western Queens. The festival showcases a variety of […]
1 Court Square could see resi conversion under new owners
1 Court Square could see resi conversion under new owners Condo or rental conversion contingent on Citigroup leaving upon lease expiring May 14, 2015 05:42PM 1 Court Square in Long Island City The Citigroup Building at 1 Court Square in Long Island City could be reinvented as a residential property under new ownership, with the upper […]
Art Gallery Opens Inside Long Island City Light Fixture Factory
Art Show at Edison Price LightingView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — A new gallery is spotlighting the neighborhood’s artistic and industrial sides. Edison Price Lighting, a company that’s been manufacturing light fixtures since 1952, will open an art gallery inside its factory and headquarters at 41-50 22nd St. Thursday with a debut show that […]
NYU Langone leasing Long Island City site for ambulatory care
CoStar Group Inc. NYU Langone Medical Center on First Avenue in Manhattan. NYU Langone Medical Center plans to open a two-story, 45,000-square-foot multispecialty ambulatory care facility in Long Island City. The health system agreed to a 31-year lease with Norvin Healthcare Properties for a site at 21-21 44th Drive. The Manhattan real estate private-equity fund […]
Long Island City’s Historic Clock Tower Is Now A Landmark
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, by Jessica Dailey Well that was easy. Less than a year after a preservation campaign launched, the Clock Tower of Long Island City is officially a landmark. The Landmarks Preservation Commission vote unanimously to designate the 14-story Art Deco structure. Built in 1927, the building was original used as the Bank […]
Long Island City Clock Tower is officially a landmark
Long Island City Clock Tower is officially a landmark Property Markets Group to develop a 70-story building next door May 12, 2015 05:30PM The Long Island City Clock Tower The Landmarks Preservation Commission has unanimously decided that the 14-story Art Deco Clock Tower in Long Island City will be designated a landmark. The vote comes […]
New medical facility planned for Long Island City
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. A new medical facility is being planned for Long Island City. Norvin Healthcare Properties announced a project with NYU Langone Medical Center that will transform a 45,000-square-foot industrial building into a multi-specialty ambulatory care facility. An affiliate of […]
Long Island City’s ‘Iconic’ Clock Tower Building Granted Landmark Status
Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to approve the building’s landmark designation. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — The Queens Clock Tower is here to stay. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to landmark the former Bank of Manhattan building in Queens Plaza, calling the 11-story structure “iconic.” “For nearly a […]
Long Island City opens up its art community
By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. With 500 artists showcasing new works in many unexpected locations throughout western Queens, the fifth annual LIC Arts Open promises to be the grandest one yet. The event’s founder and executive director, Richard Mazda, and his hard-working team […]