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Subway ridership jumps in Long Island City
By TimesLedger staff TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. It will come as no surprise to Queens straphangers that subway ridership in the borough surged in 2014. The MTA announced that the number of passengers taking subways throughout the city reached the highest level in more than […]
Long Island City Sees Boost In Subway Riders
The New York City subway is more popular than ever with several stops experiencing a tremendous increase in ridership. According to a recent report by the MTA, the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue stop on the No. 7 line in Long Island City has experienced a 12 percent increase in weekday riders to more than 14,000 making […]
LIC condo prices pass $1000 psf in Q1
LIC condo prices pass $1,000 psf in Q1 But rents in the area remained largely static due to influx of new inventory April 22, 2015 08:00AM By Claire Moses (Credit: Modern Spaces) Condominium prices in Long Island City crossed the $1,000 per square foot mark in the first quarter of 2015, according to a new […]
Long Island City’s Beloved Clock Tower Nears Landmark Status
It was in the works, but now it’s almost a sure thing. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is poised to name the iconic Long Island City clock tower buildingthe vacant former Bank of Manhattan Company buildingan official landmark. The LPC held a public hearing on the matter today, and all signs point to approval when a […]
Eco-system grows in Long Island City
ELIZABETH RUSSKIN By Elizabeth Lusskin, President of the Long Island City Partnership As the largest neighborhood in Queens—and with an influx of new development flocking to the area daily, Long Island City is putting the mix in mixed-use community by solidifying itself as a draw for those seeking a 360-lifestlye and offering a rich cultural […]
Poorly Named Long Island City Building Readies Its 39 Condos
Thursday, April 16, 2015, by Hana R. Alberts Here’s another one to add to the list of New York City’s absurd building names: Liv@ Murray Park. Yes, with the at symbol, and the awkward spacing. First announced last summer, the Long Island City condo building will feature 39 units across six floors designed by architect […]
LIC Got an Influx of Residents. Now Commercial Tenants are Calling.
A residential boom in Long Island City is driving commercial demand (Photo: Arman Dzidzovic/Commercial Observer). The founders of Digital Natives, an Internet marketing and website development firm, were looking to move closer to New York City from Armonk, Westchester, where they launched their company in 2011. Had the founders gone to Dumbo or other areas […]
Susan Wagner sinks Long Island City, 10-7, in girls’ lacrosse
By Staten Island Advance Sports Desk on April 14, 2015 11:53 PM, updated April 15, 2015 12:28 AM Regina Ismaili collected two goals and three assists to push Susan Wagner past Long Island City for a 10-7 PSAL girls’ varsity lacrosse win Tuesday at home. Emily Boody netted three goals and an assist, while Antoinette […]
MAP: See Where Long Island City’s 11 Citi Bike Stations Will Go
Officials announce the expansion of Citi Bike in Queensbridge on Oct. 28, 2014. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Citi Bike will roll into the neighborhood this year, answering the calls of cyclists and local politicians who’ve been pushing to see the program expand into Queens. The blue bikes are expected to […]
New Details, Rendering for Boxy Long Island City Condos
Two years ago, Kora Developers bought an auto body shop at 47-28 11th Street in Long Island City, announcing plans to build a 7-story residential building, imaginatively dubbed The Corner. Now, with the building nearing completion, new details about the boxy condos have been released. Designed by Brooklyn-based architecture firm Zproekt, The Corner will offer […]
LIC Robotigers look for funding of national competition
By Sadef Ali Kully TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. The Robotigers Team 1796 from Queens Vocational and Technical High School in Long Island City, which won the regional First Robotics Competition, is trying to raise funding to travel to the national robotics competition in St. Louis. […]
Competing Long Island City Climbing Gyms Try to Claim the Title of New York’s …
When Brooklyn Boulders co-founder Lance Pinn began scouting locations in 2012 for a massive indoor climbing gym in Long Island City, it was unrelated, he says, to plans his biggest competitor, the Cliffs, had to do the same. On Thursday, Pinn announced that his facility, which he says is New York’s largest, will open by […]
One Design, Two Buildings For Same Street in Long Island City
Friday, April 3, 2015, by Zoe Rosenberg [At left, 38-11 31st Street. Right, 36-27 31st Street. Renderings courtesy of Morali Architects via New York YIMBY] Although marginally, not everything going up in Long Island City these days is a glossy, sky-grazing tower. Case in point, these twoyes two, that’s not the same building from different […]
Brooklyn Boulders Bringing Climbing Gym and Healthy Offices to Queensbridge
BKB QueensbridgeView Full Caption YouTube/Brooklyn Boulders QUEENSBRIDGE — Popular rock climbing gym Brooklyn Boulders is set to open a 25,000-square-foot facility in Long Island City this summer, the company announced Thursday — making it the second massive climbing gym to open in the neighborhood in recent years. BKB Queensbridge will be located at 23-10 41st […]
Bridal Bliss: Hollis and Roderick’s Long Island Wedding
Bride: Hollis Larkins, 35, Sales Manager Groom: Roderick Thomas, 36, Software Engineer The Big Day: October 17, 2014 Location: Long Island City, New York Style: Southern In the City Make Your MoveFinding love online is not for the faint of heart—just creating a dating profile can be scary for a single woman. That’s why we found […]
On The Rise: 28 on 28th In Long Island City, Queens’ Tallest Residential Tower
BY MICHAEL STAHL Though favorable rezoning laws and incremental economic healing have paved the way for a number of new developments in Long Island City the past few years, 42-12 28th Street will stand above them all—literally and, perhaps, figuratively as well. More affectionately dubbed “28 on 28th”- by the Heatherwood Communities development firm, the […]
Holy smokes! Hudson Realty Capital offered $30M for former LIC cigar factory
Holy smokes! Hudson Realty Capital offered $30M for former LIC cigar factory 103,000 sf office building to be marketed as resi conversion April 01, 2015 06:00PM By Mark Maurer 35-11 and 35-31 9th Street in Long Island City (inset: Evan Daniel) UPDATED, 1:37 p.m., April 2: A Long Island City warehouse converted from a 19th-century […]
Queens Residents Spot Apparent Coyote On Roof Of Long Island City Bar
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — People in Queens did a double take on Monday, when an apparent coyote was spotted roaming along the roof of a bar. A sign on the door of the LIC Bar in Long Island City reads, “Only service dogs on a leash are allowed anywhere on these premises.” So maybe the animal […]
Holy smokes! Developer wants over $30M for LIC cigar factory
Holy smokes! Former LIC cigar factory could sell for over $30M PDS’ 103,000 sf office building to be marketed as resi conversion April 01, 2015 06:00PM By Mark Maurer 35-11 and 35-31 9th Street in Long Island City (inset: Evan Daniel) UPDATED, 7:45 p.m., April 1: A Long Island City warehouse converted from a 19th-century […]
Queens Clock Tower, Once the Tallest, Helps a 77-Story Skyscraper Rise Next …
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