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Long Island City’s QLIC Will Feature Rooftop Pool, and More
Wednesday, January 21, 2015, by Jeremiah Budin One of many new residential building rising in Long Island City (and the only one with bright red terraces), the 21-story, 421-unit rental tower known as QLIC, has revealed a whole bunch of renderings and floorplans via its website, which were then spotted by Brownstoner Queens. The renderings […]
Bicyclist Killed By Private Garbage Truck Driver In LIC
A Brooklyn bicyclist was fatally struck by a private sanitation truck last night in Queens. Hoyt Jacobs, 36, was the first cyclist to be killed by a vehicle this year. According to the NYPD, Jacobs was apparently struck at the intersection of 41st Avenue and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City around 7:15 p.m. A […]
Open House Agenda: 3 Apartments to See This Weekend
Queens Apartments for SaleView Full Caption QUEENS — The travel guidebook company Lonely Planet named Queens its No. 1 destination in the U.S. for 2015 — raising a few eyebrows. Yet locals know that Queens has a lot to offer, and it’s still one of the best places for real estate bargains — at least […]
Long Island City on the Move
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Setting Sights on More High-Rises in Long Island City
It may be hard to believe given the amount of construction in recent years, but more cranes could be on their way to Long Island City. City Hall is targeting the Queens neighborhood along the East River and just north of the Long Island Expressway for a possible rezoning that would promote the construction around […]
Dutch Kills Resident Documents Changing Neighborhood Through Photos
Photo Exhibit Looks at Changing Dutch KillsView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — A Queens photographer who grew up in Dutch Kills is looking to preserve what remains of the neighborhood of his youth. Salvador Espinoza was born and raised in Dutch Kills, a section of Long Island City north of Queensboro Plaza, where he […]
Astoria/Long Island City Kiwanis’ 2014 Turkey Drive
(L. to r.); Astoria / Long Island City Kiwanis Club Turkey Food Drive Chairman Will Dionisio; Committee members Paul Halvatzis and George Perno in front of K T Meats located on Broadway in Astoria. Each year the Astoria / Long Island City Kiwanis Club distributes large containers to collect canned food for their 2014 Turkey […]
Catholic school set to close in Queens, parents upset – WABC
LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — An emergency meeting in Queens was held Wednesday night after the sudden announcement that a Catholic school will be closing. Parents of students at Most Precious Blood School in Long Island City got a letter about the closure just last week. The parish says the building is in need of […]
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M 136-key hotel is located at 39-05 29th Street January 13, 2015 05:50PM By Tess Hofmann Holiday Inn Manhattan View UPDATED, 5:59 p.m., Jan. 13: After listing in June for a lofty $59 million, Long Island City’s Holiday Inn Manhattan View hotel has traded hands for […]
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M
LIC Holiday Inn sells for $22M after listing at almost $60M 136-key hotel is located at 39-05 29th Street January 13, 2015 05:50PM By Tess Hofmann Holiday Inn Manhattan View UPDATED, 5:59 p.m., Jan. 13: After listing in June for a lofty $59 million, Long Island City’s Holiday Inn Manhattan View hotel has traded hands for […]
LIC Partnership awarded grant to pay for study on neighborhood’s future
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The Long Island City Partnership, the non-profit local development corporation that has played a key role in the transformation of the neighborhood, has been awarded a $100,000 grant to create a plan for the future. The New York City Regional Economic Development Council is making the investment to fund a […]
Petition Looks to Stop Developer From Trademarking 5Pointz Name
Art at 5Pointz before it was painted over, and before demolition began. The developer that owns the site is planning to build two apartment buildings in its place. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Nearly 2,000 street art fans have signed an online petition looking to stop developer GM Realty from trademarking […]
M&R Hotel Management Adds Long Island City Holiday Inn to Portfolio
MR Hotel Management today announced that it has been awarded a contract to manage the 136-room Holiday Inn L.I. City Manhattan View hotel in Long Island City, Queens, which becomes the 14th hotel in the companys portfolio. Holiday Inn L.I. City Manhattan View MR Hotel Management today announced that it has been awarded a […]
M&R Hotel Management Adds Long Island City Holiday Inn to Portfolio
MR Hotel Management today announced that it has been awarded a contract to manage the 136-room Holiday Inn L.I. City Manhattan View hotel in Long Island City, Queens, which becomes the 14th hotel in the companys portfolio. Holiday Inn L.I. City Manhattan View MR Hotel Management today announced that it has been awarded a […]
ODA’s Stack Of Boxes Takes Shape In Long Island City
Monday, January 12, 2015, by Jessica Dailey As 5Pointz comes down, its neighbor goes up. Construction on the ODA-designed apartment building at 22-22 Jackson Avenue is moving right along beside the growing pile of 5Pointz rubble, and Field Condition recently stopped by the site. The building features ODA’s signature stack–of–boxes look, and it will hold […]
ODA’s Stack Of Boxes Takes Shape In Long Island City
Monday, January 12, 2015, by Jessica Dailey As 5Pointz comes down, its neighbor goes up. Construction on the ODA-designed apartment building at 22-22 Jackson Avenue is moving right along beside the growing pile of 5Pointz rubble, and Field Condition recently stopped by the site. The building features ODA’s signature stack–of–boxes look, and it will hold […]
Eco-Friendly Long Island Mansion for $38 Million
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LIC Arts Open secures first-ever government grant
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The fifth annual LIC Arts Open, scheduled for May 13-17, promises to be the biggest one yet thanks to a grant provided by the Queens Center for the Arts. The festival drew nearly 10,000 visitors last spring, making it the largest event of its kind in western Queens. But with […]
Bamboo Sphere Breathes Life into Long Island City’s Noguchi Museum
A computer-controlled breathing sphere is among the non-moving stone giants at the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City. “Breathing Sphere” is a creation by Dutch artist and designer Maria Blaisse, presented to Noguchi by the design researchers at slowLab in Amsterdam. The Dutch designer created the motorized globe of woven bamboo in order to spark “a […]
Uprising Running Card Feb. 13 in Long Island City, Queens
BY The Sweet Science ON December 30, 2014 UPRISING PROMOTIONS RETURNS TO LONG ISLAND CITY ON FEB. 13th Promotion Returning to Long Island City with Emphasis to KO AutismNew York, N.Y. (Monday, December 29, 2014) – Ronson Frank’s Uprising Promotions, in association with Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, has confirmed its next show for Friday, February […]