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Silvercup Studios’ next production: apartments in Long Island City
Silvercup Studios’ next production: apartments in Long Island City Development division of film producer to put up 26-story building at recently acquired site September 30, 2014 11:00AM Silvercup’s Alan Suna and 27-21 44th Drive in Queens Silvercup Properties, the development division of film and TV production company Silvercup Studios, filed plans for a 26-story apartment […]
Doughnut Plant To Move Production Site To Long Island City
Some confectioneries from Doughnut Plant(Photo : Brad Greenlee) Doughnut Plant, the go-to confectioner of many New Yorkers, announced that they’ll be moving their plant to Long Island City. Crain’s New York Business first reported the news that the New York-based doughnut brand signed a 10-year lease for the 11,254 floor space in the six-story Falchi […]
The Doughnut Plant Is Coming To Long Island City
Purveyor of the world’s most incredible Tres Leches treats, Doughnut Plant, is heading to Long Island City for its next iteration, opening up an enormous production and retail facility inside the newly minted Falchi Building. The team will take over an 8,495 square foot space in the building’s concourse level to increase their doughnut production […]
Celebrating Safer Streets In Long Island City
City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer announced the completion of a variety of traffic safety improvements along 5th Street in Long Island City. On September 12, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer was joined by Joe Conley, chair of Community Board 2, representatives from the Department of Transportation, local schoolchildren, families and community […]
Doughnut Plant to Open HQ in LIC [Updated]
The Falchi Building. Doughnut Plant, the confectioner of choice for many throughout the five boroughs, will open its new headquarters and expand its baking facility at the Falchi Building in rapidly gentrifying Long Island City. First reported by Crain’s New York Business, the company has signed a 10-year lease for 8,495 square feet square feet of […]
First movie at LIC park a big hit
Source: Rob Basch Sept. 22, By Christian Murray More than 200 people attended the first movie screening at Hunters Point South Park on Saturday night. The film, Julie Julia, was displayed on a 26 x 24 foot screen, on what was a clear night offering unblemished views of Manhattan. The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, which […]
Deal to keep emergency room at site of Long Island City Hospital collapses
A deal to keep an emergency room on the site of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn has collapsed, a huge setback to Mayor de Blasio’s plan to keep a health care facility there. NYU-Langone Medical Center, which was supposed to operate the emergency room, walked away from the project following a labor dispute with […]
New tour navigates Long Island City eateries
A new three-hour culinary jaunt through Long Island City is giving visitors a taste of the neighborhood’s best offerings. The brainchild of two Queens natives, “Local Finds: Queens Food Tours” gives participants a chance to sample six of Long Island City’s most unique restaurants during a mile-and-a-half stroll that also offers a slice of the […]
Developer reaches $1.4B milestone in Long Island City
TF Cornerstone reached 100% occupancy in its final building along a stretch of Long Island City, Queens, waterfront this week, signaling the end of a $1.4 billion, decade-long effort to add nearly 3,000 residential apartments to the area. The final leases were in 46-10 Center Blvd., the newly opened 585-unit building that is the last […]
Bareburger to open on Vernon Blvd
Sept 15, By Christian Murray Bareburger–best known for its exotic patties and organic ingredients—is opening a restaurant in Long Island City, in the location that was once Cranky’s. The restaurant is expected to open at 49-19 Vernon Boulevard in late December and is part of a major expansion the burger chain is currently undergoing, said […]
Uber drivers protest in Long Island City
About 40 drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. protested in front of the company’s Long Island City office this morning, calling for numerous changes to their arrangement with the company. The drivers, who call themselves the Uber Drivers Network, were protesting against a combination of rising commissions and cheaper prices from Uber. The drivers chanted, “Uber […]
Queens CB 2 Endorses Long Island City Pedestrian Upgrades
Image: DOT DOT has a plan to make it safer to walk near Court Square and Queens Plaza in Long Island City. Hunter and Crescent Streets between Queens Plaza South and 44th Drive form a triangle of sorts, in an area dotted with bus and train connections, including the Court Square subway station, which serves […]
Exploring an Abandoned Long Island City Chemical Complex
Welcome back to Camera Obscura, Curbed’s series of photo essays by Nathan Kensinger. This week, Kensinger explores one block-long property in Long Island City’s Court Square microhood. [The West Chemical complex in Long Island City is now being prepared for demolition, to be replaced by several new residential towers. All photos by Nathan Kensinger.] As […]
Artist hopes to provide a healing atmosphere with his new exhibit and special …
A Long Island City gallery is hosting a special event on Thursday to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Studio J is featuring works of artist and illustrator Al Johnson, titled “Visual Healing,” and designed to help ease viewers’ troubles. The exhibit is on display through Oct. 3 but visitors […]
An artistic playground lies in Long Island City
The annual Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition is back at Socrates Sculpture Park and, as usual, the 15 artists featured created pieces that are weird, thought-provoking and even a little controversial. The EAF is all about providing lesser-known artists with a platform to share their work and to build upon the park’s goal to present socially […]
Alma Realty Planning Large New Building in Long Island City
Wednesday, September 10, 2014, by Jeremiah Budin This one seems to have flown under our radar, but apparently Astoria Cove-developer Alma Realty has been planning a massive new development in Long Island City since at least 2010. Known, at least at one point, as Alma Towers, the project was delayed and resurfaced in October of […]
Special healing ceremony at Long Island City art gallery is one of several 9 …
A Long Island City gallery is hosting a special event on Thursday to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Studio J is featuring works of artist and illustrator Al Johnson, titled “Visual Healing,” and designed to help ease viewers’ troubles. The exhibit is on display through Oct. 3 but visitors […]
Special healing ceremony at Long Island City art gallery is one of several 9 …
A Long Island City gallery is hosting a special event on Thursday to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Studio J is featuring works of artist and illustrator Al Johnson, titled “Visual Healing,” and designed to help ease viewers’ troubles. The exhibit is on display through Oct. 3 but visitors […]
Long Island City Revolution!
September 10, 2014 Don’t look Brooklyn, but Long Island City may just be The Next Big Thing. On the heels of massive redevelopment, the action hasn’t stopped: Savanna has acquired the Citigroup building, Jamestown’s working on the Falchi building, and JetBlue and FreshDirect are now HQed there. That’s why we’re excited to gather top players […]
Long Island City Revolution!
September 10, 2014 Don’t look Brooklyn, but Long Island City may just be The Next Big Thing. On the heels of massive redevelopment, the action hasn’t stopped: Savanna has acquired the Citigroup building, Jamestown’s working on the Falchi building, and JetBlue and FreshDirect are now HQed there. That’s why we’re excited to gather top players […]