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Atlas Capital offers stake in Long Island City property

By amol on September 10, 2014

Atlas Capital offers stake in Long Island City property Investment firm paid $82M for the property last year September 10, 2014 08:00AM 30-30 47th Street in Queens A stake in a 1 million-square-foot Long Island City office building is up for grabs. Atlas Capital has retained CBRE Group to market an ownership stake in the Factory […]

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Atlas Capital offers stake in Long Island City property

By amol on September 10, 2014

Atlas Capital offers stake in Long Island City property Investment firm paid $82M for the property last year September 10, 2014 08:00AM 30-30 47th Street in Queens A stake in a 1 million-square-foot Long Island City office building is up for grabs. Atlas Capital has retained CBRE Group to market an ownership stake in the Factory […]

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Bierocracy Plots a Long Island City Restaurant Followed by a Global Empire

By amol on September 8, 2014

Marek Chatrny and his partners haven’t yet opened their first beer hall and restaurant, but already they’re plotting an international chain. “We’d like to open a global chain of branded beer halls,” Chatrny, a Czech native whose professional roots are on Wall Street and in a Central European real estate fund, says. “There are chains […]

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Long Island City beer garden restaurant robbed of booze – WABC

By amol on September 7, 2014

LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — Police are looking for two thieves who apparently were very thirsty when they robbed a beer garden this week. Around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, two of the three suspects climbed a fence behind the Bohemian Hall Beer Gardens at 26-19 24 Ave. in Long Island City. The third suspect stayed behind […]

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Lyft signs two-year lease in Long Island City

By amol on September 6, 2014

Lyft signs two-year lease in Long Island City The ride-share app will take up 5,000 square feet on the fourth floor of the property September 04, 2014 03:40PM From left: the Lyft mustache and the Falchi building in Long Island City Ride-sharing app Lyft is moving to Queens. The start-up is leasing 5,000 square feet […]

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13-11 Jackson Avenue

By amol on September 6, 2014

When a Declaration’s Text and Floor Plan Conflict, Who Gets the Toilet? By Frank Lovece Sept. 5, 2014 — Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a superintendent’s office is a storage room that doesn’t belong to the condominium, except one document says it does and another document says it doesn’t. This is […]

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Lyft hitches ride to Long Island City

By amol on September 4, 2014

Lyft, the ride-sharing app, is moving its New York City operations to Long Island City, Queens. The company just signed on for 5,000 square feet at the Falchi Building, taking a portion of the fourth floor in the six-story, roughly 570,000-square-foot property, in a lease set to run for just over two years. The company […]

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Significant pedestrian improvements planned for Court Square/Queens Plaza

By amol on September 4, 2014

Jackson Avenue/44th Drive Sept. 3, By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation has plans to introduce a number of pedestrian safety changes to several Court Square/Queens Plaza streets. The department is focusing on the area that links Queens Plaza South to 44th Drive—bordered by 28th Street on the east and Crescent Street to the west. […]

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Good Samaritan Saves Man Who Jumped in East River for Ice Bucket Challenge

By amol on August 30, 2014

Artur Mierzejewski said he helped a man who had jumped into the East River in Long Island City. View Full Caption Facebook LONG ISLAND CITY — A good Samaritan helped rescue a man who struggled to swim to shore after he jumped into the East River Monday to complete the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge,” aimed […]

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G Train service returns to Long Island City on Tuesday

By amol on August 29, 2014

August 29, By Michael Florio The G train will resume full service again on Tuesday, September 2, after being closed between Greenpoint and Long Island City for five weeks. The MTA shut down G service at the Greenpoint/Manhattan Ave, 21st/Jackson Avenue and Court Square stations in order to repair the tunnel that links those stations, […]

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Savanna betting on Long Island City

By amol on August 27, 2014

Fresh off a $335-million sale in Manhattan, Savanna is placing a big bet on Long Island City. The firm acquired a controlling interest in the 51-story office tower One Court Square from an investor group led by David Werner for an undisclosed amount.Werner and his partners, who had bought the property from SL Green for […]

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Late Summer Scene: At a Playground in Long Island City

By amol on August 26, 2014

Children race to the top of the rope pyramid. (Elena Boffetta/NY City Lens)   It is a lazy summer afternoon in Queens. At four o’clock, the sun is shining through a cloudy sky and the strong scent of fresh-cut grass fills the air. In the playground at Gantry Plaza State Park, in Long Island City, children […]

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3 men rescued from East River in Long Island City, Queens – WABC

By amol on August 25, 2014

LONG ISLAND CITY (WABC) — Three men who jumped into the East River had to be rescued by divers Monday evening. The waters in the East River are chilly and deep and fast and the men who foolishly jumped in there weren’t prepared for any of that. “We thought he was kidding around, because who […]

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Demolition Begins At 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca In Long Island City, Queens

By amol on August 23, 2014

TRI-STATE NEWS HEADLINES From our newsroom to your inbox weekday mornings at 9AM. Sign Up NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The 5Pointz building in Long Island City, Queens – once a haven for graffiti artists – was under demolition Friday. Heavy trucks began demolition of the building at 45-46 Davis St. in Queens Friday. The building […]

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Real Hospitality Group Expands Portfolio, Opening the Home2 Suites Long …

By amol on August 22, 2014

OCEAN CITY, Md., Aug. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Executives at Real Hospitality Group (RHG) announced today they have opened the new Home2 Suites by Hilton Long Island City – Manhattan View. The Grand Opening Celebration marks this hotel as the first of the brand, part of the Hilton family of hotels, to open in Long […]

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Even More New Long Island City Rentals Debut This Weekend

By amol on August 22, 2014

Friday, August 22, 2014, by Hana R. Alberts Oh Long Island City, you slay us sometimes. With news. Specifically, with your many, many, many apartments, new and on the way. And, lo and behold, here are some more to add to the list. Rental building 26-14 Jackson Avenue opens its doors for leasing this weekend. […]

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5 Pointz demolition begins in Long Island City – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX

By amol on August 22, 2014

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX11) — As the demolition of the world-famous 5 Pointz graffiti warehouse begins, New Yorkers are mourning the demise of the graffiti mecca. “It’s a good tourist attraction. A lot of people from out of town take the train, take pictures. 5 Pointz is something to look for, something you don’t […]

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Real Hospitality Group Expands Portfolio, Opening the Home2 Suites Long …

By amol on August 22, 2014

OCEAN CITY, Md., Aug. 20, 2014–(PR Newswire)– OCEAN CITY, Md., Aug. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Executives at Real Hospitality Group (RHG) announced today they have opened the new Home2 Suites by Hilton Long Island City – Manhattan View.  The Grand Opening Celebration marks this hotel as the first of the brand, part of the Hilton family […]

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Real estate firm to open office on Vernon Blvd

By amol on August 22, 2014

August 21, By Christian Murray A Manhattan-based boutique real estate firm is opening an office on Vernon Blvd. Space Market Shop, which specializes in high-end residential properties, has signed a lease to open at 47-34 Vernon Blvd., next door to Snob Nail Spa. The firm, which has about 25 agents, is expected to open its […]

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Hotel developer: LIC pastor tried to extort money from firm

By amol on August 22, 2014

Hotel developer: LIC pastor tried to extort money from firm Bishop Taylor denies claim, says he wants locals hired on company’s project in Queensbridge August 21, 2014 01:30PM Howard Johnson in Long Island City, and George Frangoulis The boss of a developer of a Howard Johnson hotel heading to Long Island City, Queens accused a local […]

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