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Hunters Point group celebrates its beginning with park event
Source: Hunters Point Parks Conservancy June 3, By Christian Murray, More than 120 people attended a party at Hunters Point South Park on Saturday to celebrate the formation of a new group that aims to improve all the parks in the neighborhood—as well as to pay tribute to the organizers who paved the way for […]
Where Freelancers Can Find Office Space in Western Queens
Co-Working Spaces in Western QueensView Full Caption LONG ISLAND CITY — In western Queens, a growing number of shared and co-working spaces are giving solo and freelance workers a place to break out of their work-from-home ruts or escape the crowded neighborhood coffee shop. From an open loft inside an art gallery to a members-only […]
Queens foods fest bringing fifty plus big apple eateries to Long Island City
The Taste of LIC will simmer under 900-square-foot tents in Gantry Plaza State Park on Tuesday, and the 52 restaurants, bars and cafes that signed on to show off their signature offerings marked an all-time high. Three other eateries are even on a waiting list, said Sheila Lewandowski, executive director of the local arts hub […]
Bard in the Park | Long Island City installation | New Music Seminar
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Most of 7 Train Shutting Down This Weekend
Service will be suspended between Times Square and the 74th Street-Broadway station in Jackson Heights this weekend. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly QUEENS — Service along most of the 7 train line will be suspended this weekend for track work, according to the MTA. There will be no 7 trains in both directions between Times […]
Long Island City CrossFit Gym to Offer Kids Summer Camp Program
CrossFit Gantry in Long Island City will offer a summer camp program for kids. View Full Caption Courtesy Michele Kelber HUNTERS POINT — Welcome to camp CrossFit. A CrossFit gym in Long Island City that launched classes specifically for kids last year will offer the program as part of a fitness-focused camp this summer for […]
City issues final Hunter’s Point South request for proposals
City issues final Hunter’s Point South request for proposals Phase to lay groundwork for construction of 3,000 additional housing units May 28, 2014 03:45PM Rendering of Hunter’s Point South The de Blasio administration is moving forward with the planned 30-acre, $100 million Hunter’s Point South development project in Long Island City, Queens. The city’s Economic […]
Long Island City artist’s work inspired by the sea
This porcelain sculpture by Noriko Kuresumi is titled “Sea of Memory.” Photo courtesy artist By AlLison Plitt TimesLedger Newspapers Within the past five years, Long Island City sculptor Noriko Kuresumi has received awards and recognition for her artwork. Most recently, she won the grand prize in the “14th Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition” last year. […]
Renderings Up for New Long Island City Development
Sunday, May 25, 2014, by Rowley Amato YIMBY caught renderings and permits for a new mixed-use project in Long Island City. The development—located at 24-12 42nd Road—will be an eight-story, 36-unit building with 29,403 square feet of residential space and 4,328 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. The project is being developed […]
Long Island City plays host to South Asian New Year celebration
Revelers get ready to march in Long Island City to celebrate the Bengali New Year. The Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts organized the parade and a street festival. Photo by Rich Bockmann By Rich Bockmann TimesLedger Newspapers Shuvo Noboborsho! Revelers dressed in colorful saris and kurtas took to the streets of Long Island City over […]
LIC Arts Open Festival
Long Island City Artists, or LIC-A, Queens’ premier artist-run, arts advocacy group, was represented in three group exhibitions of its members’ work, 59 private studio openings, three solo exhibitions, and an outdoor photography tour and workshop for families, all in conjunction with the LIC Arts Open Festival and Open Studios event that ran from May […]
Permits granted for Ekstein’s Long Island City condo project
Permits granted for Ekstein’s Long Island City condo project Property to stretch nine stories, total nearly 70,000 square feet May 21, 2014 02:20PM Site at 25-19 43rd Avenue (Source: GMAP) Ekstein Development’s 86-unit residential project in Long Island City is on the move, now that permits have come in. The nine-story project at 25-19 43rd […]
Development impact on Long Island City
With the mayor’s new housing plan released, many neighborhoods throughout the city can expect major changes. The plan, among many other things, seeks to make specific areas more dense, build 80,000 new affordable housing units and transfer more families in homeless shelters to New York City Housing Authority apartments. As one of the more socioeconomically […]
Long Island City BID seeks retailers, plans on introducing graffiti cleanup crew
Queens Plaza (part of BID) May 21, By Christian Murray A monthly graffiti cleanup crew, a visitor/tourist kiosk as well as more trash cans along Queens Plaza are among the many new initiatives that the Long Island City Business Improvement District plans to roll out in coming months. The BID, which covers Queens Plaza and […]
Long Island City springs into fun
Vernon Boulevard, a busy commercial corridor in Long Island City, was closed off to cars and opened for fun for the neighborhood’s first block party, LIC Springs! on Saturday. The event, sponsored by the LIC Partnership, featured face painting, games, music and performances by local businesses owners and artists. The celebration coincided with the LIC […]
Luxury condo building heads to Long Island City
Luxury condo building heads to Long Island City Two-thirds of the property will be made up of “penthouse” space May 20, 2014 03:30PM 5-41 47th Road in Queens A three-unit condominium building, located in a mixed-use Long Island City property at 5-41 47th Road, is now leasing. The property, which is being marketed as 5 […]
Free shuttle bus for Long Island City art
NEW YORK — A new free shuttle bus will transport art lovers around Long Island City’s hip cultural district. The LIC Art Bus will run on weekends from May 10 through Sept. 14 between noon and 6 p.m. It will depart from the Socrates Sculpture Park and make stops at The Noguchi Museum, the Sculpture […]
Whitney Museum Donates Pop-Up Studio to Socrates Sculpture Park
The 472-square-foot freestanding studio was designed by LOT-EK and is made from six stacked shipping containers. View Full Caption Courtesy LOT-EK LONG ISLAND CITY — An outdoor museum in Queens is getting some indoor space. The Whitney Museum of American Art, readying for its move to a new building Downtown, will donate its freestanding educational […]
Long Island City to spring into summer
The Long Island City Partnership will host the first-ever LIC Springs! block party on Saturday, May 17 to coincide with the LIC Arts Open. “Together these events show that there is something for everyone is Long Island City, and should draw New Yorkers of all ages to LIC,” Elizabeth Lusskin, president of the partnership, said. […]
Outdoor Cafe Opening Soon at Hunters Point South Park
LIC Landing, a new open-air cafe, will open soon on the Long Island City waterfront. View Full Caption LIC Landing HUNTERS POINT — A new outdoor cafe is coming soon to the Long Island City waterfront. LIC Landing is set to open next week under the pavilion at Hunters Point South Park, where patrons will […]