Feb. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Long Island City is set to become a shelter for adult families. The hotel, located at 52-34 Van Dam St., will provide shelter for up to 154 homeless families, according to the Department of Homeless Services. The shelter is expected to open in… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new restaurant that aims to offer something for the sports fan and foodie alike could open on Vernon Boulevard as soon as this weekend. S3 Sushi, the name of the new 35-seat venue, is taking over the site at 47-34 Vernon Blvd, once occupied by Gizi Wine Cheese… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city’s current plan to bring a massive mixed-use project on public land along the Hunters Point waterfront has been rejected by Long Island City’s elected leaders. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Assemblymember Cathy Nolan say that the Economic Development Corp’s plan to build 1,000 residential units (25 percent… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2018 By Christian Murray and Nathaly Pesantez The developer of the former 5Pointz site says he will appeal a federal judge’s ruling awarding $6.75 million to 21 artists whose rights were violated when he whitewashed and destroyed their works in 2013. Jerry Wolkoff, the owner of the site where two luxury residential buildings… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Permits have been filed for a nine-floor residential building just across the former 5Pointz site in Court Square. The proposed building would rise to a height of 119 feet at 45-57 Davis St., and is set to hold 158 units in over 106,500 square feet of space, building records… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A dessert festival is heading to Long Island City next month in a four-day event featuring over 20 sweets vendors. Dessert Goals, the name of the fest, will take place at the Sound River Studios on 44th Drive on March 17 and 18, and again the following week on… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Mexican restaurant with roots in Woodside is planning on opening just off Vernon Boulevard in the coming weeks. Corazon de Mexico, the name of the new restaurant, will open at 10-09 50th Ave., taking over the site occupied by Re Pub LIC 50 until 2016. The restaurant will… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2018 By Christian Murray The average price paid for a coop in Citylights has gone up by more than 75 percent over the past 12 years–to $645,000 in 2017–according to a new report. Patrick W. Smith, a broker with Stribling and a Long Island City resident, has released “The City Lights Market Report… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A federal judged awarded $6.7 million to the 21 graffiti artists who sued the real estate developer of the 5Pointz site after he white washed and destroyed their art works five years ago. The decision was issued on Monday by U.S. District Judge Frederic Block, who ruled that the… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Luxury condos at a soon-to-be-completed building across from MoMA PS1 have just hit the market, with prices ranging from $595,000 to over $2.5 million. Galerie, the name of the building at 22-18 Jackson Ave., will rise to 11 stories and hold a whopping 182 condominiums, a rarity for Long… Read more »