September 1, By Hannah Wulkan
The Beer Closet, a Long Island City craft beer store, appears to have closed down, about two years after it first opened.
The windows of the Beer Closet, located at 5-37 51st Avenue, have been papered over,…
September 1, By Hannah Wulkan
Owners of a Brooklyn-based seafood company are set to open a new location in Hunters Point tomorrow.
Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co., which will open its second store tomorrow at 5-43 48th Avenue, will offer a rotating selection of fresh seafood including whole fish,…
August 31, By Hannah Wulkan
Long Island City is a hotbed for development, with new buildings and businesses popping up seemingly on a weekly basis.
One group took it upon itself to look back and see how the landscape and character of LIC has actually changed over the past ten years with the rapid gentrification of the area,…
August 10, Hannah Wulkan
To address the shortage of pre-K options in Long Island City, Bright Horizons, a Massachusetts-based early education company, has opened an early childhood preschool center at 42-09 28th Street.
The new center, which is just steps away from the Queensboro Plaza MTA station,…
August 29, Hannah Wulkan
Foodies who put the now-famous Ramen Burger on the map a few years ago will now be able to experience the Smorgasburg phenomenon year-round, along with more traditional ramen dishes, at the new Ramen Shack opening in LIC in September.…
August 25, By Hannah Wulkan
Developers poured the ceremonial final bucket of cement yesterday to complete the concrete structure for the first new high-rise mixed-use residential and retail building in east Long Island City.
The building, located at 37-14 36th Street,…
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August 24, By Hannah Wulkan
Lincoln Center is bringing a Silent Disco party back to Long Island City for the third year running on Friday.…
August 23, By Hannah Wulkan
Several hundred construction workers and members of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York protested outside of the 5Pointz development site in Long Island City today, saying the developer reneged on a promise to use all union labor for the project.…
August 22, By Hannah Wulkan
Sales have officially begun on the new luxury condominium building The Monarch, marketed by Modern Spaces real estate firm.
The building will be completed this summer, with occupancy beginning in the fall.
The new 21,000 square-foot building,…
August 18, By Hannah Wulkan
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced today that the Court Square Library will now be open six days per week, adding hours on Saturdays in addition to the standard Monday through Friday hours.
These extra hours are possible thanks to the $43 million in baseline funding for the three city library systems that was added to the city budget this year.…