July 1, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The popular Queens bagel chain Utopia Bagels will open a third location—with a storefront in Long Island City. The company will be opening at 26-11 Jackson Ave., although the operators of Utopia Bagels were unable to provide a specific date. The firm said it is likely to open in… Read more »
June 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Long Island City Neighborhood Plan has advanced to environmental and public review after NYC Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick unveiled the draft zoning framework, a detailed map and draft strategies Tuesday, June 25. This zoning proposal was first shown during Monday’s neighborhood town hall for “One… Read more »
June 25, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Skyline Tower, the tallest building in Queens, has set a new record for the price per square foot for a Queens unit, doing so for the second time. Additionally, Modern Spaces, the real estate firm handling sales for the units at the development, announced that 90% of them have… Read more »
May 31, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Renderings for a new mixed-use building at 43-05 Crescent St. in Long Island City have been unveiled by the architecture firm working on the project, INOA Architecture. Upon completion, the property will be nine stories and 119 feet tall, yielding 26,913 square feet of interior space. The building will… Read more »
May 14, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A new city street in Long Island City, Malt Drive, is bringing extra residential units and community space to the community. Construction is nearing completion on a 1.43 million-square-foot luxury residential development at 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Dr. Additionally, Hunter’s Point South Park, located along the waterfront, will be… Read more »
May 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A new 736,000-square-foot urban industrial facility is being built in Long Island City by the real estate investment and operating company Innovo Property Group, with a targeted completion of Fall 2025. Known as the Review Avenue Complex, this 6-story facility will be available for multiple uses by multiple tenants…. Read more »
May 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The local grocery store Dumbo Market has signed a lease for approximately 13,500 square feet of space at Jasper, a $370 million mixed-use development in Long Island City. Located at 2-33 50th Ave. in the Hunters Point neighborhood, the new Dumbo Market location, along with the rest of the… Read more »
Apr. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A total of 1,412 units across six upcoming luxury buildings are expected to transform the Queens Plaza area in Long Island City by creating much-needed housing in the area. All six projects are expected to be completed as early as this year and no later than 2026. As each… Read more »
Apr. 25, 2024 By Olivia Seaman Rob Basch is not your average volunteer. While many might shy away from the idea of picking up trash for a living, Basch embraces it wholeheartedly. As the president of the Hunters Point Park Conservancy in Long Island City, he dedicates his days to nurturing the park and transforming… Read more »
Apr. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of Socrates Sculpture Park’s new education and administration building, The Cubes, on Friday, Apr. 19. The waterfront park is located at 32-01 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, just on the border of Astoria. The Cubes marks the first New… Read more »