Dec. 4, By Christian Murray
The month of November was a prickly one at Alobar, with seven staff members at the Long Island City restaurant growing awkward-looking mustaches. The staff formed a team, aptly called Alobar, at the beginning of last month and have been participating in what is known as Movember—a word blended from “mustache” and “November”.…
Dec. 2, By Christian Murray
The green dilapidated warehouse located at 45-40 Vernon Blvd was bought by a real estate company last month for a whopping $14.7 million, according to real estate records. The building–as first reported by Real Deal
— was acquired by Simon Development Group,…
Dec. 2, By Christian Murray
The development of Hunters Point is moving east as plans are in the works for the construction of a 140-unit apartment building at the corner of 49th Avenue and 21st Street. Maddd Equities, a Floral Park firm,…
Nov. 27, By Christian Murray
The MTA is running vintage subway trains every Sunday from Queens Plaza. The trains provide passengers with a feel of what it was like traveling the subways of yesteryear. The trains include advertisements from years ago and include straphangers.…
Nov. 25, By Christian Murray
Rockrose Development cut the ribbon Monday on the latest luxury apartment tower to be completed in the Court Square area of Long Island City. The real estate giant, which has some ambitious plans for the Court Square area,…
Nov. 25, By Christian Murray
The application period for the affordable rental units at Hunters Point South is expected to begin some time during the first quarter of 2014, according to city housing officials. The developers typically start notifying the public about the application period seven months prior to the completion of an affordable apartment complex.…
Nov. 25, By Christian Murray
Officials from the Department Transportation announced Tuesday that they are in the early phases of planning for the expansion of Citi Bike into Astoria. However, don’t expect to see a plethora of blue bikes on the roads in Astoria any time soon.…
Nov. 22, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a man who they say has broken into three Long Island City stores in the past month—making off with watches, glasses and jewelry. The police described the alleged perpetrator as a man in his late 40s or early 50s,…
Nov. 20, By Christian Murray
The Parks Department planted 10 new trees at Andrews Grove/Shady Park today, as the restoration of the popular park is virtually complete. Shady Park, a popular playground on 49th Ave (btwn Vernon Blvd. and 5th Street),…
Nov. 19, By Christian Murray
The owner of the iconic 5 Pointz building sent in a crew of painters in the cover of darkness to whitewash the building in the early hours this morning. The artists discovered that their art was gone shortly after dawn,…