April 9, 2019 By Christian Murray TF Cornerstone, the real estate developer that has built thousands of units on the Long Island City waterfront, announced today that it has established a grant program for local nonprofits. The program, called Building Together, aims to formalize its philanthropic efforts. The company said that it has helped fund… Read more »
April 9, 2019 By Alexa Beyer A barre3 studio is coming to Long Island City. barre3, an exercise franchise with more than 100 studios nationwide, will be opening a Court Square location on Thursday at 44-16 23rd St. The studio will offer workout classes that combine strength conditioning, cardio and mindfulness. Studio owner Lisa Pantaleo,… Read more »
April 8, 2019 By Christian Murray Starbucks, the global coffee giant, is opening a new location in the heart of Queens Plaza. Signage has gone up for the new storefront at the corner of Queens Plaza South and 27th Street. The coffee shop is going in on the ground floor at 42-10 27th Street, a… Read more »
April 8, 2019 Staff Report The wealth and education level of Long Island City residents continues to rise and the neighborhood’s development boom shows no signs of abating, according to a recent report. The Long Island City Partnership released its LIC Neighborhood Snapshot report Thursday, which revealed that the median household income in the Long… Read more »
April 5, 2019 By Christian Murray A small seating area will be installed on 44th Drive– by Jackson Avenue—this month, with Community Board 2 signing off on the plan last night. Rockrose, the developer behind several luxury developments in the Court Square area, will start building the “street-seat” in front of its Hayden building, which… Read more »
April 4, 2019 By Christian Murray Long Island City will continue to attract big-name tenants, dynamic entrepreneurs and educated professionals, despite the black eye the neighborhood took with Amazon’s abrupt withdrawal in February. That was the view presented by some of Long Island City’s leading real estate executives who spoke before hundreds of attendees at… Read more »
April 4, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Queens District Attorney candidate Tiffany Cabán received an endorsement from Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer on Thursday. The endorsement is the first the 31-year-old public defender has received from a council member, in a Democratic primary where she appears to be emerging as the progressive left’s candidate of choice…. Read more »
April 3, 2019 By Christian Murray A 12-story, 201-unit building is likely to go up on the corner of Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue as plans to rezone the site are close to being approved. The building would go up on a 30,000 square foot site that is currently home to Popeyes, a Sushi restaurant,… Read more »
April 1, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Many New Yorkers claim that neighborhood rezonings lead to the displacement of existing residents–yet have lacked data to back-up their assertion. Queens City Council Member Francisco Moya introduced legislation last week that aims to provide such data. His bill calls for the city to study the effect of each… Read more »
March 31, 2019 By Christian Murray Hundreds of residents packed out P.S. 166 in Astoria last Tuesday to provide their feedback on what they would like to see—or not see—on the 180-acre Sunnyside Yard. The three-hour meeting was organized by the NYC Economic Development Corporation and Amtrak as they look to seek the public’s input… Read more »