February 10, By Christian Murray
Dream Property Group, which had a large office on the corner of 48th and Vernon Avenues, closed last month stemming from a disagreement between the two business owners.
The real estate firm, which had been in business for four years,…
February 10, Staff Report
Two men pushed a 30-year-old woman to the ground and took off with her purse near the LINC LIC building earlier this month, police said.
The woman was walking home from work at about 11:15 pm on Feb.…
Development plans are in gear at a 34,000-square-foot lot across from MoMA PS1, which sold for $43.5 million last year.
Plans were filed with the Department of Buildings Saturday for an 11-story, 175-unit development at 22-12 Jackson Ave. Adam America Real Estate purchased the property from Long Island City-based Plaxall last June.…
February 9, Staff Report
The cost of an annual Citi Bike membership will be going up March 1 from $149 to $155, the company overseeing the program announced Tuesday.
The modest increase comes about six months after Citi Bike introduced the bikes to Long Island City,…
February 8, By Jackie Strawbridge
A new development is threatening to take the title of Queens’ tallest building from the Citi tower.
Developers filed plans Saturday for a 79-story, 774-unit building at 23-15 44th Drive, next to the CUNY School of Law and across the street from 1 Court Square.…
February 8, By Hannah Douglas
In Long Island City’s transformation from a manufacturing mecca to an arts and culture hub, the artists who chiseled and molded the region now appear anxious about what comes next.
Creative organizations and individuals in the area are clinging to the hopes of preserving their work places,…
February 5, By Jackie Strawbridge
Visitors to MoMA PS1 this summer will be able to cool off at a reflective wading pool or under a brightly colored “cloud” of rope.
MoMA PS1, located at 22-25 Jackson Ave., announced Escobedo Soliz Studio as the winner of its annual Young Architects Program.…
February 5, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 voted last night against granting the developers of the Paragon Paint building the variance they need to construct a 28-story tower and two other large buildings on Vernon Boulevard.
The developers need a zoning variance in order to build 344 rental apartments over the Paragon Paint factory,…
February 5, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City Council voted overwhelmingly to give themselves a 32 percent pay raise on Friday, bringing their salaries from $112,500 to $148,500.
Council Members voted 40 to 7 in approval of the pay raises.…
February 4, By Christian Murray
PNT Group Fitness & Cycling, which has been offering group cardio classes on Jackson Avenue for the past five years, is closing.
Tara Faye, the owner of the popular cycling studio located at 10-68 Jackson Avenue,…