August 5, By Christian Murray
While rental prices may be surging at a rapid pace in Long Island City, there are signs that the market might start to normalize. “I expect the market to start leveling off in terms of rental prices,” said Eric Benaim,…
August 4, By Christian Murray
The development company that plans to build a 140-unit complex on the corner of 49th Avenue and 21st Street was granted the zoning change needed to move forward with the project. The city council voted July 24 to approve the zoning variance—which represented the final step in the lengthy Uniform Land Use Review Procedure needed to get a zoning change.…
August 3, By Michael Florio
A new café/bakery opened this week in Long Island City. The Mill, located at 44-16 11th Street, opened Tuesday serving a broad coffee menu and a wide variety of organic and vegan-baked goods from local businesses such as Jack’s Stir Brew and Amy’s Bread.…
July 31, By Michael Florio
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Hip to Hip Theatre Company, a non-profit arts organization that specializes in family friendly productions, will be bringing “Free Shakespeare in the Park” to Sunnyside and Long Island City this weekend and next.…
July 30, By Michael Florio
The No. 7 train has been crowned New York City’s best subway line by the transit advocacy group Straphangers. This is the seventh time in 16 years that the No. 7 has received the top ranking since Straphangers began its State of the Subways annual report of the city’s 20 subway lines.…
July 30, By Michael Florio
Call it Phase Two in the effort to cleanup Long Island City’s streets. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced Tuesday that he has doubled the budget to clean the sidewalks of Long Island City. Last year,…
July 30, By Christian Murray
Five firefighters and two residents were injured this morning after a fire broke out in the basement of a 3-story building on 51st Avenue, according to the FDNY. The fire, which started at about 6:40 am,…
July 29, By Christian Murray
After years of pressure from political leaders and residents, crosswalks are coming to Center Boulevard. The Department of Transportation, which erected stop signs on Center Boulevard—at 48th and 49th Avenues–earlier this month, said that it would be adding pedestrian crosswalks to those locations by the end of August.…
July 27, By Christian Murray
It sure beats a shuttle bus. Uber, the cab service company known best for its app, is running a promotion during the five weeks that G train service is down between Greenpoint and Long Island City.…
July 25, By Christian Murray
Socrates Sculpture Park is about to convert a small lot in Court Square into a life-sized, non-functioning swimming pool. The new installation will be located on ‘The Lot’ (43-29 Crescent Street) and will consist of a concrete swimming pool filled with grass—instead of water.…