July 9, By Christian Murray
A rental building located near Queensboro Plaza has sold for $85 million, according to a report by Crains. The Crescent Club, which is located at 41-17 Crescent Street, was bought by Charles Dayan, who is well known in Manhattan real estate circles. …
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Gantry Park music series begins tonight
July 9, By Bill Parry
Live at the Gantries, a free summer music series at Gantry Plaza State Park, begins tonight. The series runs for six straight Tuesday nights with shows beginning at 7:00pm. Trombonist John Yao kicks things off with his 17 piece contemporary jazz band.…
Luxury waterfont rental starts leasing next week
July 5, By Christian Murray
The latest luxury rental building to be developed alongside the East River starts leasing next week. The 12-story building, called Gantry Park Landing, is located at 50-01 Second Avenue, and provides plenty of amenities to pamper and entertain residents.…
Jerry Wolkoff to Add Affordable Housing, Art Studios to 5 Pointz Plan
Jerry Wolkoff, the owner of the 5 Pointz building, was livid when he learned that his plan to build two residential towers where the graffiti icon now stands was rejected by Community Board 2 last month. “I wasn’t upset with the community,” Wolkoff said.…
New Phone App has Queens covered
July 1, By Bill Parry
With hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to the borough for two world-class sports events this summer, the Queens Chamber of Commerce rolled out a new free mobile phone app on Wednesday. With 1500 downloads in the first two days,…
Annual summer music event kicks off at MoMA PS1 Saturday
June 28, By Bill Parry,
MoMA PS1 kicks off its 16th summer live music series on Saturday. The series, called Warm Up 2013, gets underway at 3pm in the museum’s courtyard at 22-25 Jackson Avenue Warm Up 2013 runs every Saturday through September 7th and features experimental live music,…
Citi Bike no threat to LIC bicycle store, owner says
June 27, By Bill Parry
The owner of a Hunters Point bicycle shop does not believe that his rental business will suffer when Citi Bike reaches Long Island City later this year. Citi Bike users have logged more than a million miles since the bike sharing program launched last month.…
LIC Gatsby party marks the beginning of summer season
June 25, By Bill Parry
Manducatis Rustica will travel back in time on Thursday night. The Italian restaurant, located at 46-33 Vernon Blvd, will host a Gatsby-style party called “The Great Summer Soiree.” The restaurant hosts frequent gatherings as a means to keep the neighborhood united.…
Teachers are appreciated at Studio Square
June 25, By Bill Parry
Long Island City, NY: More than 700 teachers are expected to celebrate the last day of school at Studio Square’s Teacher Appreciation Party on Wednesday afternoon. The mammoth event and entertainment complex at 35-33 36th St.…
Restoration of library funding has significant impact for local library users
June 25, By Christian Murray
Long Island City, NY: In Queens, 428 library jobs were on the line, with the possibility of 36 of the 62 libraries in the borough having to close. The proposed city budget—put forward by Mayor Michael Bloomberg– called for a $29.6 million cut in library funding in Queens,…