Feb. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway Queens Public Library (QPL) has officially announced the signing of a lease agreement with G&M Realty 2 LLC for a new location of the Court Square branch in Long Island City. Council Member Julie Won, who has long advocated for the return of a QPL branch in Court Square,… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Renderings have been revealed for The Cube, a planned 14-story mixed-use building at 42-53 24th St. in Long Island City. The building will have between 217 and 220 condominium units, and the development is expected to span approximately 177,000 square feet. Additional features will include retail space on the… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Multiple tenants of an apartment building at 30-02 39th Ave. in Long Island City have submitted a class action lawsuit against their landlord, 30-02 Associates LLC, accusing them of illegal rent overcharges. The lawsuit was filed against the landlord of this 428-unit building, known as the Arc, following an… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The American Planning Association Metro New York (APA) and the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) hosted a conversation at Culture Lab LIC on the future of Long Island City as the OneLIC neighborhood plan prepares to enter the ULURP process. “The Future of Long Island City: A… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 109 units in a 49-story residential building at 26-38 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City. The building, situated directly across from the site of “The Sunbather” a well-known pink sculpture along the avenue, has 363 total residences, with 254 being… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A Long Island City street corner that has witnessed a rapid rate of business turnover in recent years is now home to a new Starbucks location. The multinational coffeehouse giant opened its doors at 49-19 Vernon Blvd. on the corner of Vernon Boulevard and 50th Avenue late last year,… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Northwest Queens, which includes the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, experienced year-over-year growth across all price trend indicators during the first month of 2025, according to a report by the real estate firm Douglas Elliman Real Estate. The median rent across northwest Queens increased 6.3% year-over-year,… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 126 units in a 26-story building at 25-01 Queens Plaza N. in Long Island City. The building features 417 residences, 291 of which are market rate. The other 126 units have been set aside for those earning 130% of the… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 16 luxury units in The Fifty LIC, an 11-story mixed-use building at 39-26 30th St. in Long Island City. As evidenced by its namesake, the building features 50 residences, 34 of which are market rate. The other 16 units have… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won and the Department of City Planning (DCP) have announced a new survey for three publicly-owned Long Island City sites near Anable Basin to solicit community feedback about local priorities for the three locations. The three sites, which include the six-story, 672,000-square-foot Department of Education building at… Read more »