WELCOME to Stream-of-Consciousness Friday. The Wall Street Journal revealed that Tishman Speyer’s 3-tower project at the top of Jackson Avenue will be called ‘Jackson Park’ and begin leasing this fall, with initial occupancy before year-end. Will the amenities galore including an outdoor pool and 1.6 acre private park be enough to fill the 1,800 units on glut-laden J.Ave? ->40 years ago this week was a big NYC blackout that I’m guessing fewer than 1/4 of our readers were around for, but those that were are probably familiar with the music of Talking Heads, whose members spent the down time barbecuing hot dogs and burgers on the roof of their LIC loft building -> while we’re on the subject of BBQ, the Times Ledger writes that Mothership Meat Company in Dutch Kills is finally going to open in late July/early August -> writing salon The Oracle Club on 47th Avenue has closed and will be replaced by a dermatologist who comes into a location with an advertised rent of $8500 a month -> Local pols angry at the MTA, Katie Couric and John Leguizamo tour and laud Queens, oh and saving the best for last -> LICtalk once again makes Brick Underground’s Top NYC Blogs list!
Upscale Apartment Tower’s Redefine LIC’s Gritty Past – not sure it wasn’t already well along the way
Tishman Speyer’s 1,800 Unit Rental to Debut This Fall – aka The Compound
Yet Another LIC Rental Gears Up to Launch Leasing This Summer – 428-units right up the street from Jackson Park
Remembering 1977’s NYC Blackout – via local musician’s
Long Awaited Mothership Meat Company Set to Launch in Dutch Kills – indoor/outdoor Texas-style bbq
NYC Dermatologist Bobby Buka Set to Open 6th NYC Office in LIC – where Hemingway goes for clean skin
NYT Coverage of Oracle Club – ooh, in the stylish T-Magazine, no wonder they wouldn’t let me in
MTA Faces Off W/ Angry Queens Pols – just wait til all those rentals fill up, then you’ll really have problems on the 7
Queens: How Diversity and Perseverance Shaped NYC’s Largest Borough – Katie and John stroll through Queens
The 28 Best NYC Blogs of 2017 – gimme some lovin’
vewilliams79 says
July 15, 2017 at 6:48 amI remember the blackout! I was 16 and lived in Queens!