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APRES HAYDEN, LE DELUGE?

February 16, 2017 by editor Leave a Comment

E & I Deli expansion, not quite ready for prime time

ROCKROSE has just launched leasing on the Hayden in Court Square. Who/what/where is the Hayden? It’s that just completed 50-story tower ~~abutting~~ dominating Jackson Avenue and 44th Drive ((technically the address is 43-25 Hunter Street, and even though that is probably where the entrance is, it will still be known for its Jackson Ave presence)) across the street from the Citi building.

It’s 974 units are comprised of studio, 1-br, and 2-br apartments, which according to Curbed will range in price from [Read more…] about APRES HAYDEN, LE DELUGE?

SNOWDAY, SHIA LABOEUF SHUT DOWN, L’INIZIO TURNED DOWN

February 10, 2017 by editor Leave a Comment

Fresh powder yes, but don't eat the yellow snow — Fresh powder yes, but don’t eat the yellow snow

Snowday! Is over – back to school/work. ‘He Will Not Divide Us’ at the Museum of Moving Image is shut down due to violence. L’Inizio Pizzeria on Vernon Boulevard is denied a license for back yard drinking according to the LIC Post. The first two I don’t have anything to add, the latter is really disappointing. According to the Post, the license was turned down because the owner, Tom Blaze, is accused by a [Read more…] about SNOWDAY, SHIA LABOEUF SHUT DOWN, L’INIZIO TURNED DOWN

SUNNYSIDE YARDS AND FLYING CARS

February 7, 2017 by editor 2 Comments

Let's put another one next to it? — Let’s put another one next to it?

YESTERDAY the ‘official’ study regarding the plan to deck over Sunnyside Yards and build housing on top was released by the city. Actually, three separate plans were released, each containing a different mix of residential/office/other space that would yield between 14,000 and 24,000 new apartments.

As expected, the study, commissioned by the Mayor, confirmed that the plan is both feasible and at a cost of $16 – $19 billion …uhh reasonable? The release was accompanied by the usual canned ‘huzzah’s such as this one by deputy-mayor Alicia Glen: “Sunnyside Yard represents one of our greatest opportunities to invest in the affordable housing, good jobs, open space and public transit western Queens needs,”

Here at LICtalk we see through such non-sequitur’s and are completely opposed to pursuing the Sunnyside Yards proposal any further. Given all the non-decked over growth that will occur in Long Island City over the next 5-6 years, which will roughly double the existing housing stock, why is there any hurry to look to the next phase whilst having zero knowledge of how the current excessively-expansionary one will play out?

The obvious answer to this is [Read more…] about SUNNYSIDE YARDS AND FLYING CARS

LEVANTE ON JACKSON AVE IS GETTING CLOSER AND TOBY’S ARRIVES

February 3, 2017 by editor 2 Comments

Dark Gray Sweater has dibs on that spot for the next decade — Dark gray sweater guy has dibs on that spot @ Toby’s Coffee for the next decade

Backyard at Levante – envision it come Spring

The pizza oven has been installed, the bar has been constructed, the brick walls fully exposed, and the upper two stories gutted of floors and stripped to the beams to reveal striking 30′ plus ceilings. Though there’s still a lot of work to be done, Levante at 26-21 Jackson Avenue hopes to open sometime in April. We met with one of the partners, Tony D’Aiuto, and toured the bustling construction site this morning.

The first thing to note is that despite the prominently displayed pizza oven, [Read more…] about LEVANTE ON JACKSON AVE IS GETTING CLOSER AND TOBY’S ARRIVES

FOR WHOM THE TOLL TOLLS

January 31, 2017 by editor 1 Comment

Who needs a bridge when we have all the essentials?

Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy

It won’t be too long before people refer to Manhattan as the “old neighborhood,” and visit it nostalgically like Italians returning to Bensonhurst and Jews (used) to the Lower East Side. ‘Look, that’s where mommy and daddy used to live, and that’s where they used to drink before they knew each other.’ [Read more…] about FOR WHOM THE TOLL TOLLS