Former LIC resident Anthony Lynn has been named the new head coach of the NFL’s Chargers. The team, which also announced that it is moving to Los Angeles next year after being in San Diego for 56 years, endured a 5-11 record this past season. We interviewed Anthony a little over three years ago, when he was the running backs coach for the NY Jets under Rex Ryan. He shared his thoughts on [Read more…] about FORMER LIC RESIDENT ANTHONY LYNN NAMED CHARGERS HEAD COACH
LONG ISLAND CITY 2017 RESTAURANT ROUND-UP
Opening a restaurant in NYC is a tough business, and the road to profitably is even tougher these days. Maybe that’s why there was a paucity of notable restaurant openings and announcements in LIC in 2016. In addition, there are a number of prominent restaurant spaces that remain vacant, most notably the city-facing corner location in the Hunters Point Commons building on Center Boulevard, the “Prime Retail Space” at the corner of 1 Vernon Jackson , and The Bread Box on 11th Street. Thus this year we have decided to include any establishment that allows imbibing on premises in our round-up, because who needs food?
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SUPERTALL TOWER TO BE SUPERLUXURY CONDOS
Though it’s been downsized from 80+ stories ((at 984 feet, it’s the equivalent of 80+ @ 11ft stories, even inclusive of tall amenity floors)) to 66 stories, the announcement today that “Court Square City View Tower” ((Wow that’s a mouthful)) will be condos, as first reported on 6SqFt.com, is the culmination of Long Island City’s change.
Calling them Superluxury, may or may not be a stretch. The amenities – [Read more…] about SUPERTALL TOWER TO BE SUPERLUXURY CONDOS
JESSICA LANG STUDIO A NO-GO, CRABHOUSE TIP
THIS news is about two months old for any parent who signed up for a class, as for the rest of us it’s brand new: the Jessica Lang Dance Center that was supposed to open in LIC earlier this year, has been scrapped for it’s original location. Per a note sent to parents on November 4:
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have withdrawn our plans to locate at 5-39 46 th Avenue. We remain committed to our mission of opening the Jessica Lang Dance Center in Long Island City and hope to announce plans for an alternative site in the future”
Looks like all the hopeful ballerina’s, fly-girls, and other hoofers will have to find a new avocation …or location in 2017.
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VERNON BOULEVARD: THE NEW LOOKS FOR 2017
Commerce never sleeps, and despite it being the holiday season there is no respite from change along Vernon Boulevard. Four addresses along the heavily trafficked southern portion have seen new activity during the latter half of December.
First of all, the Butcher Deli installed a new facade, indicating that the [Read more…] about VERNON BOULEVARD: THE NEW LOOKS FOR 2017