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LIC GROWS? KITCHEN DOOR CLOSES! QUEENS LOVE

January 16, 2015 by editor Leave a Comment

Queensboro Plaza, Queens Plaza, what's the difference? — Queensboro Plaza, Queens Plaza, what’s the difference?

The Wall Street Journal rekindled talk of a massive rezoning of the Queens Plaza/Court Square neighborhood. We hinted at this back in September, now I guess the rest of the world knows. Not that the current zoning laws have curtailed the construction of super tall residential buildings in those areas. More likely, [Read more…] about LIC GROWS? KITCHEN DOOR CLOSES! QUEENS LOVE

LONG ISLAND CITY 2015 RESTAURANT ROUND-UP

January 13, 2015 by editor 6 Comments

Brooklyn comes to Queens to dine — Between Mu Ramen and Trattoria L’incontro, the crowds are coming from all over to dine in LIC

Wow, what changes in a year. More pizza, more burgers, ramen fever, Peruvian, Japanese, and a Michelin star! The local dining scene feels more like Manhattan every day. Nevertheless, I’ve hopped aboard the latest fad, the Bushwick baby-food diet. Picture it: men with beards and $800 boots eating jars of baby food with baby spoons. Brooklyn has seven of these restaurants already, one with a $120 tasting menu! I hear Jean Georges is scouting locations to open the first one in Tribeca, and Chipotle has fired up its test kitchens to bring it to the masses. For now though, here’s the Long Island City 2015 Restaurant Round-up. Bon Appetit! [Read more…] about LONG ISLAND CITY 2015 RESTAURANT ROUND-UP

LIC WINTER HANGOVER

January 7, 2015 by editor Leave a Comment

Brrr, I don't like this time of year. — Brrr, I don’t like this time of year

Hey did you miss me? I was off schussing in Chamonix for two weeks, and now I’m [Read more…] about LIC WINTER HANGOVER

92,000 APPLY FOR HUNTERS POINT SOUTH

January 1, 2015 by editor 1 Comment

In 2015 we won't have 5Pointz, but we will have affordable housing — In 2015 we all won’t have 5Pointz, but a few will have affordable housing

The horses are in the starting gate and it’s a full field. 92,000 people have applied for the Hunters Point South lottery, and with 924 apartments available, that makes each one a 100-1 shot. It’s exactly the response one would expect when giving away million-dollar bills for $500,000, no money down.

The lucky winners will be named in mid-February. As for everyone else, [Read more…] about 92,000 APPLY FOR HUNTERS POINT SOUTH