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Urban Market will open tomorrow. Located in Gantry Park Landing on 50th Avenue by the water, the 8,000 square foot store will feature, well, …all those items that supermarkets in upscale neighborhoods do in 2014. You can read the the story below for the details, of greater interest was [Read more…] about NEW SUPERMARKET SET TO OPEN TOMORROW IN HUNTERS POINT
Hello real estate brokers of LIC, there is now a new neighborhood you need to make note of when addressing clients. “I can get you 10% more than Court Square” when trying to rope in prospective listings, and aside hush-hush “About 10% less than Hunters Point” when persuading buyers and renters on the fence.
Ladies and Gentleman, LICtalk has officially designated the six rectangular blocks bounded by [Read more…] about THE HOT NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IN LONG ISLAND CITY
Well Election Day has passed, and I expect the results will have minimal impact on your life. Yet a very local vote the week before may hold greater significance in how it affects the people of LIC on a day-by-day basis. This vote was sort of open to everyone, but only about 50 people showed up. I am referring to the participatory budgeting powwow, where citizens nominate neighborhood capital projects to fund.
Here is what was interesting about it. [Read more…] about ELECTIONS 2014: THE PEOPLE OF LONG ISLAND CITY HAVE SPOKEN
Just like in Manhattan, it looks like the very, very top of the apartment market here in Queens is not quite flying out the door as it was say, six months ago. The two most expensive residential properties being offered in Queens, an $8 million townhouse in Hunters Point and a $5.388 million condo in The View, had both been marked down last week to [Read more…] about ARE HOME PRICES DROPPING IN LONG ISLAND CITY?
Tonight’s MoMA PS1’s Halloween party is bringing back from the dead the downtown club scene from the 80’s and 90’s. Looking over the “hosted by” list, I vaguely recognize a lot of the names, many of which have a euro-trashy pronunciation and an avant garde connotation indicating that once the umm, …digestifs kick in, there should be a lot of nudity. Entitled “HalloQueens,” the invite requests “all guests come dressed for a royal celebration of all things Queens” such as Royal Queens, Queens of Mean, Rock Queens, Queen of Hearts. etc. That theme, combined with the fact that it’s only fifteen bucks to attend and within stumbling distance of most readers homes, gets my vote for Best Halloween Party option of 2014.
Now onto sex toys. [Read more…] about RISQUE PARTY AND SEX TOYS FOR HALLOWEEN