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The long awaited movie version of “The Catcher in the Rye” will begin shooting in Long Island City this June. Martin Scorsese is slated to direct, and in his first-ever starring role on the big screen, [Read more…] about CATCHER IN THE RYE: THE MOVIE, TO BEGIN SHOOTING IN LIC
Once again The View in Hunters Point tops itself with Queens priciest condo listing at $3.58 million, and we’ve heard that it is close to a done deal, which will set yet another record for Long Island City and Queens condos. And once again, the listing is with Silvette Julian of Nest Seekers, who sold the previous record-holder about twenty months ago. At the asking price, a sale would equate to almost $2,000 a square foot, but apples to apples comparisons would be very misleading in this case. First of all, it’s a 3-bedroom, an extreme rarity in this town ((and kinda rare in the town across the river too)), for which buyers pay a big premium. But what really makes this apartment one-of-a-kind are its [Read more…] about QUEENS PRICIEST CONDO EVER HITS THE MARKET IN LONG ISLAND CITY FOR $3.58 MILLION
The above is what passes for news in LIC this week. If I were more ambitious I’d pen one of a dozen ideas percolating about in my head. Unfortunately I’m still recovering from Spring Break, as drinking a case of wine coolers every day for a week wreaks havoc, both physically and mentally, on my no longer teenaged system. [Read more…] about THE CLIFFS LIC FINALLY OPENS AND BLOCK PARTY COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD
I was unable to attend last week’s town hall liquor license meeting, due to my being away for Spring Break on some beach getting really sunburned. By all accounts it sounds like a few residents got out their pitchforks and torches to cut the knees off of a few small businesses, while the silent majority ((of potential patrons)) will just be denied the pleasure of a few new and interesting restaurants.
Of greater interest, [Read more…] about MORE LIC RESTAURANT NEWS
Even when I’m away, I can’t stay away. I have no idea if I’m in Cancun, Daytona, or Palm Springs right now, as spoken words have become incomprehensible, [Read more…] about SPRING BREAK BREAK