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Natural Frontier Market on Jackson Ave Closing

November 18, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

No lambada, but a lot of great dancing and fun

A reader let us know that Natural Frontier Market, located at the triangle where Jackson Avenue meets 11th St. and 48th Ave, is closing due to a rent increase. According to an employee of the store, it will be open until the end of December. Opened ~10 years ago ((which makes sense given a standard 10-yr lease)) the mini-chain has two other locations in Astoria and Brooklyn which will remain open, but no plans to re-open elsewhere in LIC.

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Dancing With The Stars Comes To LIC & Happy Amazon HQ2 Anniversary

November 13, 2019 by editor 2 Comments

It’s an invitation across the nation
A chance for folks to meet
There’ll be laughing, singing, and music swinging
Dancing in the street

This Friday evening ‘Dancing With The Stars’ featuring local residents comes to Long Island City and here’s why you should go:

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Ranting, Raving, and Rithmetic in Long Island City

November 8, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

YIKES, it took less than a week for the tables to turn on local WeWork rival Knotel, or at least for the press to start snooping around and poking holes. According to a headline in Crain’s, Knotel is plagued by vacancies. Unfortunately the story is behind a firewall, but what is viewable is this:

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The Grave Dancer of LIC & Rincon Melania

November 4, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

THE vaunted Financial Times profiled Long Island City resident and unicorn founder Amol Sarva last week, checking in to see how he was doing post WeWork debacle. “Quite well tyvm, we’re nothing like WeWork” to sum it up. Followed by some bullet points as to why his company Knotel is not, a short paragraph as to how the idea for the company came about, some personal history and a few not-so-outlandish founder quirks. Oh, and a lot of schadenfreude including his wearing a sweatshirt with the words “Grave Dancer” on it.

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Halloween and NYC Marathon This Week In Long Island City

October 30, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

Halloween Parade Long Island City 2019 — Alrighty then

Trick or treat? That’s the question being asked about the new Hunters Point Library as the New York Post writes a scathing article about all the problems discovered in the building since its opening a month ago.

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