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Mighty Quinn’s BBQ Opening Location in Long Island City

April 18, 2019 by editor 2 Comments

Everybody’s building ships and boats
Some are building monuments, others are jotting down notes
Everybody’s in despair, every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody’s gonna jump for joy

Come all without, come all within

you’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn

Mighty Quinn’s BBQ is coming to Long Island City! According to a report in Restaurant News, the fast-casual joint will open their first location in Queens

Will The Hunters Point Library Open This Summer?

April 17, 2019 by editor 3 Comments

As the lengthy travails of Josh Bowen and Nick Giovanniello demonstrate, there’s nothing more frustrating than being 99% of the way there but needing final sign-off to open your restaurant in Long Island City. Nothing that is, but trying to open a library in Long Island City. This month we have heard a pair of contrasting anecdotes [Read more…] about Will The Hunters Point Library Open This Summer?

Mothership Meat Company in Long Island City Finally Opens!

April 12, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

It’s been over three years in the making, but Mothership Meat Company in Long Island City has finally opened! The new BBQ restaurant from Josh Bowen, the founder of John Brown Smokehouse, has been through hell and back over that period which included [Read more…] about Mothership Meat Company in Long Island City Finally Opens!

Food Trucks & Pop-Ups Coming to Long Island City

April 9, 2019 by editor Leave a Comment

Yes, I’ve been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?

Looking for a little variety in your nightly dinner routine Long Island City? [Read more…] about Food Trucks & Pop-Ups Coming to Long Island City

Long Island City Real Estate 2019: Lotsa Buzz, Slim Pickings

April 4, 2019 by editor 2 Comments

Every year since 2012 I have marveled at the growth of the LIC Partnership’s Annual Real Estate Breakfast This year was no exception, as the newest location (as of last year), the Ravel Hotel, could barely contain all the attendees, as opposed to being almost full last year. Nevertheless I couldn’t help but analogize the burgeoning interest in Long Island City Real Estate to other buzzy locales. Are we at the Bushwick or Williamsburg phase of development? Or has LIC jumped the shark? Or maybe I’m being too critical, as seven years covering the local beat counts as “experienced” in LIC whereas one would just be finishing up an apprenticeship in Manhattan. Or I’m just jaded.

Anyway, as in the recent past the focus of this year’s breakfast was primarily on office space. Interesting tidbits included [Read more…] about Long Island City Real Estate 2019: Lotsa Buzz, Slim Pickings