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City Looks To Revive Prior Development Plans For HQ2 Site

February 22, 2019 by editor 4 Comments

Will there be people in Citi LIC come 2020?

New York City is looking at reviving prior development plans for the HQ2 site according to James Padgett the President of the Economic Development Corp (EDC) in [Read more…] about City Looks To Revive Prior Development Plans For HQ2 Site

Mina’s Restaurant is Moving Into MoMA PS1 in LIC

February 20, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

Mina’s and MoMA’s and Mu’s – still plenty of M”s

Spring training started this week, yet the gloom of winter still casts its pall on Long Island City with nary a bulb peeping and local news in deep hibernation. Sure, I could do a post-mortem on HQ2, but why? It’s time to move on and with that we’re happy (sad) to share that M. Wells Dinette will be leaving MoMA PS1 at month’s end and [Read more…] about Mina’s Restaurant is Moving Into MoMA PS1 in LIC

A Horrible Day For Long Island City

February 14, 2019 by editor 22 Comments

Amazon has canceled its plans to build HQ2 in Long Island City.

Why? From the press release: [Read more…] about A Horrible Day For Long Island City

Huge 48th Avenue Retail Space Comes to Market in LIC

February 13, 2019 by editor 3 Comments

Got a few million to spare and already own a home in LIC? Maybe you should take a shot on a local investment property then. Several different types of opportunities are currently available on the Modern Spaces website. Most significant is the ground floor retail space in the Zipper Building on 48th Avenue offered as a condominium. This gut renovation has been a construction site for at least a decade, but is finally looking to be coming to a close, or maybe an opening, after changing hands several times over the years. The retail portion is being offered as a condominium with 10,400 square feet on the ground level and an additional 5,000 in the basement, 18′ ceilings and large windows. It thus has the potential to be the most prominent retail space in Hunters Point. [Read more…] about Huge 48th Avenue Retail Space Comes to Market in LIC

AMAZON IN LIC: THE OPPOSITION TO THE OPPOSITION COMETH

February 11, 2019 by editor 3 Comments

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

While Amazon HQ2 may or may not be a good deal for NYC, there is no question it’s a great deal for LIC.

Now that Amazon has called their bluff, it’s time for the two anti-HQ2 politicians representing Long Island City to stop grandstanding and come to the table with specific asks. Preferably ones that the neighborhood is rallying for and have so far been fully ignored by Amazon de Cuomo, such as [Read more…] about AMAZON IN LIC: THE OPPOSITION TO THE OPPOSITION COMETH