The Sandwich King on Vernon Boulevard has finally opened, [Read more…] about THE SANDWICH KING IN LONG ISLAND CITY HAS FINALLY OPENED
THE SANDWICH KING IN LONG ISLAND CITY HAS FINALLY OPENED
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NY TIMES GIVES TWO STARS TO NEW LONG ISLAND CITY RESTAURANT
PETE Wells, the restaurant critic for The New York Times, has anointed [Read more…] about NY TIMES GIVES TWO STARS TO NEW LONG ISLAND CITY RESTAURANT
WHAT’S WRONG WITH RETAIL IN LONG ISLAND CITY?
And if you say to me tomorrow,
Oh what fun it all would be
Then what’s to stop us, pretty baby,
But what is and what should never be
Given all the empty storefronts, anyone walking along Vernon Boulevard might wonder how Long Island City is the fastest growing city in the nation. Of course excessive retail vacancies abound through many stretches of Manhattan as well, and “retailing” as a concept is under siege nationwide due to Amazon.
One of the problems lies with the entrepreneurs who start these businesses. [Read more…] about WHAT’S WRONG WITH RETAIL IN LONG ISLAND CITY?
WHAT’S UP WITH ‘THE SANDWICH KING’ IN LONG ISLAND CITY?
Excellent question sir and one that’s been eating at me all summer. Originally scheduled to open by early May according to owner Nick Giovanniello, the storefront has sat undisturbed since. Recently though, [Read more…] about WHAT’S UP WITH ‘THE SANDWICH KING’ IN LONG ISLAND CITY?
CORNER BISTRO 2.0
“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
Unlike directly across the East River, nothing really newsworthy occurred in Long Island City this week and I was pretty much resigned to publishing a single post with a photo and links to others tepid news. Then I passed the Corner Bistro, and like Wimpy I couldn’t resist popping my head in for a burger, as it’s always been a magnet for me time immemorial. Lo and behold what did I find – the classic joint had undergone a renovation.
Furthermore signs announcing “Corner Bistro Reboot” indicated a revamped menu would commence on October 1. So I spoke with Elizabeth McGrath, daughter of the owners of the original Corner Bistro on West 4th Street, Bill & Lorraine O’Donnell. She told me that in addition to the traditional and current hamburger-centric offering, the LIC location would [Read more…] about CORNER BISTRO 2.0