Or is it ‘shoppe?’ Either way, an ice cream themed venue is coming to the space previously occupied by Delta Force Army & Navy according to one of the workers onsite today. Just this week construction began and the windows were [Read more…] about NEW ICE CREAM SHOP TO OPEN ON VERNON BOULEVARD
Eats
SPRING BRINGS FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD TO LIC
A handful of exciting eating options are now available in LIC this Spring. Most pressing is the announcement of the Butcher Paper Dinners on the rooftop of Brooklyn Grange (LIC). There are six of them spread out over various Sundays thru October, and they are as much an experience as a meal, though the food is excellent as well.
For those not looking to eat cooked food al fresco, a new [Read more…] about SPRING BRINGS FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD TO LIC
60-STORY TOWER COMING TO OLD ‘WATERS EDGE’ LOCATION?
The New York Times published a wistful article about the residential build-up along the waterfront, and how it’s replacing industry. In other words, gentrification NYC-style.
Of greatest relevance to us here in LIC, were the details that were revealed about the “Waters Edge” project and the extent of the zoning variance that the de Blasio administration is looking to grant to developers. Summing it up:
“In place of a parking lot, a pier and Transportation Department facility, developers could build two to three towers between 350 and 500 feet tall. If bidders include additional commercial and manufacturing space, they could add an extra 150 feet to the new buildings.”
Thus the tallest of these towers could be 650 feet tall, or roughly 60 stories – more than 50% higher than the tallest building currently on Center Boulevard. That would [Read more…] about 60-STORY TOWER COMING TO OLD ‘WATERS EDGE’ LOCATION?
KOREAN FOOD HAS COME TO LIC: KSFC IN BRICKTOWN BAGELS
First it was food trucks circa 2008, then came the M. Wells phenomenon in 2010, followed by pop-up restaurants in 2013. Long Island City has been an incubator for several of these concepts, now might we be playing host to the latest fad in millennial dining – stealth restaurants? [Read more…] about KOREAN FOOD HAS COME TO LIC: KSFC IN BRICKTOWN BAGELS
PIZZA HUT COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD
The moment we’ve all been dreading has arrived, fast food is coming to Vernon Boulevard1. We’ve heard from a good source that [Read more…] about PIZZA HUT COMING TO VERNON BOULEVARD
- though in some ways it’s already here given Dunkin Donuts and Bareburger [↩]