A 385-room 15-story hotel has been proposed at a location two blocks east of the Ravenswood Generating Plant, aka Big [Read more…] about BIG HOTEL BY BIG ALICE & KYRIE IRVING CANOODLES
BIG HOTEL BY BIG ALICE & KYRIE IRVING CANOODLES
Real Estate
DUTCH KILLS TOWNHOUSE PUT ON MARKET FOR $5.5 MILLION
A townhouse in Dutch Kills was just put on the market for $5.5 million according to a lengthy article about it in The Wall Street Journal. A former Queens firehouse purchased in 1981 by the seller, it underwent [Read more…] about DUTCH KILLS TOWNHOUSE PUT ON MARKET FOR $5.5 MILLION
GREEN STREET SHUT DOWN FOR TAXES & MORE RESTAURANT NEWS
ACCORDING to a large yellow sticker on the front door of The Green Street the property has been seized for non-payment of taxes. The all-natural Korean Bbq restaurant located on 47th Road between Vernon and 11th Street has only been open for about a year and a half.
In other restaurant news [Read more…] about GREEN STREET SHUT DOWN FOR TAXES & MORE RESTAURANT NEWS
BIG DIG PLOWS FORWARD AND ‘WE ARE FAMILY’ IN LIC
Living life is fun and we’ve just begun
To get our share of the world’s delights
(High!) high hopes we have for the future
And our goal’s in sight
THE next step in the quest to deck over and develop Sunnyside Yards has been announced. An architecture firm has been hired by the city to form a master plan for the massive development. In addition the city created a local steering committee which according to Curbed “will spend the next 18 months organizing public meetings and workshops to elicit feedback from Queens residents on how best to proceed with the megaproject’s development, and address the needs of local residents.”
My thoughts on this project are well-known: [Read more…] about BIG DIG PLOWS FORWARD AND ‘WE ARE FAMILY’ IN LIC
HAPPY FRIDAY …OH, AND THE 7-TRAIN IS DOWN THIS WEEKEND
WHAT’S up with all the last minute weekend 7-train closures this year? According to The Wall Street Journal it’s due to [Read more…] about HAPPY FRIDAY …OH, AND THE 7-TRAIN IS DOWN THIS WEEKEND