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Opening a restaurant in NYC is a tough business, and the road to profitably is even tougher these days. Maybe that's why there was a paucity of notable restaurant openings and announcements in LIC in 2016. In addition, there are a number of … [Continue reading] about LONG ISLAND CITY 2017 RESTAURANT ROUND-UP
Though it's been downsized from 80+ stories ((at 984 feet, it's the equivalent of 80+ @ 11ft stories, even inclusive of tall amenity floors)) to 66 stories, the announcement today that "Court Square City View Tower" ((Wow that's a mouthful)) will be … [Continue reading] about SUPERTALL TOWER TO BE SUPERLUXURY CONDOS
THIS news is about two months old for any parent who signed up for a class, as for the rest of us it's brand new: the Jessica Lang Dance Center that was supposed to open in LIC earlier this year, has been scrapped for it's original location. Per a … [Continue reading] about JESSICA LANG STUDIO A NO-GO, CRABHOUSE TIP
Commerce never sleeps, and despite it being the holiday season there is no respite from change along Vernon Boulevard. Four addresses along the heavily trafficked southern portion have seen new activity during the … [Continue reading] about VERNON BOULEVARD: THE NEW LOOKS FOR 2017
The subways are a little less packed this week and my head's a little bit foggier than usual, two signs that Christmas is near. While there are so many things we'd like to see in the neighborhood, most of them are out of our control and simply a … [Continue reading] about DEAR SANTA VAN BRAMER: JUST ONE REQUEST FOR XMAS