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"Our audience is like people who like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.” - Jerry Garcia The weekend is here, it's time to talk beer. Long Island City is at the forefront of the craft … [Continue reading] about TRANSMITTER BREWING: OPEN FOR BUSINESS DOWN ON BORDEN AVENUE
The LIC Partnership held their annual real estate breakfast this morning. Like last year's event, it was a full house shortly after the doors opened, despite moving to a larger venue. It's still the place to be for anyone involved in Long Island … [Continue reading] about LIC PARTNERSHIP REAL ESTATE BREAKFAST 2014
Three articles over the last few days, summarize what the LICtalk juggernaut has been saying for the last two years. The first, in The New York Times ((a little name dropping)) talks about the compression in the discount that Queens typically … [Continue reading] about LIC & QUEENS: THE PRESS IS CATCHING UP
Good Friday: before I retired it was the only day that the stock markets were closed and the bond markets were open. Nowadays everyone gets it off, so how does one use the time if they're staying in town? … [Continue reading] about A LONG EASTER WEEKEND IN LIC
The old real estate gentrification trajectory was that artists moved into a a rundown and/or industrial, and definitely inexpensive neighborhood, fixed things up and created a community, only to eventually be priced out by wealthier non-artists … [Continue reading] about NEW YORK TIMES FINDS NEW DEMOGRAPHIC MOVING TO LIC