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It's a slow news week in Long Island City, so we here at LICtalk are going to employ an old journalism trick to drum up fresh content: the rehash! Today's version, focusing on all the problems at Arris Lofts shortly before and after the 2008 … [Continue reading] about LOOKING BACK ON: THE TURMOIL OVER ARRIS LOFTS
Have you heard about the latest big Wall Street expose? It's an autobiography about a hedge fund trader and his decade of lost weekends, climaxing in a lucid moment of morality. Kind of a 21st century "Bright Lights, Big City/Wall Street" mash-up, … [Continue reading] about COCAINE & HOOKERS LEAD LOCAL MAN ASTRAY, PLUS MORE PROSAIC WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Back in December, on the news that Frank Gehry's 76-story apartment rental apartment tower was sold at a record valuation, my synapses started firing. The location, 8 Spruce Street, is a god forsaken neighborhood in the northeastern corner of the … [Continue reading] about HUNTERS POINT SOUTH IS THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND IN AMERICA
Yessirree, this town is humming! There is a ton of news to report, some of it new, some of it not so new. As is frequently the case, real estate tops the list. TF Cornerstone's latest rental, an 820-unit amenity filled behemoth, has already leased … [Continue reading] about NEWS EXPLOSION IN LIC
Local resident, father, and hoops player Nathan Kamp, is in dialogue with the State Parks Department to bring a much needed upgrade to Hunters Point Park on 48th Avenue. His request list includes straightforward items such as resurfacing and … [Continue reading] about UPGRADE COMING TO HUNTERS POINT BASKETBALL COURTS