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YOU'VE undoubtedly heard that condos in LIC are selling like hot cakes and Open Houses are jammed post-Amazon. There's probably some hyperbole in there - that's the news business (and real estate brokers) - and it's important to remember any mention … [Continue reading] about CONDO CRAZY IN LONG ISLAND CITY?
WHAT if Amazon did an about face and bid adieu to locating HQ2 in Long Island City, stating that the rancor over subsidies, additional demands, and outright opposition to gentrification made it untenable. How would that make you feel? … [Continue reading] about BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
PETE Wells, the restaurant critic for The New York Times, has anointed … [Continue reading] about NY TIMES GIVES TWO STARS TO NEW LONG ISLAND CITY RESTAURANT
An 8-acre plot of land where City Harvest currently runs its operations has been sold to TF Cornerstone according to the New York Post. Located at the very southern tip of Long Island City on Newtown Creek, it is adjacent to the "backside" of … [Continue reading] about CITY HARVEST SITE IN HUNTERS POINT SOLD TO TF CORNERSTONE
Since it cost a lot to win And even more to lose You and me bound to spend some time Wondering what to choose I have read the 32-page Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Amazon and NYC/NYS. I have read most of what others have written … [Continue reading] about AMAZON HQ2 IN LONG ISLAND CITY, GOOD DEAL OR NOT?