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I CANNOT BE EMPHATIC ENOUGH, for those who qualify the affordable housing lottery at 52-03 Center Boulevard is the best real estate deal in LIC NYC! If you need further proof take a look at an article in this weekend’s New York Times titled “Exploring Affordable Housing Options In Brooklyn & Queens. Which Home Would You Choose?” In it a couple from Brooklyn explore three affordable options and then have a bake-off. Which option did they choose?
MOGE Tee has opened a new location at 46-30 Center Boulevard in Long Island City, and for the time being advertises 20% off during their soft opening. Offerings include Cheese Foam Tea, Fresh Fruit Yakult, Uji Matcha, Tofu Pudding, Dorayaki, and Souffle’s.
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FLOODING, shooting, the plagues are upon us in LIC. Pestilence anyone? No, that’s been temporarily superseded by Gamestop this week.1 Yet the real story for the large majority of residents is the increasing evidence of significant rent reductions here in Long Island City. According to a recent report by real estate firm MNS, rents here are down 14.42% year over year. Of course readers of LICtalk won’t find this overly surprising, as that’s the exact percentage we predicted back in May.
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TODAY I came across an interesting rental listing on Streeteasy offering a 2br/2ba in Hunters Point for $3,500. It’s located in the Citylights Building which though a little dated and not quite amenity rich as nearby towers, is still very well located across the street from Gantry Park and near the 7 line.1 It’s also spacious at over 1,000 square feet, and on a high floor with good views and light and a renovated kitchen.2. Most importantly it’s only $3,500 a month and No-Fee.
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A reader tipped us off that according to the Citizen App another person jumped from the tower 4545 Center Boulevard last night. Around 9pm a passel of police cars zoomed to the site, followed quickly by a large area cordoned off with police tape – though the app mentioned this person landed on the 7th Floor rooftop of the building. If so, this is the second jumper this year in this building, and the fourth known fatal jumper along Center Boulevard this past decade.
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