5pointz on lock-down; No fireworks this year for Long Island City

LIC will have fireworks – but- not on the fourth of July. The commission for the Queensborough Bridge placed an official announcement this mornng on the Neighborhood Board at Queenswest site that a Fireworks display by Grucci will be held at the bridge May 31st in celebration of the bridge centennial!!!

Petraske’s bar is a hit. LIC is the next Lower East Side.

DK is exactly what LIC need more of – destination site where people come to LIC to specifically for. i would be nice to see that area turn into something like what happened in the meatpacking district.

Manhattan residents DO not come to Queens to party or hang out. They might venture over for curiosities sake but will not be consistenly be back.

The Meatpacking District was/is happening because of its location. Namely, Manhattan. :)

Let’s not kid ourselves, LIC is a cool place, but it should strive to be at least as busy as Astoria for a nightlife before having city aspirations.

8, no one went to the Lower East Side before it was discovered by a bunch of nitwits from the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio? No one went to W’burg? What the hell are you talking about? I think I also just threw up a lot in my mouth.

It won’t happen here… Brooklyn residents won’t even come here for the most part, and Manhattanites have an even bigger borough-border mentality. It’ll just keep moving along the L line further east… until East New York kicks its ass eventually?

In any case, I went to Dutch Kills last night. I’m not a “foodie” or know about the “who’s who of the cocktail world.” I’d never heard of Sasha Petraske before this, nor do I know about celebrity chefs or wait to read the weekly restaurant opening news with baited breath. I cannot write with breathless prose about the shape of the hand-cut ice or quality of the bitters. I don’t use the word “mixologist” in normal coversation, nor am I sure it is an actual word.

With that caveat: I liked the place. It was dark. Nice booths which would be good for a date or a small group of friends. $9 is more than I’d normally pay for a drink, but they have some interesting Queens- and Dutch- themed cocktails. Totally tasty thing to sip and feel civilized. Good service. The back room with sawdust and the bar are nice. Generally its a really simple setup with traditional decor… if this is “trendy” then I prefer this sort of trend to the cheesy modern-design joints that seem to be around… this feels homey and comfortable more than pretentious and flashy. I probably can’t afford to go there in lieu of the Shannon Pot all the time, but I hear they’ll be adding beers at some point, which may make it a pretty competitive choice for those of us who live on the east side of Hunters Point or Queens Plaza/Dutch Kills. I am not fully sure I get the “hype”… I’ve been to lots of other great bars in this city, some of them as “nice” as this, but the place was packed on a weeknight, with every booth full.

I thought they offered beer. About 2 or 3. So they have no beer whatsoever?

Yes, DK is a cocktail bar, not a beer pub.

I think they will have beer at some point. Just not yet. Get over yourselves, cocktail dorks. Some of us just want some more affordable options.

Their drinks are SO good. Why you would ever drink a jaeger bomb I don’t know. Stick with the dirty pubs you go to. Don’t infest Dutch Kills with your dirtiness.

DUDEZ LETS TOTES ALL DO IRISH CAR BOMBS AT DUTCH KILLS 2NITE, BRO!

AND SEX-ON-THE-BEACH FOR THE LADIEZ.

DON’T WORRY, I’LL SHOWER in AXE BODY SPRAY.

You know what the problem is with all hipsters and most wankers that move to LIC. They really have no sense of humor about anyhting.

They have beer; three different kinds when I was there Saturday night.