Long Island City new biz update: preschool and health food grocer
Lolly’s Learning Center is coming soon to the ground floor of 5-44 47th Ave, LIC
New Biz
A preschool is opening in the ground floor of an old engineering building on 47th Ave, just west of 5th St. Lolly’s Early Learning Center (website coming soon) will be ready for tours and full enrollment this October, and fully open for the new year on January 5, 2010. The space, which will be fully customized for the age group, will house an early learning center featuring classrooms for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds, as well as daycare hours for working parents. Lolly’s will offer partial to full-time enrollment and will be open 8am-6pm everyday. Call 646.351.6077 for more information. 5-44 47th Ave, LIC
A new gourmet health food store is processing a lease for the 4000SF ground floor of 12-01/12-03 Jackson Ave, the brick rental building near the Pulaski Bridge.
A new children’s boutique & consignment store called Little Closets is set to open in the former Art-O-Mat space at 46-46 Vernon Blvd this month. The store will offer “a sustainable, ‘recession friendly’, community-oriented retail option for the rapidly growing population of small children in the area,” including “child-friendly décor” with a story corner & puppet theater. They are currently accepting donations; email littleclosets@yahoo.com for more info. PDF release
Air-conditioned pet gym and lounge Dog Island City “will offer locals a new, convenient way to care for their dog(s),” specializing in attentive all day pet sitting, professional dog training, and more, including holistic pet food, wellness treats, and toys. Grand opening party is on Sept 12, 6-10pm featuring wine, cheese, and snacks for owners, and specialty pet treats and free gifts for the pooches – everyone is welcome. 5-29 50th Ave, LIC, 718.433.4545/ 917.379.7291
The old Moviebank space at 5-35 50th Ave, between 5th St & Vernon, has now been replaced with a dancewear shop housing Sharifwear & Mambo Fateegz. Sharifwear says they will be having a grand opening party in the new LIC space on September 25th. 718.726.0526
Still In The Works
Primp & Tease hair salon coming to the Prestige Condos. 5-04 50th Ave, @ 5th St, LIC
A Doggy Day Spa is in progress at the retail space in the bottom of Avalon Riverview North. 4-75 48th Ave, Queenswest, LIC, 866.211.8735
Cassidy’s, a new pub brewing in the old McReilly’s space. Burgers, fries, beer… now double the capacity. Slated to open early fall. 46-42 Vernon Blvd, LIC
The Getty gas station on 11th St @ 45th Rd is still transforming into the Long Island City Bakery.
The retail space at 47-38 Vernon Blvd is on its way to becoming an American bistro which will serve ‘comfort food’ called El Ay Si. Projected to open in the early fall.
The retail space at 47-30 Vernon Blvd is still manifesting an Italian restaurant called Testaccio, slated to open in October.
A new, fancy Italian furniture store is still under construction in the ground floor retail space at 10-50 Jackson Ave.
CBRE, historically a commercial brokerage, will also be brokering residential sales and rentals out of their new retail space in the bottom of East Coast 6 (aka 4705 Center Blvd), which should also be opening in the fall.
Closings
LIC Tex-Mex/BBQ restaurant & music venue Lucky Mojo closed its doors for good this past weekend.
The Jackson Steakhouse is for sale.
LIC’s 99 Cent Store at 1211 Jackson Ave also recently closed.
Yeah. The school will occupy the whole building.
is jackson steakhouse closed? or owners just looking to sell?
There goes the neighborhood.
The BBQ and Steak restaurants and 99 cent stores are out and in their place come “Gourmet” health food, “sustainable” children’s boutique, a “green” bakery, air-conditioned pet gym with “holistic” food and “wellness” treats in the same neighborhood as a dog spa.
Looks like Cassidy’s, El Ay Si and Testiccio better serve only holistic organic health food if they want to make it in this neighborhood.
This is all going a little bit too far. Anyway we can get a normal grocery store other than the small deli’s, filthy C-town and Costco?
Anyone know what else they’re putting in East Coast building? (btw 4705 Center Blvd is East Coast 7, not 6) Been waiting on a coffee shop forever (not starbucks)
Does anyone know of a daycare for infants (3 months onwards) in the Hunters Point area? I’ve called all of the local ones and the earliest they take kids is 1 yr. Thanks.
Just hire a nanny. I see so many of them during the daytime in LIC.
There goes the neighborhood?? The old LIC was gone a long time ago. Right when they rezoned. Which I think was in 2001.
A starbucks should open in the old BCH space. It would make a killing.
That’s true. But they are closing Starbucks. But then again, they have huge billboards up in LIC, so why not put one here?
- M.A. Angeliades Construction is not leaving, the preschool is going to be run by one of the owner’s daughter in the bottom right-hand corner. The other construction on the building is to expand the M.A. Angeliades offices
- I don’t agree that C-Town is “filthy”, but agree that it could use an upgrade to put it in the category of the Key Foods over the Pulaski, which is quite nice and a great cheaper option
- I hope the steakhouse stays but with some serious revamping. Their menu was boring and overpriced, but it’s a cool space and the only steakhouse around
Now a question: Why is that courtyard at the base of Citylights perpetually closed?
I hope it’s the Garden coming.
That steakhouse is horrile. Their food is sooo bland, I was embarrased to have taken people there to eat. Frankly, the Crabhouse serves better steak that those guys.
What about that Queen Library across from CityLights? When is that happening? Any intel?
That Key Food is a really great supermarket. And they deliver. It’s a great option for us.
They deliver??? That’s great. I’m going to try them today. Thanks for the tip. I love Food Cellar, but they do get expensive.
Key Foods is great and they also take coupons. If you walked there and you don’t want to have your groceries delivered but bought too much to carry home, there’s a guy that will call a car for you.
Hate to add/change a topic, but I was down at the park today and there was a woman who works for the park telling an elderly couple they couldn’t take pictures. Anyone know the reason why? They were using what looked like professional cameras, but that doesn’t mean they themselves are professionals. Does using a professional looking camera mean you have to get a permit?
#16 that’s odd. I was there a few weekends ago and there were 3 different wedding groups having pitcures taken by what seemed to be three different professional photographers.
Some kind of high security thing coming on today. There are police everywhere and when that happens they clamp down on photos being taken, I guess.
Wedding photographers need permits to take pictures. Maybe something is going on in the UN and security is extra high.
When I lived in DC, you were not allowed to take photographs of the monuments with a tripod, it was IP related, not security. I don’t think the NY skyline has the same protection, but who knows.
Wow, I haven’t been to key food in a year! The prices are great!!!! $2 for 8 ears of corn! I am back in love with Key Food. And I can visit the Garden for their amazing baked goods. My affair with Food Cellar has just cooled off. What a fool I’ve been. Thanks #14 for bringing me to my senses.
Primp & Tease Salon rocks!!!!They’re very professionals and friendly, i went there last week and they did an amazing job. Whatever you ask for, that’s what you get!
Primp and Tease Salon
5-02A 50th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718)472-2001
I also went to Primp and Tease this week and Nicki did a great job! I’m so happy they’re in the neighborhood! Yay!
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Is M.A. Angeliades Construction gone?