The many villages of Long Island City: Hunters Point breakdown

Their map is wrong. Hunters Point is the whole thing, including QW, Court Sq and Vernon/Jackson. It's annoying that the gov't agencies (corporations?) put this out with very little actual info about the neighborhood.

What is LIC CORE? I have never heard of that, and the name sucks. Court Square!

#1 is correct - The entire area outlined in red is "Hunters Point" and the other names are neighborhoods within "Hunters Point".

I think they are just using the names as shorthand to differentiate between various different zoning districts. I don't think anyone is claiming these are the definite names of the areas for any other purpose.

And I think it is Anable, not Anabel.

Look at who is putting out the map. These are their designated names for the area and how they are zoned. This is what the developers actually call the golden triangle. It's about the money folks. Not the history.

Anable Canal (at the end of 45th road)

Built in 1868 by Henry Anable son-in-law developer of Dr. E. Nott of Hunter's Point. During construction, a large mastodon bone was found and put on display in a local store window.

Diane

LIC included Astoria historically, but is now technically the areas o the south (above) and to the east of Astoria. This map is clearly for people leasing condos. Hence "Queens West" with no mention of the state park there, which new residents treat like their yard and let their dogs crap in. Did you hear about the new Silvercup Studios project that's going to build three skyscrapin towers where the old power plant presently is on Vernon south of the Queensborough bridge? crazy changes yet to come..

There is no place on Earth called "LIC Core." I live in that newly-ill-designated yellow zone, and now I feel like I might have to sleep in a lead-lined bunny suit.

While neighborhoods evolve, this map is quite forced. Dutch Kills, already separated from its namesake waterway by landfill, reaches down to Queens Plaza. As a matter of fact, the hardworking president of Dutch Kills Civic Association doesn't live in Dutch Kills according to this map.

Hunters Point -- the very point! -- isn't included in the neighborhood of Hunters Point. Queens West is a housing development in Hunters Point, not a new neighborhood. If anything, Queens West residents need a sense of belonging and ubiety that flows from history and the charm that attends it.

The Queensbridge Houses are in Ravenswood, the traditional shoreline neighborhood name.

And what are the pinkish zones then??? A few people do live there too and their neighborhoods have names.

Astoria and Sunnyside are part of LIC. And Blissville rocks.

This is a developer's map. It might be a useful tool for them to use for their processes, but in no way should this be mistaken for a map of the neighborhoods of LIC.

Erik Baard

And by the way, come kayaking at Anable Basin/Anable Cove and Hallets Cove!

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