Abandoned books on 5th Street lead to some local intrigue, Long Island City
Hallelujah! Long Island City is back on track for the weekends. (pun intended) While the 7-train weekend suspension is now over, there will still be work happening on the tracks so don’t necessarily expect full service, but at least it’s something.
The New York Times magazine this weekend featured a spread on an interestingly decorated apartment at the Arris Lofts. White. From ceiling to floor. No bathroom door or partition. Not quite the NC-17 lobby at the William Beaver House where the the bottom of a glass jacuzzi will also double as the ceiling, but heading in that direction »
The Creek sans the cave, Jackson Ave @ the Pulaski Bridge, Long Island City
Business deals live and die like everything else in LIC (and the world) so it shouldn’t have come as any surprise (it didn’t) to liQcity to discover the following »
Last week I visited Alexandra Shilling, who runs a Pilates, yoga, and dance studio called Radiant Movement in the Arris Lofts. Really nice, intimate space offering private and small group instruction. Alexx writes:
“The RADIANT MOVEMENT comes to Long Island City!
The RADIANT MOVEMENT is a fusion of Pilates, Kundalini and Anusara inspired Vinyasa Yoga, Fleming Elastics and dance.
Inspired by the work of Joseph Pilates, John Friend, Juliu Horvath, Maureen Fleming, Jeanne Donohue, Bill Hastings, Ohad Naharin and the potential of every one of us.
Join us on Tuesdays from 7-8:15pm for an intimate group class. $25/person includes tea and cookies. In addition to our classes, experimental movement, dancing, events and art will happen here. Artist rate and work study available.
Open Houses This weekend in LIC: Feb 23rd – 24th
Well well well. The 5th Street Lofts getting pricechopped. Is this a sign of things to come?
But wait, Purves and Badge have flippers in their waters, so what’s up with that? Good luck figuring it out at the Open Houses, and bring your skates – LIC is ICE city this weekend.
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5th Street Lofts (5SL)509 48th Ave, Hunters Point 23 still available HalsteadOpen House: Sat & Sun, 11-2PM |
Seems there could be a whole blog just dedicated to Name That Development in Hunters Point, considering how many there are.
Well, regardless, here’s another one discovered: 44-30 Purvis (aka Purves) St. This site also wraps around to Thompson, facing a very notorious neighbor: Arris Lofts. Maybe the hookers will expand their territory? Well, they’ll have to wait a while, because it looks like the development site is still up for sale. Here’s the listing, as advertised by Greiner-Maltz.
For some more shots of the dev site, including a peek through the fence, check out the flickr set.
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