Tranquil ground floor gallery at Noguchi Museum, Long Island City

As we round out the end of 2009, we decided to bump around the neighborhood and check out the current exhibitions of three of Long Island City’s legendary – and very different – art institutions: the zen/industrial aesthetic of the Noguchi Museum, the spacious waterfront warehouse that is Deitch Studios, and, of course, the school turned modern art repository, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center. Here’s what’s going on »

There seems to be lots of fret and anticipation about when the impending Dutch Kills bar is going to open in Long Island City. It will open when it opens. From proprietor Richard Boccato:

““We just got our refrigeration in this week, so we’re back to a construction site for just a couple more weeks. We’ll be opening in April.Our sinks, our plumbing, and the refrigeration are things we take very seriously. We’re juicing fresh to order behind the bar, so all of that has to be meticulously planned, and we can’t just slap that together and expect the same level of quality that we have at the other bars. We’ll also be introducing a hand-cut, made-to-order ice station behind the bar, so when you order a drink, someone will actually cut the ice right in front of you.”"

Yum.

• Dutch Kills will open in April [BlackbookMag]

• Fretting over the Dutch Kills bar opening [NY Barfly]

• Grub Street waiting for Dutch Kills bar [NY Mag]

• Pulaski Bridge pedestrians fear bicyclists [NY Daily News]

• White Van & Missing Kids in LIC? [CityNoise]

• LIC’s Dial-A-Mattress going bye-bye [Crains]

• Firesale to come at the LIC Harley-Davidson? [Racked]

• Why a business would remain in LIC [Globest]

• Free lecture about the Queensboro Bridge [Historic Districts Council]

• Spotlight on Noguchi [The Moment]

• Photos du Jour of LIC [NY Shitty]