Cars getting smarter in Long Island City.
Long Island City linkage galore. Highlighted is a very long but extremely thorough analysis of NYC’s current condo glut:
“In recent years, ordinary New Yorkers saw new condo construction transform their neighborhoods. This is especially true in hotspots like Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Long Island City, where large rezonings by the Bloomberg administration have spurred the rise of sleek luxury residential towers seemingly overnight. But as New York City’s economy rapidly worsens, people wonder how many of these new condo apartments will languish vacant. Precise numbers are difficult to come by, but government leaders and housing industry experts agree: The condo market is in serious distress. It is not just the vacant units that are worrisome. In many neighborhoods, half-built projects sit stalled and land cleared for development shows no signs of activity, creating a nuisance for residents who now must live indefinitely with deserted construction sites.”
“The Afterparty, 2009 PS1 summer installation, Long Island City. –photo
It’s that time of winter again, when we start looking towards the summer… though it still does feel a little far away. Not for PS1, who announced their winner for the 2009 Young Architects Program’s design for this summer’s courtyard installation. If you’re not familiar, PS1’s Summer WarmUp parties have been happening for over a decade, and these days are met with mixed perspectives »
View from the Gantry condos, Hunters Point, Long Island City
The Long Island City linkage this week is a bit slight in volume, but heavy in content. First up is everyone’s favorite affordable housing development plan, Hunters Point South, which won approval from the City Council’s Planning Commission last week along with Willets Point (another controversial Queens development plan). “The Council has about two months to act, and typically takes much of that time for negotiations with the administration.”
With US lawmakers in the throes of deciding how to solve our pesky little financial crisis, Queens is wondering »
1) Tomorrow, Saturday, August 16 at 7pm, there will be a gathering at McReilly’s to show support and discuss a possible fund raising effort. The Daily News will be writing a story and a staff photographer will be there. There are also some people interested in organizing a fund raiser to assist with whatever their next move will be. The talk at the moment is they want to “just get through this month” and then regroup to focus on finding a new space. All are invited.
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