Idiotarod raced over the Queensboro bridge this weekend, LIC – photo

Did you see any heavily costumed people running around Long Island City with elaborately decorated shopping carts this weekend? If you didn’t catch the Idiotarod, which ran from the Upper East Side over the Queensboro and through LIC to Greenpoint, Brooklyn Vegan has a zillion great shots, and an explanation courtesy of Wikipedia »

View 59 and the Ciampa rental building, Dutch Kills, LIC

Well the quiet saga of development in Dutch Kills marches on. The Ciampa rental building, which has been in the works for quite some time, is bringing View 59 some new neighbors. Info on this rental building is hard to find, but we expect to see some listings soon. If anyone comes across them, feel free to send them our way.

Most of the press lately about Dutch Kills »

Filming of Gossip Girl on Vernon Blvd, Long Island City

Is your legally parked car missing? Notice the film shoots in the hood? If you haven’t read the pink signs: it’s Gossip Girl. And they’re also looking to shoot scenes inside a LIC townhouse apartment. I received notice on my door this weekend. How cute.

The destruction of What Should Have Been Landmarked continues with the leveling of the Star Building. And here’s what’s to come in its place.

The NY Post article about inland LIC is a must read. It’s a decent chronicle of what’s going on around the Queensboro Bridge, though funny at times. It’s interesting who is considered (and considers themselves) pioneers of a neighborhood.

• Star building bites the dust [Queenscrap]

• LONG SHOT – Long Island City sprawls beyond the waterfront [NY Post]

• Sex in Long Island City