LIC exhaust fans from above – Photo

LIC’s recent Town Hall stirred up everyone in attendance over the 7 train shutdowns, but that wasn’t the only MTA-related issue under fire. The noise of the exhaust fans parked on 50th Ave between 2nd & 5th St – which seem to be right up there with the LIRR drone on the list of extreme LIC annoyances – is back in the spotlight »

Remediation at 46th Ave and the East River/Anable Basin, Long Island City

Ahh yes – winter in LIC. Add ‘the sounds and smells of toxic cleanup’ to ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire’ and you’ve got the picture, as two active remediation projects are going on in Queenswest along the LIC waterfront »

Dogs welcome: dog run near Tennisport, Hunters Point, Long Island City

We recently received an email from a liQcity reader regarding the ban of dogs from Long Island City’s Gantry Park, and the “nascent effort to organize an LIC dog association, DOG LIC (Dog Owners Group, LIC).” Some highlights:

“It seems that dog owners in LIC (usually an easy-going pet doting bunch) are seething over NY State Parks & Recreation’s [decision to ban] dogs from the ‘old’ piers altogether. Of course dogs aren’t permitted in the shiny new showpiece multi-million dollar section of the park – which was built without any dog facility whatsoever – despite of course dog owners being a very significant percentage of the tax paying population and a large, sociable and visible part of LIC’s fast growing community. However we’re not asking for much! Just throw us a bone! A large/small segregated dog run and access to pathways. We’ll keep off the beautiful new lawns (though how about an old one?).

We’re all aware that NY State Parks & Recreation policy bans dogs altogether from all it’s park and dogs have been largely tolerated up until recently – well last Thursday (July 8th) to be precise when the diktat came down from 125th St. However it seems that this is a prelude to an impending outright ban of dogs from all sections of the Gantry State Park.

If there’s one thing that really set this all off, it’s the usual culprits »

5th Street, Hunters Point, LIC

Spring is finally officially here in Long Island City (nowhere else, just here), and the City (as in NYC) is giving the waterfront some more green to add to the ongoing expansion of Gantry Park. 5th Street is getting tree-d along the curbside from 46th Ave to 47th Ave.

And, in honor of that, the City (NYC again) placed temporary No Parking MF 7a-6p signs on a few curbs early this morning. And then shortly thereafter, a NY traffic cop showed up and issued violations to a handful of the now illegally parked cars. And shortly thereafter that »

Start with a brownfield, add two parts human labor and one part sod, and… Insta-Park! The expansion of Gantry Park into the East Coast compound (and around the astroturf ‘park’) has made some serious progress – just in time for Spring to finally show up »

Unidentified Planted Object, Queenswest, Long Island City

Via the liQcity inbox:

“My roommate and I are a bit ticked off at this new ominous “structure” located between the drive opening of East Coast 6 and The View. From the ground it appears innocent to some extent but from above it seems like some kind of evil satellite or RF type receiver. What’s even more angering is how it has been installed right next to the Eastcoast 6 building (rental) and not the newly erected The View (owner).

Our main concern is »

The View at East Coast condos, advertising on Vernon Blvd, Long Island City

If you thought it would be a cold day in hell before condo developers in Long Island City gave money back guarantees on sales…. well that day might be today. Cold Indeed.

Rockrose Development Corp, the developers behind The View at East Coast condos, are offering their version of a Money Back Guarantee to the next crop of buyers »

foodcellar market, 47th Rd between 5th St & Center Blvd, Queens West, LIC

Happy Daze. The long awaited foodcellar (formerly known as and still owned by Amish Market) is opening TOMORROW at 7am. It’s a soft opening, but as you know soft ice cream is still ice cream, and if there is food on the shelves that we can buy, it’s a grocery store »

Proposed map of Hunters Point South Development (4.4MB)

Yesterday, we took a look at the proposed future of Jackson Ave and Queens Plaza, today we have a peek at the promised promise-land of Hunters Point South. Again, brought to us by the NYC Economic Development Corporation:

“The purpose of the proposed action is the implementation of a large-scale, mixed-use development plan, Hunter’s Point South, that provides a substantial amount of affordable housing on publicly owned land and allows for the residential redevelopment of a privately owned adjacent site, Site B. The development of the Hunter’s Point South site would be an integral part of the City’s plan for the provision of affordable housing over the next 10 years. In addition to housing, the Hunter’s Point South site would also include retail uses, community/cultural facility space, a public school, public parkland and other public and private open spaces, and accessory parking. Redevelopment of the privately owned site would include public waterfront access.”

This map is not really news, nor is the development – but in the coming weeks we’ll be taking a closer look at the major development plans in the works for LIC, and there’s so much info to this one, we could do a whole blog on it. But don’t worry, we won’t.

• Hunters Point South

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.

5th Street Lofts (5SL) 509 48th Ave, Hunters Point 23 still available Halstead Open House: Sat & Sun, 11-2PM

Complete list of Open Houses this weekend. »

It’s still V-day in Hunters Point.

Welcome back from President’s Day. At least this year it feels very well deserved.

• NYC Ferry Commuting Funded by the City?

• Um… a Senator got towed during a congestion plan meeting. [Streetsblog]

• Some good NYC real estate articles this morning. [A Fine Blog]

Looks like your standard aerial shot of Queenswest, huh? Well it’s not. This is an excellently noted photo, labeling all of the new developments in view.

What’s interesting is the annotation of what I’ve been calling East Coast 3 as Rockrose Condos. That’s news to me, but hey…