Joel Voisard’s ‘Bridge that Binds’ stencil graphics on the Pulaski Bridge

Long Island City 3-D artist Joel Voisard held a press conference yesterday evening for his art installation on the Pulaski Bridge, ‘Bridge that Binds.’ Voisard worked with the Queens Committee of Transportation Alternatives in partnership with the NYC Department of Transportation’s Urban Art Program to create stencil graphics along the divider of the pedestrian/bike path, and also a bench-like wooden structure at the center of the bridge between Greenpoint and Long Island City to symbolize the meeting of the two communities »

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.”

In other LIC news »

Swoon’s ‘Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea’ at Deitch studios, LIC — photo credit

Don’t let it be said that development is depriving LIC of its artist community… ok, well someday that might happen, but for now LIC still has some un-condofied industrial spaces currently left to the whims of local artists »

Pigs Fly on 5th St, between 49th & 50th Aves, Hunters Point, LIC

Well, if Pigs were going to Fly anywhere in NYC it would be here »

Graffiti in the making at 5pointz, Court Sq, Long Island City

Here’s the article about the eventual transformation of 5pointz into a 1.2 million sqft high-rise. Accordingly:

“Wolkoff [the owner] is now waiting for the fortunes of Long Island City to change. For now, 5 Pointz will remain what he calls “the largest aerosol art building in the world,” but he is looking to leave a legacy for his grandchildren.

“Eventually we will build there, but in the meantime, we’ll still let the artists go,” said Jerry Wolkoff. “We have some plans and renderings, but nothing concrete.”"

There’s going to be mixed feelings about this »