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05/17/13 12:00pm

New Renderings of Hunter’s Point South

Landscape architecture firm Starr Whitehouse has posted renderings of the outdoor space at Hunter’s Point South. The firm was hired by the Related Companies, who are building out the first phase of the project. Phase one includes a 37-story building 619 housing units and a 32-story building with 306 units. Construction began earlier this year, and the project is expected to be completed in 2015.

A nearby waterfront park will include 11 acres of waterfront open space and will open in July. That project was designed by architects Weiss/Manfredi and landscape architect Thomas Baisley. Meanwhile, the city has issued a request for proposals for another 5 million square feet of housing in “Parcel C.” Additional renderings below…
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Arts and Culture

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by It's In Queens

04/19/13 9:00am

QNYC Event Highlight: Green Space Blooms — A Queens Festival of Dance and Music

by It's In Queens

Categories, Long Island City, Music

Image Source: Green Space

There once was a place called “Queens.” In the early 2000s, this borough became home to a growing — and growing — community of choreographers and dancers. By April 2007, it was a hotspot, and Green Space Blooms, a festival celebrating local dance and music talent, was born in LIC. Just like the borough, the festival grew and grew, and this year, the seventh annual Green Space Blooms features 40 diverse choreographers. On April 20 and 21, the festivities will include such talent as LatticeWorks Dance Collective, Ballet International Africans and ArtBark International. Plus, Green Space‘s founder, Valerie Green, and its resident company, Dance Entropy, will participate. Each evening will end with a post-performance party with sounds curated by Open Music Education.

Green Space Blooms: A Queens Festival of Dance and Music
Green Space
37-24 24th Street, LIC

Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21

1pm – 3pm | $10

ArtBark International, Ballet International Africans, Dance Entropy, green space, Green Space Blooms, LatticeWorks Dance Collective, LIC, Long Island City, Open Music Education, Valerie Green

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03/21/13 1:00pm

QNYC real estate listing of the day – 13-11 Jackson Avenue #7A, Long Island City

Long Island City

This 2 bed/2 bath condo in LIC is priced at $890,000.

condos, fitness center, near transit, stainless steel appliances

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03/18/13 12:00pm

From the QNYC mailbox – Hunters Point CSA update, securing a farm, and distribution site

Long Island City

Image source: Hunters Point CSA

We recently received an update on the progress of the Hunters Point CSA and they have gotten a lot accomplished. It’s looking really good for them – read on!

With the help of the organization Just Food, we’ve been matched up with Golden Earthworm Farm, a certified organic farm in Jamesport, Long Island. We are planning a face-to-face meeting with our farmer early next week to be certain we are a good match. Nothing is set in stone right now, but, things are looking good, with lots of pieces of the puzzle coming together. Once we iron out all the details with our farm we can begin selling shares. Look out for info about CSA share signup around the end of March!

Our wonderful neighbors at Alewife have offered their space as a distribution site (no need to wait for the start of the CSA season to head over there and grab a beer…) and we’ve even heard from the folks at BIG!Compost, who sought us out with an offer to help with food scrap collection.

Alewife, Golden Earthworm Farm, Hunters Point CSA

Arts and Culture

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03/13/13 11:00am

The second annual Queens New Music Festival is coming

Long Island City, Music

Image source: Queens New Music Festival – a member of the Periapsis Music and Dance ensemble

Brought to you by the folks behind Random Access Music, the second annual Queens New Music Festival is coming to LIC’s The Secret Theatre’s Main Stage from May 16-19, 2013. The theater is located at 44-02 23rd Street in LIC (GMAP). In the words of the organizers, “The mission of the festival is to promote new music in Queens by focusing on the wealth of composers, musicians, and ensembles living and working in Queens, as well as highlighting artists from other parts of New York City and the country.” (more…)

contemporary music, Face the Music, Kaufman Music Center, new music, Periapsis Music and Dance, Queens New Music Festival, second annual, The Secret Theater

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03/12/13 12:00pm

Open Door restaurant in LIC is open!

Long Island City

Image source: LIC Spot

It’s been a long time coming, but Open Door restaurant in LIC is finally open. This is the project of Nick Guitart, owner and executive chef of the restaurant. It’s located at 10-09 50th Avenue (GMAP), and they’ll be serving what sounds like pretty tasty food, according to LIC Spot:

We were presented with four savory dishes: a very tender leg of lamb, with apricot slaw on top of a walnut and date bread; roasted Italian greens; pear and pork oriental-style dumplings and an especially tasty yuca gnocchi with cilantro pesto. The server advised us to let the lamb stand to allow the juices to soak into the bread, which we did to good effect, making it more like a stuffing than a piece of bread. All the dishes were tasty and nicely cooked. The two desserts we had, cheese cake and chocolate cup cake, were both delicious.

cheesecake, chocolate cupcake, lamb, LIC Spot, Nick Guitart, open door, pork, restaurant

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03/11/13 3:00pm

Farmers market may come to the Hunters Point section of LIC

Long Island City

Image source: Down to Earth

The LIC Post reports on a proposed farmers market for the Hunters Point section of LIC. It would be run by Down to Earth Farmers Markets, a company that runs 20 markets in Westchester County, Rockland County, and NYC. It will be located on 48th Avenue between Vernon Blvd and 5th Street, which is right about where the former greenmarket took place, which was run by GrowNYC.

farmers market, Greenmarket, organic vegetables

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03/08/13 1:00pm

QNYC real estate listings of the day – homes in LIC, Beechhurst, and Bayside

Beechhurst, Hunters Point, Long Island City

Here is a roundup of properties we’ve featured on QueensNYC this week – two condos and two co-ops in LIC, Beechhurst, and Bayside.

5-43 48th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 (GMAP) - This 2 bed/2 bath condo in Long Island City is priced at $899,000. It has hardwood floors and lots of big windows. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and lots of counter space. It’s located a block and a half from the Vernon-Jackson 7 stop and is also not far from the E/M stop as well. It’s next to Hunters Point Park and short walk from beautiful Gantry Park, too.

Bell Blvd shopping, Caesarstone, co-ops, condos, crown molding, dishwasher, Gantry Park, garbage disposal, Hunters Point Park, parking spot, rooftop terrace, stainless steel appliances, washer and dryer

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03/06/13 1:00pm

QNYC real estate listing of the day – 5-09 48th Ave #4L, Long Island City

Long Island City

This studio condo in Long Island City is priced at $450,000.

Caeserstone, dishwasher, dryer, garbage disposal, hardwood floors, maple, washer

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03/05/13 2:00pm

So the Hunters Point South first residential building ground breaking happened yesterday

Long Island City

Yesterday was the ground breaking on a residential building in the Hunters Point South Development – Bloomberg tweeted about it:

affordable housing, city officials, development, ground breaking, Hunters Point South, SHoP Architects, Site A

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