by gchowdhury | Jul 11, 2018 | NYC Neighborhoods
Long Island City owed much of its growth in the 19th century to the East River, which forms its western boundary. Barges carried goods to and from the locale’s docks and warehouses, and ferries carried commuters to Manhattan during the day before whisking them back to...
by gchowdhury | Jul 11, 2018 | NYC Neighborhoods
Empty, ripe-for-conversion warehouses and factories—and their affordable rents—attracted numerous artists from Manhattan to Long Island City during the past couple of decades. They also attracted two significant art museums: MoMA PS1, an outpost of Manhattan’s Museum...
by gchowdhury | Jul 11, 2018 | NYC Neighborhoods
Long Island City boasts roughly two dozen gyms and fitness studios, most of which offer multiple classes. Wading through the hundreds of available classes to find the most intriguing is a workout in and of itself. Here, we single out some of what we consider the most...
by gchowdhury | Jul 10, 2018 | NYC Neighborhoods
Long Island City is made up of more than converted factories and warehouses, elevated-train platforms, and a sprinkling of gleaming glass towers. Its landmarks include 19th-century row homes, what might be one of the city’s most beautiful firehouses, the tallest...
by gchowdhury | Jun 8, 2018 | NYC Neighborhoods
Brooklyn Heights holds the honor of being home to the first historic district designated by New York City’s Landmark Preservation Commission, in 1965. Spanning from Old Fulton Street south to Atlantic Avenue and from the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on the west to as...
by gchowdhury | Jun 8, 2018 | NYC Neighborhoods
The Meatpacking District became a dining destination back in 1985, with the opening of hyperhot French-American eatery Florent on Gansevoort Street. Until then, coffee shops and diners catering to meatpackers and factory workers were the rule. Since then, of course,...