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Is The Housing Boom Coming to Ridgewood?
First it was Williamsburg, then Greenpoint, then Bushwick. Is Ridgewood next? It’s on the L line, a prerequisite for catching the spillover from the more in-demand neighborhoods to the west. According...
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Closing Bell: A Photographic Tribute to 5Pointz
In Long Island City, the massive graffiti-covered former factory building known as 5Pointz is hovering on the brink of demolition with local politicians lining up behind David Wolkoff, the developer...
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Friday Blogwrap
Dine Alfresco in Queens with Astoria’s Sidewalk Cafes [DNAinfo] Finally Fridays — National Sandwich Month [We Heart Astoria] LIC, Hunter’s Point Get $65,000 to Clean up Streets [Queens Courier]...
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The Queens Craft Brewing Stampede
While Brooklyn is known for artisanal everything, Queens is increasingly being recognized for the range and high quality of its nano breweries–tiny operations usually run out of a garage or basement...
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Flushing Library Exhibits Photographs Documenting A Changing Queens
Queens resident Michelle Cheikin will have an exhibit of her photographs of the borough in the Flushing Queens Library starting Friday August 9. The exhibit, Queens Surface is, according to the...
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More Details, Photos on $3 Million Sale in Forest Hills Gardens
Back at the end of April we reported that this Forest Hills Gardens center hall, brick colonial sold for $3,000,000. At the time there was little other information available, not even a listing. We...
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Listing of the Day 10-63 Jackson Avenue, #4D
This Hunter’s Point one bedroom plus office is asking just a smidge over $1,000 a square foot: $850,000 for the 843 square foot space. It’s a decent size for a one bedroom. The home office looks a...
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Latain Bar and Restauant Coming to Sunnyside
A new restaurant and bar has been approved to open in a former pizzeria at 46-19 48th Avenue in Sunnyside. The restaurant, to be called Amanecer Caliente, will be small, just 10 tables and six stools...
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Fire Department Leaves Angry Note for 5Pointz Owners
The Court Square Blog noticed an interesting note left on the former 5Pointz building. Apparently the fire department has been trying to inspect the building and has been unable to gain access. The...
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Closing Bell: Astoria Greenmarket Opens Wednesday
The Astoria Greenmarket is opening for the summer and fall again. The market, on 14th Street between 31st Avenue and 31st Road, is open Wednesdays from 8 AM to 3PM from July 9th until November 26th....
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New Astoria Doggie Daycare Pampers Pooches
On Saturday a dog daycare and boarding facility opened in Astoria with plenty of upscale offerings for Fido. NYC Pet Services will offer lucky pooches their own private rooms with beds and even small...
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Application Filed for 101-Unit Apartment Building in Edgemere
The city’s department of Housing, Preservation and Development has filed a permit to construct a 94,000 square-foot building in Edgemere, just west of Far Rockaway. The permit, first reported by New...
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Closing Bell: Children’s Learning Center Opens in Astoria Library
Yesterday students from PS 166 and PS 70, city council majority leader, Jimmy Van Bramer and other local politicians participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Broadway library branch in...
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Jackson Heights Building Owner Wants to Build Rooftop Addition in Historic...
The owner of a group of retail buildings in the Jackson Heights Historic District has filed an application with the Landmarks Preservation Commission to build on top of the existing structure...
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More Pushback on Sunnyside Yards
Mayor de Blasio’s plan–if it’s far enough along to even call it a plan–to build a massive housing complex above the Sunnyside rail yards continues to face opposition from just about every corner....
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