New restaurants have recently opened and are contributing to the blossoming street life on Jackson Avenue, including the Burger Garage, featuring high-quality burgers; LIC Market, a restaurant, wine bar and market on 44th Drive, a block away from Jackson; and M. Wells, a diner a block away on 49th Avenue that serves high-end meat and has been getting rave reviews. JetBlue Airways is moving its... [more]
New restaurants have recently opened and are contributing to the blossoming street life on Jackson Avenue, including the Burger Garage, featuring high-quality burgers; LIC Market, a restaurant, wine bar and market on 44th Drive, a block away from Jackson; and M. Wells, a diner a block away on 49th Avenue that serves high-end meat and has been getting rave reviews.
JetBlue Airways is moving its corporate headquarters from Forest Hills to the historic Brewster building on Queens Plaza off Jackson Avenue, by 2012. The building was the former home of Brewster Aeronautical Co., which manufactured airplanes for the Navy during World War II.
The city's Department of Health also will relocate to Queens Plaza into Two Gotham Center, a 662,000-square-foot, 21-story tower, by late 2011.
Also off of Jackson, City University of New York's School of Law will move from Flushing into six floors of a 14-story building at Two Court Square by the fall of 2011.
Jackson Avenue's appeal lies in its location as a transportation hub. The 7 and G trains both have subway stops serving the corridor.
It is also an arts destination, with attractions such as the Museum of Modern Art's PS1 Contemporary Art Center, which has an outdoor dance party every Saturday in the summer; 5Pointz, an outdoor exhibit space for graffiti; and the Sculpture Center.
Even with these attributes, Ms. Baron said that 10 years ago, the area "did not have the degree of residential development and commercial business that is in place and on the drawing board now."
The Gantry Plaza State Park, which has views of Manhattan and four piers that extend into the East River, is being expanded to 40 acres from 11 acres.
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Response by somewhereelse
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LIC is saved! They have BURGER GARAGE! Prices will now double!
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Response by falcogold1
over 15 years ago
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check this out...these burgers glow in the dark......is that not the coolest!
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Response by stevejhx
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The lengths LICC won't go through to hide the truth. The title of the aforementioned article is:
"Becomes." "Hmm," I said to myself. "This requires poetry."
To wit:
If more city-like means less grime
It won't be much fun to rhyme
But we're saved by Newtown Creek -
that pollution boutique
That equates Long Island City to slime.
HAHAHAHAHA!
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"The Gantry Plaza State Park, which has views of Manhattan and four piers that extend into the East River, is being expanded to 40 acres from 11 acres."
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LIC is saved! They have BURGER GARAGE! Prices will now double!
check this out...these burgers glow in the dark......is that not the coolest!
The lengths LICC won't go through to hide the truth. The title of the aforementioned article is:
"Long Island City BECOMES More City-Like"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703748904575411220580792874.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
"Becomes." "Hmm," I said to myself. "This requires poetry."
To wit:
If more city-like means less grime
It won't be much fun to rhyme
But we're saved by Newtown Creek -
that pollution boutique
That equates Long Island City to slime.
HAHAHAHAHA!
"The Gantry Plaza State Park, which has views of Manhattan and four piers that extend into the East River, is being expanded to 40 acres from 11 acres."
FORTY ACRES ON THE EAST RIVER! YUM!
I say we rename it to "Flotsam State Park."
HAHAHAHAHAHA!