June 2023

Vert Frais Opens in Long Island City with Soup and Yoshoku (Eater)

LIC-based JetBlue Launches Inaugural Flight from JFK to Paris (NY1)

Queens Locals Get Closer Look at Plans to Make "Big Allis" Power Plant 'Green' (Gothamist)

LIC Nonprofit Pursuit Trains New Yorkers for Six-Figure Tech Jobs (AMNY)

Around the Boroughs: Honoring Some Pawesome Neighbors (NY1)

Creative Canine Concepts: LICP Unveils Dog-Inspired Installation By Queens Artists (Queens Gazette)

MoMA PS1's Warm Up 2023 Lineup Has Arrived (TimeOut)

10 Weeks of Pizza Heaven: New York Pizza Festival to Take Place in Long Island City (LIC Post)

LIC’s The Summer Club Featured in “12 New York City Bars and Nightclubs to Visit” (The Daily Meal)

Macy’s 46th Annual "Fireworks Spectacular" Back On LIC Waterfront (Queens Gazette)

Candidates for Western Queens City Council Seat Face off on NY1 (NY1)

Permits Filed for 38-16 Crescent Street in Long Island City, Queens (New York Yimby)

JLL Capital Markets Group Arranges $350 Million for Construction of Trophy Residential Tower in LIC (MultifamilyBiz)

BLDG brings in $425M for LIC Tower (The Real Deal)

Queens Passes Brooklyn as Most-competitive Rental Market: Report (QNS)

LICP Unveils Dog-Themed Art Installations Highlighting Neighborhood’s Canine Friendliness (Astoria Post)

Mayor Adams, DOT Commissioner Rodriguez Bring "Summer Streets" to All Five Boroughs (NYC Office of the Mayor)

Outdoor Movie Nights Will Return to Hunters Point Waterfront Next Week (LIC Post)

Pride Sweeps Through Sunnyside and Long Island City (Gay City News)

Hidden Within A Taiwanese Restaurant in LIC, This New Cocktail Bar Channels Chinese Diasporic Nostalgia (Secret NYC)

Long Island City's Kora Featured in "The Best Donuts In The US" (Tasting Table)

Long Island City's Little Banchan Shop: Korean Mix-n-Match (Culinary Backstreets)

Long Island City’s Sweetleaf Featured in 20 Best Coffee Shops In NYC, Ranked (Tasting Table)

Brett Littman Steps Down as Director of Noguchi Museum (Artforum)

Socrates Sculpture Park Installation Featured in “30 Art Shows to See in New York This Summer” (Hyperallergic)

June Happenings at Socrates Sculpture Park in LIC (Queens Gazette)

For Marble That Makes a Statement, Designers Flock to Ann Sacks in LIC (Business of Home)

Everyone is Trying to Move to Queens Right Now (TimeOut)

Andrew Chung’s Innovo Lands $354M Recap for LIC Industrial Highrise (The Real Deal)

BHI, Be Aviv Lend $69M on Long Island City Condo Property Build (Commercial Observer)

Development looms in Lower Manhattan, Queens City Council Races (Crain’s New York Business)

NYS DOH Advises New Yorkers to Take Precautions as Unhealthy Air Quality Continues to Impact Much of the State (NYS DOH)

'A Living Mechanism' Exhibition Highlights Staff Work at Noguchi Museum in LIC (LIC Post)

Mina's at MoMA PS1 Featured in 'Spend Your Lunch Hour at These 7 New York Museum Cafes' (Cultured)

LIC’s Beija Flor Featured in ‘Latin Restaurant Week is Here, Featured Menus to Try’ (Fox 5 New York)

LIC’s Casa Enrique Featured in ‘The 12 Best Margaritas in NYC’ (Gotham Magazine)

Caribbean Food Showcase Will Take Place at Culture Lab LIC (Caribbean Food Showcase)

Koeppel Hyundai Celebrates Newly Renovated Facility in Long Island City (LIC Post)

Study Exploring Alternative Sites for New Ferry Station in Long Island City Nears Completion (LIC Post)

New York City Emerges as a Global Life Sciences Hub (Area Development)

City Council Approves Opus Point Redevelopment at 23-10 Queens Plaza South in LIC (New York Yimby)

Biz Groups Divided on Outdoor Dining (Queens Chronicle)