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Restaurant Resurgence Reflects Optimism Post-Pandemic Demand Is Here to Stay

Nov. 5, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 5, 2024, 10:33 a.m.

Employment in bars and eateries is nearly back to pre-2020 levels, with new establishments playing to a wide range of clienteles.

Long Island City

5Pointz Artwork Lives on in Spooky Queens Afterlife, But Its Days Are Numbered

Oct. 30, 2023, 8:54 p.m.Oct. 31, 2023, 7:04 a.m.

Creepy Halloween murals by legendary graffiti artists are “part of the history of Long Island City” — and are now endangered by a rezoning plan there.

Campaign 2021

Voter Registration Surge Stands to Shape This Year’s NYC Primary Elections

Jan. 20, 2021, 6:36 p.m.Jan. 22, 2021, 2:44 p.m.

Democrats running for Council and mayor seek to win over New Yorkers new to the political scene.

Restaurants

NYC Restaurants Struggle to Stay Open with Loans — and Time — Running Out

July 19, 2020, 6:28 p.m.July 19, 2020, 6:32 p.m.

Owners say outdoor dining isn’t making up for losses, and jobs are down 70%. Some eateries are within months — or even weeks — of shuttering for good.

Development

NYC Developers Push to Jump-Start Public Review of Key Construction Projects

July 12, 2020, 2:22 p.m.July 12, 2020, 5:27 p.m.

Many proposals, from Brooklyn rezoning to new plans for Queens Amazon site, are frozen. The city will decide who goes first based on help for pandemic recovery and racial justice.

Queens

A Year After Amazon Rejection, Both Sides of Battle Applying Lessons Learned

Feb. 13, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

It was last Valentine’s Day when the online giant deleted its plans for LIC, but both activists and developers know there’s plenty of fish in the sea.

Queens

LIC Library Reveals Looming Shut-Down Date, With No New Home

Jan. 9, 2020, 1:28 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Popular branch in Citigroup Tower once eyed by Amazon will close a year after the tech giant cancelled its Long Island City deal.

Queens

LIC Luxury Tower Leaves Behind People with Disabilities, Lawsuit Alleges

Nov. 18, 2019, 5:20 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:28 a.m.

The federal discrimination suit against the Queens building marks the latest legal action stemming from the past decade’s development boom.

Economy

A Year After Amazon Picked LIC, Suspicions Cloud Future

Nov. 13, 2019, 8:22 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Developers say they’re looking for community input on the Queens neighborhood’s path while some local groups are calling for a moratorium on building.

Politics

Amazon Slayer Mike Gianaris Gets a Primary Amid Ongoing HQ2 Fallout

Oct. 17, 2019, 4:05 a.m.June 23, 2020, 7:07 a.m.

The Long Island City state senator is set to launch his reelection campaign, flanked by activists who helped him foil the tech giant’s Queens dreams.

Long Island City

Restaurant Resurgence Reflects Optimism Post-Pandemic Demand Is Here to Stay

5Pointz Artwork Lives on in Spooky Queens Afterlife, But Its Days Are Numbered

Voter Registration Surge Stands to Shape This Year’s NYC Primary Elections

NYC Restaurants Struggle to Stay Open with Loans — and Time — Running Out

NYC Developers Push to Jump-Start Public Review of Key Construction Projects

A Year After Amazon Rejection, Both Sides of Battle Applying Lessons Learned

LIC Library Reveals Looming Shut-Down Date, With No New Home

LIC Luxury Tower Leaves Behind People with Disabilities, Lawsuit Alleges

A Year After Amazon Picked LIC, Suspicions Cloud Future

Amazon Slayer Mike Gianaris Gets a Primary Amid Ongoing HQ2 Fallout

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