About the Neighborhood
Once an industrial sprawl full of storage warehouses and taxi depots, Long Island City Queens has seen remarkable change in the past two decades. Its waterfront is now lined with upscale, glassy new developments that are home to many young professionals looking for luxury amenities and convenience to Midtown at slightly discounted prices. These new buildings have created a sterile, corporate feel that is at odds with the surrounding pothole-pocked streets and aging factories. What LIC lacks in vibrancy, however, is somewhat compensated for in the growing number of trendy restaurants and bars that now cater to the new residents.
Long Island City Boundaries
Long Island City Queens runs from the Queens East River waterfront all the way east to 51st/Hobart Street, and from the Brooklyn border at Newtown Creek all the way north again to the East River.Many New Yorkers know the area by two names: Long Island City or Astoria. Often you’ll hear “Long Island City” when only Hunters Point and the Queens West development is meant.
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Long Island City Transportation
Long Island City Queens is all about getting places and has been for more than a century. Thousands and thousands of commuters pass through it every day, and many residents prize their 15-minute commutes to Manhattan. Queens Plaza is a major subway hub with the G, N, R, V, and W. The 7 and F trains are blocks away. The LIRR stops in Hunters Point only a couple times a day, but below the surface, a tunnel delivers thousands of commuters a day to Manhattan.
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