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Long Island CityLatest Stories

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Starr Whitehouse and Tri-Lox design a park in Long Island City with a playscape influenced by bird’s nests

Ceramic City

Studio V’s The Green House uses terra-cotta cladding in a nod to Long Island City’s past

Couple sits within large cedar structure
Staying Afloat

Socrates Sculpture Park displays five installations addressing the urgency of climate change

colorful sculptures at a italian sculpture park
Tongue Slides and Nipple Windows

MoMA PS1 announces first New York retrospective of Niki de Saint Phalle

5 pointz, a graffiti covered warehouse, undergoing demoltion
All's Well That Ends Well

US Supreme Court cements win for graffiti artists in 5 Pointz demolition case

Aerial view of the long island city waterfront
Water Hazard

Plans to develop former Amazon site in Long Island City collapse

The curved coastline of Hunter's Point Park along the Queens coastline
The Ole Two-Step

Hunter’s Point South Park completes a Queens coastline years in the making

A gray building with glass cut-aways in Hunters Point
Shelf Life

[Updated] Hunters Point Library facing maintenance issues after opening

An architectural model by Steven Holl Architect's shows the staircase design for their new library. The Manhattan skyline is shown in the background.
Dewey Dontecimal

Hunters Point Library called out over accessibility issues

Aerial photo of the Long Island City site considered by Amazon
Basin-Based

Plans for ex-Amazon site in Queens aim to move forward with the community in mind

Hunters Point Library from the back at night
The Browsing Circuit

Steven Holl’s amble-worthy Hunters Point Library is finally open

Rendering of a grass patch under elevated roadways
Public Activation

New York City’s elevated infrastructure pilot returns to beautify Queens

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The Neverending Story

Amazon’s new Queens campus might displace 1,500 affordable units

giant promotional materials used in the 238 Amazon HQ2 bids
Amazon Prime Real Estate

Governor Cuomo proposes rezoning in Long Island City as Amazon confirms HQ2 locations

Long Island City and Manhattan from Sunnyside, one of the neighborhoods expected to face rent increases if the HQ2 plans bear out.
Look on the Sunnyside

Amazon to split HQ2 between New York and Virginia, but can they handle it?

(Courtesy WXY architecture + urban design)
King of Queens

Long Island City riverside development would bring Queens one of its tallest towers

Made in LIC

Long Island City’s latest mixed-use development will include factory space

Gantry State Park

Steven Holl’s Hunters Point Community Library rises next to the East River

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