E.J. Minskoff Equities' $300 million mixed-use development North 30 is scheduled to be finished in late 2009, according to theEDC, but judging by the language it doesn't sound like the commercial portion has really taken off. The site says there is "opportunity to create as much as 650,000 SF of mixed-use space at 30-30 Northern Boulevard between 40th Avenue and 40th Road."

Published by The New York Observer on July 21, 2008.

"The opportunity to create more than 580,000 sf of mixed-use space at (24-02 43rd Avenue) in Court Square," is also available in Rockrose's planned development, according to the EDC, leaving the potential for many more office workers to make Long Island City their professional home.

Published by The New York Observer on July 21, 2008.

"The opportunity to create more than 580,000 sf of mixed-use space at (24-02 43rd Avenue) in Court Square," is also available in Rockrose's planned development, according to the EDC, leaving the potential for many more office workers to make Long Island City their professional home.

Published by The New York Observer on July 21, 2008.

Tishman Speyer, for instance, is finally expected to break ground on a scaled-down Gotham Center in Queens Plaza—originally the developer giant planned to build 3 million square feet, but the most recent description of the project on the EDC Web site is for a 1.5 million-square-foot complex with the option of 1.5 million additional square feet in a second building phase.

Published by The New York Observer on July 21, 2008.

The Financial Times' Jeremy Lemer parachutes into Long Island City and relays the massive changes in the neighborhood back to the folks in Europe.

Published by The New York Observer on July 21, 2008.

B&T Officer Daniel Bell, 38, was working toll booth No. 3 on the Queens side of the Queens Midtown Tunnel when a driver pulled up in a black Mercedes and handed him five one-dollar bills. Three of them were crumpled in the driver's hand.

Published by New York Post on July 20, 2008.

Frank Cilento, president of Innovative Planning Services, a financial planning company in Sunnyside, is advising his clients to take a breather. Cilento said the most important thing investors can do is make sure their portfolios are diversified.

Published by SI Live on July 19, 2008.

The new tunnels connect to two tunnels below the East River used by the F train that will link to the LIRR in Queens. A 4-mile-long conveyor belt carries muck from the tunnel out to Long Island City, where it is carted off to landfills or used in roads, said Joe Trainor, the chief engineer for MTA Capital Construction.

Published by amNY.com on July 17, 2008.

Goldman discussed her ordeal after reading in The Post yesterday that Astoria resident John Agnesini is suing Subway for $1 million because he found a serrated 7-inch knife baked into the bread of his 12-inch cold-cut sub June 27.

Published by New York Post on July 17, 2008.

Life is good on the upper East side - and Astoria, too. As for many other parts of the United States? Not so much.

Published by New York Daily News on July 17, 2008.

11 a.m. Groundbreaking ceremony for City Ice Pavilion rooftop ice skating rink; 47-32 32nd Place, Long Island City.

Published by The New York Observer on July 16, 2008.

The sheer number of these rezonings - from Columbia University to Hudson Yards to Greenpoint-Williamsburg to Willets Point, boggles the mind.

Published by New York Daily News on July 16, 2008.

John Agnesini, 27, of Astoria, told The Post he was horrified when he spotted the 7-inch blade inside his lunch.

Published by New York Post on July 16, 2008.

The project, which is currently about three months into the city’s seven-month public approval process, aims to build up to 5,000 housing units in a series of high-rises along the East River, just south of Long Island City. As currently planned, 60 percent would be available to families of middle incomes, between $55,000 and $158,000 for a family of four.

Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

For the financing plan for the Atlantic Yards housing and sports arena complex in Brooklyn, and for one being considered for the planned middle-income-housing mega-complex at Hunter’s Point South in Queens, the city would need a favorable ruling from the I.R.S. or face substantially higher costs for both projects.

Published by The New York Observer on July 15, 2008.

A construction worker was injured when he was knocked from a crane in Astoria, Queens, Tuesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 15, 2008.

The Roosevelt Island Bridge has never gotten any real respect from New York City. Sure it's very construction in the 1950's was a landmark event resulting in trolley cars being displaced off the larger Queensboro Bridge and an upside down elevator building was made obsolete.

Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on July 14, 2008.

Ms. Andaloro and Ms. Smith dreamed up Green Pirate last summer to supply their neighborhood of Greenpoint with a wished-for juice bar.

Published by New York Sun on July 14, 2008.

Since the late 1800s, Greenpoint and its Newtown Creek have been a hub of industrialization, and its side effect – pollution, mostly air pollution.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 13, 2008.

Newtown Creek, the polluted estuary that separates Queens and Brooklyn, should be named a federal Superfund site, a move that could hasten long-stuttering cleanup efforts, a pair of New York lawmakers say.

Published by New York Times on July 13, 2008.

Greenpoint looks like an average American town in Brooklyn, but it has a dirty past -- one that residents and Congressman Anthony Weiner would like the federal government to clean up.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 13, 2008.

"To help people, that's my job," said a humble Neljkovic, of Astoria, Queens, who moved to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1995 and works as a doorman at the nearby Level Club.

Published by New York Daily News on July 13, 2008.

The B24, which makes an odd run from Williamsburg into Queens and back into Greenpoint, had 60 percent more riders, yet had a 6-percent service decline.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 11, 2008.

You've seen the unbridled enthusiasm of bargain hunting, and soon a Long Island City warehouse will be transformed into a similar scene. From these piles and piles of bags, emerge couture treasures like wedding dresses, fur coats, designer bags and more.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 11, 2008.

Two boys have been shot in East Williamsburg early Friday morning.

Published by WNBC on July 11, 2008.

Among the still relatively bright spots are the Williamsburg-Greenpoint area, with a 9 percent upswing in median price from $532,500 to $580,402.

Published by New York Post on July 11, 2008.

Home prices in Williamsburg and Greenpoint grew more in the last 12 months than prices in any other Brooklyn area, according to a new report.

Published by The New York Observer on July 10, 2008.

Martinez's wild tale began on June 29, 2007, when he bought a handful of tickets at a minimart in Sunnyside.

Published by New York Post on July 10, 2008.

A taxi garage in Long Island City, Queens, offers a taxi driver’s paradise, a refuge totally unlike the grimy, disheveled hangouts popularized on screen. [NYT]

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

Braxton, 52, was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises. A shelter resident also was injured in the attack, which occurred on one of the main thoroughfares in the Astoria neighborhood.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

A taxi garage in Long Island City offers a taxi driver’s paradise, a refuge totally unlike the grimy, disheveled hangouts popularized on screen.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

Two new high-rises, one on the Upper East Side, the other in Brooklyn, a have the same name: Azure, a deep shade of blue. Seem familiar? It should. On the Lower East Side, another new building is called Blue. Sky House, under construction on East 29th Street, is not to be confused with the Cielo (Italian for “sky”), on East 83rd Street. And then there are Star Tower, in Long Island City, and Solaria, in the Bronx.

Published by New York Times on July 8, 2008.

Members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance say they'll meet Monday at the Manhattan headquarters of the Taxi and Limousine Commission to propose an extra $1 on their meters to offset high gas prices.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 7, 2008.

The drivers plan to take their proposal to the Taxi and Limousine Commission Monday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 7, 2008.

Two of Mr. Roche's friends, Tim and Dagny DuVal, own the building, which was once an iron factory, then a paint factory, and later an ice cream factory. The DuVals, former owners of Plant Specialists, now split their time between their Long Island City home and Italy.

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

These include Kent Avenue from Division Avenue to North 14th Street, Franklin Street from North 14th Street to Greenpoint Avenue and Montague Street between Court and Montague Terrace.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

La Vuelta, 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City, (718) 361-1858. A special menu will be offered, but no reservations taken - get there early

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Bella Via, 47-46 Vernon Blvd. at 48th Ave., (718) 361-7510. This great view is blocks from Gantry Plaza State Park, but doesn't take reservations for the big night. Tip: Spend the day in the park to be first in line at the restaurant.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Carolyn Daly, a spokeswoman for the striking union, Local 282 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said the main issues were wages and working conditions. She said the union expected the strike to last only a few days, adding, “The posture is positive; it’s not angry.”

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Water Taxi Beach, Hunters Point, Long Island City, (212) 742-1969. Food, drinks, and a beach-front seat for $25 per person. A $200 VIP ticket guarantees more options and a seat under the tent in case of rain.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Taxi Beach in Long Island City makes you feel as though you're right below the action.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

The store, Alphabeta in Greenpoint, proudly embraces graffiti culture and even offers artists a space for their work. But any mention of graffiti among some New Yorkers conjures searing images of a city in economic and social despair. A store that glorifies graffiti, says Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., (D- Astoria), is the equivalent of creating a criminal supply shop.

Published by amNY.com on July 1, 2008.

And so fans like 27-year-old Blair Blanchard, a freelance writer who lives in Greenpoint, has made T-shirts that say “I

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

But, Mr. Hall said, the view from sanctioned locations, including the FDR Drive, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and Empire Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, will be unaffected. Stacey Sherman, a spokeswoman for the Water Taxi Beach, which offers beach access for the show and a three-hour fireworks cruise package, said the barges' relocation would not change the "prime views of the fireworks" from the beach.

Published by New York Sun on July 1, 2008.

Consolidations among New York cultural institutions aren't unusual. The Museum of Modern Art and PS 1 joined forces years ago, but both are in contemporary art business.

Published by SI Live on June 28, 2008.

In Greenpoint, the population is diversifying, as these intriguing and affordable restaurants show.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

The half-hour show, starting at 9:25 pm, will launch over 35,000 fireworks from two locations, on the East River between 10th and 24th streets, and at South Street Seaport. Anywhere along Brooklyn’s shores with a good view of the East River between Houston and 42nd streets — ideally, Williamsburg or Greenpoint — will be a great spot to watch fireworks.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

The place: Coco Roco on Smith Street. The time: Tuesday night. The event: A fundraiser for Simon’s run to succeed Councilman David Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights). The problem: Distinguishing yourself from at least five other declared candidates in an election that isn’t even until 2009 for a district that sprawls from Greenpoint to Park Slope.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

The duo, described as two men between the ages of 17 and 19, hit three stores in Crown Heights and one in Greenpoint so far.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 27, 2008.