Long Island City ( LIC ) is the westernmost residential and commercial neighborhood of the Queens district of New York City. LIC is renowned for its fast and sustainable growth and gentrification, its waterfront gardens, and a thriving art community. LIC has the highest concentration of art galleries, art institutions and studio spaces in any neighborhood in New York City. It borders Astoria at the north; East to West River; Hazen Street, 49th Street, and New Calvary Cemetery at Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek - which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn - to the south. It was originally the seat of Newtown City government, and remains the largest neighborhood in Queens. This area is part of Queens Community Board 1, located north of Queensboro Bridge and Queens Plaza; it's also from Queens Community Board 2 in the south.
Long Island City is the eastern end of the Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, which is the only non-toll motor route connecting Queens and Manhattan. The Northwest of the bridge terminus is Queensbridge Houses, a development of the New York City Housing Authority and the largest public housing complex in North America.
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Long Island City, as the name implies, was once a city, created in 1870 from the merger of Astoria Village and Ravenswood hamlet, Hunters Point, Blissville, Sunnyside, Dutch Kills, Steinway, Bowery Bay and Middleton in the City of Newtown. At the time of the merger, Long Island City has between 12,000 and 15,000 inhabitants. The charter is reserved for a select mayor and ten Alderman Council members with two representing each of the five city wards. The city's ordinance can be passed by a majority vote of the Council of Aldermen and the mayor's mark.
Long Island City held its first election on 5 July 1870. Citizens elected A.D. Delmars the first mayor; Delmar ran well as a Democrat and a Republican. The first elected Council of Aldermen was H. Rudolph and Patrick Lonirgan (Ward 1); Francis McNena and William E. Bragaw (Ward 2); George Hunter and Mr. Williams (Third Ward); James R. Bennett and John Wegart (Ward Four); and E.M. Hartshort and William Carlin (Fifth Ward). The mayor and members of the council were inaugurated on 18 July 1870.
In the 1880s, Mayor De Bevoise nearly bankrupted the Long Island City government by embezzling, where he was convicted. Many dissatisfied residents of Astoria circulated a petition to ask the New York State Legislature to allow him to escape from Long Island City and rejoin Astoria Village, as it existed before the merger of Long Island City, in 1884. The petition was eventually dropped by residents.
Long Island City continued to exist as a city established until 1898, when all Queens was annexed to New York City. The last mayor of Long Island City is a famous Irish-American Patrick Jerome named "Battle-Axe" Gleason.
The city surrendered its independence in 1898 to become part of the Greater City of New York. However, Long Island City survives as ZIP 11101 zip code and ZIP 111 zip code (with its main post office itself) and formerly a central cross-section facility (SCF). Since 1985, the Greater Astoria Historical Society, a cultural and nonprofit cultural organization, has preserved the past and promoted the future of the environment that is part of the historic Long Island City.
The General Council of Long Island City in 1873 adopted the emblem as "the symbol of the diverse interests represented by Long Island City." It was designed by George H. Williams, of Ravenswood. The overall composition is inspired by the New York City emblem. The shield is rich with historic figures, including Native American, Dutch and English symbols. In 1898, Long Island City became part of New York City.
Throughout the 1930s, many underground tunnels, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, and the Queensboro Bridge were built to link the neighborhood to Manhattan. In the 1970s, factories in Long Island City were abandoned. In 1981, Queens West on the west side of Long Island City was developed to revitalize the area. Finally, in 2001, the environment was re-broadcast from the industrial environment to the residential neighborhood, and the area underwent gentrification, with developments like Hunter's Point South being built in the area.
In 2006, the closest Woodside resident, Hiroyuki Takenaga, proposed establishing Japantown in Long Island City.
Selain Hunters Point Historic District dan Queensboro Bridge, 45th Road - Court House Square Station (Sistem Ganda IRT), Long Island City Courthouse Complex, dan Kantor Pos Amerika Serikat terdaftar di National Register of Historic Places.
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Demografi
Based on data from the 2010 US Census, the combined population of the Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Long Island City neighborhood is 20,030, a decrease of 1,074 (5.1%) from 21,104 calculated in 2000. Covering an area of ​​540.94 acres (218.91 ha), the neighborhood has a population density of 37.0 per acre (23,700/sq., mi; 9,100/km 2 ).
Racial makeup is 14.7% (2,946) White, 25.9% (5,183) African Americans, 0.3% (62) Native Americans, 15.5% (3,096) Asian, 0.0% (6) Pacific Islands, 1.2% (248) of other races, and 1.9% (385) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 40.5% (8,104) of the population.
Trade and economy
Developments and buildings
Long Island City was once home to many factories and bakeries, some of which discover new uses. The previous Silvercup Bakery is now home to Silvercup Studios, which has produced important works such as NBC's <30 Rock and HBO's Sex and the City . The Silvercup marks are visible from the IRT Flushing Line and the BMT line of the Astoria Line entering and leaving Queensboro Plaza ( 7 , & lt; 7 & gt; , N , and W trains). The former Sunshine Bakery is now one of the buildings that houses LaGuardia Community College. The other building on campus originally served as the location of the Ford Instrument Company, which at that time was a major producer of precision machines and devices. Artist Isamu Noguchi converts the photo-carving plants to the workshop; the site is now a Noguchi Museum, a space dedicated to his work.
Standard Motor Products' headquarters, a manufacturing site that produces items such as distributor hats, was once stationed in the Long Island City industrial environment until it was purchased by Acuman Partners in 2008 for $ 40 million. The Standard Motor Products Building is marketed by Acuman in 2014 and acquired by RXR Realty, LLC for $ 110M. The former factory built in 1919 now houses the Jim Henson Company, the Community Award, and the commercial rooftop farm run by Brooklyn Grange.
High-rise housing is being built on the former Pepsi-Cola site on the East River. From June 2002 to September 2004, the former Swingline Stapler factory was the temporary headquarters of the Museum of Modern Art. Other ex-factories in Long Island City include Fisher Electronics and Chiclets Gum. Long settlement area on Long Island City, called Queens West, is located along the East River, just north of LIRR's Long Island City Station. The redevelopment at Queens West reflects the intention to have the area as the main residential area of ​​New York City, with its high-rise residence very close to public transport, making it easy for commuters to travel to Manhattan by ferry or subway. The first tower, 42-storey City Lamp, opened in 1998 with an elementary school at the base. Others have been completed since then and many more are being planned or under construction.
Today, the most prominent structure, in addition to Queensboro Bridge, is the community's green, 658-foot (201Ã,m) Citicorp Building built in 1989 at Courthouse Square. It is the tallest building on Long Island and in one of New York City's areas outside of Manhattan. The socio-economic diversity is highly visible in Long Island City; The Queensbridge house consists of over 3,000 units, making it the largest public housing complex in North America.
Company
Eagle Electric, now known as Cooper Wiring Devices, was one of the last major factories in the area, before moving to China; Factory # 7, which is the largest factory and housed in their corporate office, is being converted to luxury residential apartments.
Long Island City is currently home to the largest fortune cookie factory in the United States, owned by Wonton Foods and producing four million fortune cookies a day. Lucky numbers included in the wealth in the company's cookies caused 110 people across the United States to win $ 100,000 each in a May 2005 image for Powerball.
The online wholesale company FreshDirect caters to the greater New York metropolitan area via shipping from warehouses and administrative offices on Borden Avenue. Customers can also order online and come to the warehouse to be picked up.
The Brooks Brothers tie manufacturing plant, which employs 122 people and produces more than 1.5 million bonds per year, has been operating in Long Island City since 1999.
Long Island City is the new home of Troma independent film studio.
On March 22, 2010, JetBlue Airways announced it would move its headquarters from Forest Hills to Long Island City, also incorporating work from Darien's office, Connecticut. The airline, which operates its largest hub at JFK Airport, also operates from LaGuardia Airport, and makes the Brewster Building in Queens Plaza its home. The airline moved there around mid-2012.
Subdivision
Pada 1870, desa Astoria, Ravenswood, Hunters Point, Dutch Kills, Middletown, Sunnyside, Blissville, dan Bowery Bay dimasukkan ke Long Island City.
Dutch Kills
Dutch Kills is a hamlet, named as the navigable creek of Newtown Creek, which occupies what today is the central Queensboro Plaza. Dutch Kills was an important road hub during the American Revolutionary War, and the British Army garrison site from 1776 to 1783. The area supported agriculture during the 19th century. Kanalisasi Newtown Creek and Kew at the end of the 19th century of intensive industrial development in the area, which prospered until the mid-20th century. The environment is currently undergoing a massive rezonation of mixed residential and commercial properties.
Blissville
Blissville, codenamed ZIP 11101, is an environment within Long Island City, located at 40 ° 44'4.87 "N73 ° 56'9.81" W and adjacent to Calvary Cemetery in the east; Long Island Expressway to the north; Newtown Creek to the south; and Dutch Kills, the creek of Newtown Creek, to the west. Blissville was named after Neziah Bliss, who owned most of the land in the 1830s and 1840s. Bliss built the first version of what was known for years as the Blissville Bridge, the suspension bridge at Newtown Creek, linking Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and Blissville; it was replaced in the 20th century by the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, also called the J. J. Byrne Memorial Bridge, which lies slightly upstream. Blissville existed as a small village until 1870 when it was put into Long Island City. Historically an industrial neighborhood, it has a small park with monuments on 54th Avenue and 48th Street.
Hunter Point
Hunters Point is on the south side of Long Island City. It contains Hunters Point Historical District , a national historic district that includes 19 buildings that contribute along 45th Avenue between 21st and 23rd Streets. They are a set of townhouses built in the late 19th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Queens West and Hunter's Point South are situated by the beach.
Art and culture
Long Island City is home to a large and dynamic artistic community.
- Long Island City is the home of 5 Pointz, the studio of residential building artists, legally painted by a number of graffiti artists and is clearly visible near Court Square stations on 7 and & lt; 7 & gt; cart. Building 5 Pointz painted and destroyed, starting in 2013.
- The Fisher Landau Center for Art is a private foundation that offers regular, contemporary art exhibits that are closed to the public in November 2017.
- Across the street from Socrates Sculpture Park is the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Museum, founded in 1985 by Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi. After undergoing a two and a half year renovation, the museum opened in 2004 with newer and more sophisticated facilities.
- MoMA PS1, an affiliate of the Museum of Modern Art, is the oldest and second largest nonprofit center in the United States devoted solely to contemporary art. It was named after the previous public school where it was placed.
- SculptureCenter is the only non-profit exhibition space in New York dedicated to contemporary and innovative sculpture. SculptureCenter re-located from Manhattan Upper East Side to former trolley shop in Long Island City, Queens renovated by artist/designer Maya Lin in 2002. Founded by artists in 1928, SculptureCenter has undergone much evolution and growth, and continues to evolve and challenge the definition statue. SculptureCenter commissioned new work and presented exhibits by emerging and established artists, nationally and internationally. The museum also hosts a variety of public programs including lectures, dialogues, and performances.
- Socrates Sculpture Park is an outdoor sculpture park located one block from the Noguchi Museum at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard.
- The Queens Library has two branches in Long Island City, one on the ground floor of the Citicorp Building (Court Square branch), and one on 21st Street.
- See.me is a web-based art organization located in Long Island City. The organization is dedicated to supporting artistic talent, leveraging the online creative community, and promoting the work of artists.
Recreation
- The City Ice Pavilion, with 33,000 square feet (3,100 m 2 ) from skating surfaces, opened in Long Island City at the end of 2008. The skating rink is on the roof of a two-store storage facility.
- Water Taxi Beach is the first non-pool city beach in New York City, and is located on the East River on Long Island City. City Hall plans to build 5,000 mid-income apartments in the area, a 30-acre (120,000 m 2 ) development called Hunter's Point South. The beach is then closed and the apartment has been built.
Transportation
Long Island City is served by the elevated BMT Astoria Line at two stations ( N and W trains) and IRT Flushing Line at four stations ( 7 and & lt; 7 & gt; trains) from Subway New York City. It is also served by an underground IND 63rd Street Line at one station ( F train), IND Queens Boulevard Line at two stations ( E , M , and R trains), and IND Crosstown Line on two stations ( G train). Long Island City Station and Hunterspoint Avenue on Long Island Rail Road are also located on Long Island City.
During the summer, the New York Water Taxi Company is used to operate Water Taxi Beach, a public beach built on a pier along the East River, accessible on the corner of Second Street and Borden Avenue. It was discontinued in 2011 due to new construction at the old landing site.
Cars enter through Pulaski Bridge, Queensboro Bridge, Queens-Midtown Tunnel, and Roosevelt Island Bridge connecting Long Island City and Astoria to Roosevelt Island. Major highways include 21 Street, which is mostly industrial and commercial; I-495 (Long Island Expressway); the westernmost part of the North Boulevard, which became Jackson Avenue (the previous name of Northern Boulevard) south of Queens Plaza; and Queens Boulevard, which leads west to the bridge and to the east follows the New York State Route 25 through Long Island; and Vernon Boulevard.
In June 2011, NY Waterway began serving dots along the East River. On May 1, 2017, the route became part of the NYC East River Ferry route, which runs between Pier 11/Wall Street in Manhattan Financial District and East 34th Street Ferry Landing in Murray Hill, Manhattan, with five intermediate stops in Brooklyn and Ratu. One stop for the NYC Ferry for the East River route is located in Hunters Point South, while another NYC ferry stop for the route to Astoria is located at Gantry Plaza State Park.
Education
The New York City Department of Education operates a facility in Long Island City that is the Office of School Support and several related departments.
K-12
Long Island City is served by the New York City Department of Education. Long Island City is categorized into:
- P.S. 17 Henry King Thoreau School
- P.S. 70
- P.S. 76 School of William Hallet
- P.S. 78
- P.S. 85 Judge Charles Vallone
- P.S. 111 Jacob Blackwell School
- P.S. Dutch School Kills 112
- P.S. 150
- P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein School
- P.S. 171 Peter G. Van Alst School
- P.S. 199 School Maurice A. Fitzgerald
- I.S. 10 H. Greeley School
- I.S. 141 Steinway School
- I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes
- I.S. 126 Albert Shanker School For Visual Arts and Performing
In addition, Long Island City is home to:
- Baccalaureate School for Global Education, school 7-12
- Queens Paideia School, an independent progressive school offering personalized learning and group activities for mixed-age student body, K-8
- St. Raphael School (closed)
High school offering specializations
Long Island City is home to many high schools, some offering specializations, as shown below. This special school is not to be confused with SHSAT-based high schools. Instead, these schools offer programs that are included in SHSAT schools.
- The American Academy of Study (Q575), the historical high school
- Academy for Careers on Television & amp; Movies (Q301)
- Academy of Finance and Enterprise (Q264)
- Flight Career and Technical College (Q610)
- Initial High School Bard II (Q299)
- Frank Sinatra Art School (Q501)
- College of Applied Communications (Q267)
- Higher School of Information Technology (Q502)
- International High School (Queens) at LaGuardia Community College (Q530)
- Second Island City School (Q450)
- High School Higher Education at LaGuardia Community College (Q520)
- Newcomers High School - Academy for New Americans (Q555)
- Queens and Vocational High School (Q600)
- Robert F. Wagner Jr. Institute of Art & amp; Technology (P560)
- William Cullen Bryant High School (Q445)
Higher education
Many higher education institutions have (or have) presence in Long Island City.
- Briarcliffe College has a campus on Thomson Avenue.
- The City University of New York School of Law is located at 2 Court Square.
- The Columbia University Depression Project is located at 3718 34th Street. DeVry University - New York Metro (also known as DeVry College of New York), retained its headquarters at 3020 Thomson Avenue until March 2011, at that time the New York Metro main campus moved to 180 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, and DCNY moved location Queens Presence to 99-21 Queens Boulevard at Rego Park
- LaGuardia Community College is located at 3110 Thomson Avenue.
- Middle College National Consortium is located at 27-28 Thomson Avenue, # 331
- Touro College is located at 2511 49th Avenue.
Mayor
Long Island City was founded and has chosen a mayor that began in 1870. Long Island City, and the rest of Queens, annexed to New York City in 1898.
Famous citizen
Tujuh pemain Major League Baseball lahir di Long Island City:
- Joe Benes (1901)
- Ed Boland (1908)
- Al Cuccinello (1914)
- Tony Cuccinello (1907)
- Billy Loes (1929)
- Gus Sandberg (1895)
- Billy Zitzmann (1895)
Two Major League Baseball players have died in Long Island City:
- John Hatfield (1909)
- Dike Varney (1950)
NBA Metta World Peace and filmmaker Julie Dash grew up in Queensbridge Houses, as well as hip-hop producer Marley Marl, and rapper MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, and Roxanne Shante.
Other notable residents of Long Island City include:
- Tony Bartone, 2nd Winner Alcohol Drink NHRA Top 2014 Top Hot Rod Heritage Fuel Winner
- Sonam Dolma Brauen, the Swiss-Tibetan sculptor and painter
- Richard Christy, musician and writer on The Howard Stern Show
- John T. Clancy (1903-1985), lawyer, politician, and judge substitute from Queens.
- Roy Gussow, abstract sculptor
- Steve Hofstetter, actor and comedian; operates the Laughing Devil Comedy Club in the area.
- Zenon Konopka, advanced ice hockey; living in Long Island City during the 2010-11 NHL season
- Natalia Paruz, musician and director of the annual NYC Musical Festival
References
Note
Further reading
- Ã, "Long Island City". EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica (issue 11). 1911.
- Ã, "Long Island City". The CyclopÃÆ'Â|dia America . 1879.
External links
- Queens Buzz Lead-in Section to LIC
- permanent dead link ] BID City Long Island
- LICNotes
- The Greater Astoria History Society
- LIC Culture Alliance
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