Long Island City

LOCATION

Western Queens. Defining its boundaries more exactly requires a short explanation: the thing is, there are two definitions. One is more "traditional" - dating from the days when Queens was not part of New York City and wasn't even called a borough - back then, the entire area comprising today's Western Queens was called Long Island City (that included Astoria, too).

Nowadays, this definition is not very useful. Practically nobody living in Astoria, for example, would say "I live in L.I.C." (what they put as their mailing address is another matter). So, on our site, we consider Queens Plaza as the northern border of Long Island City. To the south, across the Pulaski Bridge, lies Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the west - the East River and the eastern border is defined fairly naturally by the LIRR railroad tracks.

SUB-DIVISIONS

Hunters Point is the southern tip of Long Island City. Most new development - rental as well as condo - is happening in this area.

APARTMENTS & REAL ESTATE

Although prices are lower than in Manhattan, they are higher than in neighboring Astoria. New condos are priced around $700 per s/f (2007 data).

Selected Rental Buildings:

• 47-45 Vernon Boulevard (47-45 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City)
• 4720 Center Blvd. (4720 Center Boulevard, Long Island City) - 32-story tower is part of "East Coast" - a development project for Long Island City. The tower sits right....
• Avalon Riverview (2-01 50th Ave, Long Island City)
• Avalon Riverview North (4-75 48th Avenue, Long Island City)

See all Long Island City Rental Apartment Buildings

Selected No-Fee Rental Listings:

• new! $2,400 1-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview (available May 13, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $2,550 1-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview (available May 13, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $2,750 1-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview (available June 28, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $2,802 1-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview (available May 13, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $3,560 1-Bedroom at Avalon Riverview (available June 25, 2008) posted 05/13/08.

See all Long Island City No Fee Rental Apartments (24 total)

Condo Buildings:

• The Arris (27-28 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City) - Conversion from a printing plant. Unusual dimensions: 445 feet by 380 feet: the building is larger than a....
• Crescent Club (41-17 Crescent street, Long Island City)
• The Echelon (13-11 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City) - The building has the façade of textured manganese brick and aluminium panels. Units range from 503 to ....

See all Long Island City Condo Apartment Buildings

LATEST HEADLINES, NEWS & REVIEWS

• 01/May/2008: Rooftop Tennis and Squash Club Opens in LIC
• 22/Nov/2005: NYT on Rockrose activities in L.I.C.