The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
Long Island City rental apartment residents have seen the Clocktower building a million times, one of those geographic landmarks you use almost without thinking when you’re in the Court Square part of the neighborhood. And though the once-mighty Bank Of America headquarters–built in 1927 (the tallest building in Queens!), abandoned in 1980s, overshadowed by the [...]
I was a huge fan of M. Wells, the short-lived, much-mourned Long Island City diner from Chef Hugue Dufour (late of Montreal and the great Au Pied de Cochon) and his partner Sarah Obraitis. The explosive flavors, the insane creativity of the kitchen, the fun, casual vibe… M. Wells was, for the year or so [...]
Admittedly, the New York Mets have been mediocre (technically: worse than mediocre, actually), since their state-of-the-art stadium, Citi Field, celebrated its first Opening Day in 2009, trudging along at below-.500 clip through all four seasons in their new home.
When you think of the concrete jungle, the question of where to swim in NYC is probably not the first thing that comes to your mind. But with NYC residents enjoying (ha!) our fourth major heat wave so far this summer, the thought may have crossed your mind as a way to cool down.
Sure felt like summer last weekend, right? And not just because it was, like, 30 million degrees outside… no, I’m talking about last Saturday marking the beginning of that most fabulous of NYC summertime traditions, the always-a-blast afternoon dance party, Warm Up at MoMA PS1.
