Long Island City is the most vibrant new creative community in New York City. Located directly across the East River from Manhattan, it is reached from Manhattan by the 59th Street Bridge,
Midtown Tunnel, Triborough Bridge and the N, W, R, 7, E, F and G subway lines.
From the Steinway Piano factory to the acclaimed Astoria film studios, LIC is a magnet for intellectual, visual and musical artists.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Queens has the 4th largest amount of air pollution in the country. The greater the population, the denser the air pollution.
- 40 to 60 story buildings will soon be lining the LIC waterfront, blocking most Queens residents from waterfront access.
- LIC is a flood plain.
- 57+ projects are currently under construction in Long Island City.
- Western Queens is served by 1 hospital…and no others are under construction despite the fact that our population
will increase by 200,000 in the coming decade.
- Single-family homes here are being replaced with 6-family homes, but no extra schools are being built..
- As of April 14, 2006, the 114th precinct has decreased the number of its officers from 300 to 194.
