The difference, according to Harold Finkelstein, an irascible wholesaler from Long Island City, N.
And a ferry ride from Long Island City takes five minutes to reach Manhattan.
So what they do is they park it over in Long Island City in Queens.
Seams were golden, with handiwork done in Long Island City, New York.
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"I've found myself sending people to Long Island City and Roosevelt Island, " two less-desirable neighborhoods outside of Manhattan.
Many points of interest in Long Island City and neighboring Astoria are related to the area's industrial heritage.
Excellent map of Long Island City and Astoria neighborhoods in New York City borough of Queens, plus attraction listings.
"There's so much pressure already on women, " said the 29-year-old Long Island City resident who has a six-month-old baby boy.
So he shipped it off to Queens in 1941 shortly after Borough Hall moved to Kew Gardens from Long Island City.
While it lacks the amenities of Union Square, waterfront development has made Long Island City more appealing to some technology entrepreneurs.
The new Long Island City facility is being built from the ground up with state-of-the-art security systems, fire protection and climate controls.
S. 1, in Long Island City hails the latest star of this tradition.
Wells opened at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City on September 27.
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On May 20, investigators who had been casing the area noticed a light upstairs in the otherwise dark warehouse in Long Island City.
The exhibit is to open next year at the museum in the Long Island City neighborhood, across the East River from midtown Manhattan.
One of Long Island City's best-known landmarks is a bright red Pepsi-Cola sign on the waterfront, visible from across the river in Manhattan.
She still doesn't, judging by the number of takes she endured on a set at the Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, New York.
Another major destination for art-lovers is MoMA PS1, part of the Museum of Modern Art, located in a former Long Island City public school.
In October, 3D-printing startup Shapeways opened its New York production facility in Long Island City, Queens, the biggest consumer-focused 3D printing factory in the world.
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"I would definitely stay in Long Island City again, " Pham said.
Within days after the Wall Street district erupted in flames and fallout, thousands of traders were back at their desks--but in midtown Manhattan, New Jersey and Long Island City, Queens.
While Long Island City and the adjacent neighborhood of Astoria offer many attractions, including waterfront parks, museums and good restaurants, industrial heritage remains a vibrant part of the local identity.
Other Long Island City attractions include two places to climb: a five-story outdoor wall at NYC Outward Bound headquarters, and a cavernous new gym called The Cliffs, opening in May.
"It's as if we've been a little bit behind the curve, but now we're really taking off, " said Gayle Baron, president of the Long Island City Partnership, an economic-advocacy group.
As a native New Yorker, I grew up seeing the iconic Long Island City Pepsi-Cola sign whenever I looked out over the East River at the Hunters Point Pepsi Bottling Plant.
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Camp Bow Wow, a national doggie daycare chain and overnight facility, plans to partner with a veterinarian to offer a flu vaccination clinic next year in its Long Island City, N.
"When we moved here, there wasn't a local supermarket or a drugstore, " said Elias Roman, co-founder and chief executive of Songza, a digital music business based in Long Island City since 2007.
The notion that New York's tech scene is really heating up has been with us for years, sort of the way Long Island City is always poised to be the next hot neighborhood.
The rig was working on what will be a 25-story building near the East River in Queens' Long Island City neighborhood, behind a large neon Pepsi-Cola sign that serves as a local landmark.
Within days after the Wall Street district erupted in flames and fallout, thousands of traders were back at their desks--but in midtown Manhattan, New Jersey and Long Island City (a part of New York City).
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