Long Island City
Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens.
It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south. Its name refers to its location on the western tip of Long Island.
Getting to Long Island City
Get to the heart of Long Island City by taking the E M or R trains to Queens Plaza, the N W or 7 to Queensboro Plaza, the E G M or 7 to Court Square, or the 7 to Hunters Point Avenue. Get to the busiest parts of Astoria by taking the N or W train to Broadway, 30th Avenue or Ditmars Boulevard, or the M or R train to Steinway Street.
Worth seeing
- 01Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave (at 37th St; Subway: M R trains to Steinway St or N W trains to 36th Ave),.
- 02The Noguchi Museum
Pay what you wish on the first Friday of the month.
- 03P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
Supported by the Museum of Modern Art, this innovative (and cheap) contemporary art museum is in a former public school building.
- 04SculptureCenter
44-19 Purves St (at Jackson Ave),.
- 05Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd (at Broadway),.
- 06Steinway & Sons Pianos
They offer free guided tours during fall and spring to see the skilled craftsmen at work.
Things to do
The Chocolate Factory, 5-49 49th Ave (at Vernon Blvd; Subway: 7 train to Vernon Blvd-Jackson Ave or G train to 21st St-Van Alst; LIRR: Long Island City),.
Where to eat
To the north, Astoria is notable mostly for the bevy of outstanding Greek restaurants which draw crowds from all boroughs. Further south in Long Island City there are two major restaurant strips of note, the trendy stretch of Vernon Boulevard just north of the Midtown Tunnel entrance with its many delicious, multi-ethnic food offerings, and the four-block section of Steinway Street just south of the Grand Central…
- 01Agnanti
19-06 Ditmars Blvd ( N train to Ditmars Blvd), info@agnantimeze.com.
- 02Bare Burger
Innovative burger joint that offers organic burgers made from a choice of beef, ostrich, elk, and lamb.
- 03Casa Enrique
5-48 49th Ave ( 7 train to Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av),.
- 04Kabab Cafe
This tiny, unpretentious gourmet Egyptian restaurant run by renowned Alexandrian chef Ali El Sayed is a major pilgrimage site for foodies everywhere.
- 05Koliba Restaurant
31-11 23rd Ave ( N train to Astoria Blvd), koliba@kolibarestaurant.com.
Getting around Long Island City the local way
- Get inLimited ferry service is available at the Yorkville NYC Ferry stop at East 90th Street and York Avenue within Carl Schurz Park.
- Get inThe Soundview ferry provides service every 30 to 35 minutes during rush hours, every hour during middays and evenings, and every hour and a 40 minutes on weekends.
- Get inThe Soundview ferry runs from Soundview in the Bronx, a riverside residential neighborhood, and travels down the East River, providing service to Yorkville along with service at the East 34th Street Ferry Landing in Gramercy and Pier 11 at Wall Street in the Financial District, where you can connect to a variety of other ferry services throughout the city.
- Get inAn adult one-way ticket on the ferry costs $4.50, while a 10-trip adult pass costs $29.Bringing a bike, which is certainly an option with the extensive bike paths in the neighborhood, brings a $1.00 surcharge.
- Get inTickets can be purchased on the [https://www.ferry.nyc/appguide/ NYC Ferry app, the ticket machines at the landings, or a ticket agent (present only at Pier 11/Wall Street).
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