Long Island City

Long Island City skyline, 2015

View of Long Island City from the observation deck of One WTC , 2017

Long Iceland City ( LIC ) is the westernmost district (neighborhood) in New York City district ( borough ) Queens . It's on the East River across from Manhattan. The district is known for its growth and gentrification. It is connected to Manhattan by the Queensboro Bridge .

history

Long Island City, was founded as an independent city in 1870. It emerged from the merger of Village, Astoria, Ravenswood, Hunters Point, Blissville, Sunnyside, Dutch Kills , Steinway, Bowery Bay and Middleton in Newtown Township. The independence lasted until 1898. Patrick Gleason was the last mayor of the city. In 1898 it became part of the City of Greater New York .

During the 1930s, transportation routes were created to connect LIC to Manhattan: the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and the Queensboro Bridge . Many factories closed in the 1970s.

economy

• Eagle Electric , now Cooper Wiring Devices, was one of the largest companies in the city before moving to China. Today there are luxury apartments on the former company premises
• Long Iceland City is now home to the largest Glückskeksfabrik the US, the company Wonton Foods is operated
• The Brooks Brothers fashion company produces ties in LIC.
• Long Island City is home to the Troma independent film studio .
• Amazon announced in November 2018 that it was planning another headquarters in Long Island City.

Demographics

A 2010 statistical survey was conducted: Long Island City has 1% Native Americans, 10% African American, 15% Asian, 52% white, 9% mixed race, and 15% others

Institutions of training

• Briarcliffe College
• City University of New York School of Law
• DeVry University
• LaGuardia Community College
• Touro College

Famous pepole

• Joe Benes (1901-1975), major league baseball player
• Al Cuccinello (1914-2004), major league baseball player
• Tony Cuccinello (1907-1995), major league baseball player
• Julie Dash (born 1952), filmmaker
• Lou Del Valle (born 1968), boxer
• Steve Hofstetter (* 1979), actor
• Zenon Konopka (* 1981), ice hockey player
• Billy Loes (1929-2010), major league baseball player
• Natalia Paruz , musician
• Gus Sandberg (1895-1930), major league baseball player
• Billy Zitzmann (1895–1985), major league baseball player

Web links

Commons : Long Island City, Queens  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Queens West Villager . Queens West Villager. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/20/inside_a_tobeconverted_long_island_city_warehouse.php
4. ↑ Jennifer Lee: Who Needs Giacomo? Bet on the Fortune Cookie . In: The New York Times , May 11, 2005. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
5. ↑ Mary Snow: Cookies containment Fortunes for Powerball winners . In: CNN , May 12, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2010. 
6. ↑ Jeremy Olshan: Cookie Master . In: The New Yorker , June 6, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2010. 
7. ^ Adam Tschorn: Behind The Knot: A Quick Tour of Brooks Bros. NYC Tie Factory . In: Los Angeles Times , September 10, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
8. ↑ New headquarters: Amazon opts for New York and Virginia . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed November 13, 2018]).
9. ^ Population Demographics
10. ↑ LIC Partnership - Demographics ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 3.2 ″  N , 73 ° 56 ′ 28 ″  W.