Long Island City: Next Neighborhood
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but here is that New York Magazine article from August 11, 1980 that declares Long Island City the “Next Neighborhood”: http://books.google.com/books?id=5-UCAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA20&ots=JgRlj3Yeaw&dq=long%20island%20city%20new%20york%20magazine%20old&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q&f=false
In 1999 the New York Times revisited the notion and examined why it didn’t happen: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/07/nyregion/why-long-island-city-hasn-t-happened-once-neighborhood-was-hailed-next-soho-but.html
Then, in 2010, it finally actually starts to happen: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/realestate/09cov.html
The neighborhood has the right geography, but what has always been missing is the anthropology. With New York poised to bounce back strong from the recent recession, Long Island City might actually see its time come. Still, I’ll believe it when I see it.
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