Long Island City
Long Island City offers the artistic side of Queens. Here you will find P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, The Noguchi Museum, Museum of the Moving Image and Socrates Sculpture Park. When its's nice out you could relax in a faux beach setting while having a martini and a burger at Water Taxi Beach with a beautiful view across the east river looking at midtown Manhattan.
Long Island City (LIC), located on the westernmost edge of Queens straddles Community District 1 & 2. It is directly across the East River from midtown Manhattan. Historically an industrial center, the area is undergoing major change as many factory and warehouse buildings are converted to other uses, including arts and entertainment space, as well as residential lofts.
Local Organizations
East River Development Alliance
The (ERDA) is a nonprofit organization in Long Island City, Queens working to transform and improve New York City public housing neighborhoods by providing residents with the tools and opportunities necessary for self-sufficiency and economic mobility
Long Island City Business Development Corporation
(LICBDC) is a nonprofit 5019(c)3 local development corporation founded in 1979. LICBDC works to improve the climate for business in greater Long Island City, by assisting individual businesses, and advocating for economic development that benefits LIC's industrial, commerical, cultural and residential sectors.