Long Island City

Queensboro Plaza Station in NYC to Get Three ADA-Compliant Elevators

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City, Queens, is getting two new Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevators, Patch is among outlets to...

Consolidated Elevator Joins AEG

Consolidated Elevator, headquartered in Long Island City and serving all five NYC boroughs for more than 50 years, received an investment from American Elevator Group (AEG), which consists of independent...

Amazon HQ2 Gets OK For Construction To Start In Virginia

One of Amazon’s HQ2 buildings, a spiral-shaped glass structure called The Helix in Arlington, Virginia, is ready for construction to begin, dezeen reports. The tower, designed by architecture studio NBBJ, will become Amazon's second headquarters...

Permits Filed For Mixed-Use Building In Long Island City, Queens

Permits have been filed for a 21-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens, New York YIMBY reported on October 20. Located at 45-19 Davis Street, the proposal lists the development as...

Construction Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall in NYC

A 32-year-old worker was pronounced dead at a local hospital after falling four stories down an elevator shaft at a construction site in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, on May...