Editing Long Island City (section)

===Developments and buildings===
[[File:Long Island City from One World Observatory 2017.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Long Island City in [[Queens]] as seen across the [[East River]] from [[One World Trade Center]] in [[Manhattan]] in 2017]]
[[File:Pepsi-Cola sign in Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, New York.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Gantry Plaza State Park]] as seen from the west]]
[[File:LongIslandGantryCrane.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Gantry cranes in Gantry Plaza State Park on the Long Island City waterfront]]
Long Island City was once home to many factories and bakeries, some of which are finding new uses. The former Silvercup bakery is now home to [[Silvercup Studios]], which has produced notable works such as [[NBC]]'s ''[[30 Rock]]'' and [[HBO]]'s ''[[Sex and the City]]'' and ''[[The Sopranos]]''. The Silvercup sign is visible from the [[IRT Flushing Line]] and [[BMT Astoria Line]] trains going into and out of [[Queensboro Plaza (New York City Subway)|Queensboro Plaza]] ({{NYCS trains|Queensboro Plaza}}). The former Sunshine Bakery is now one of the buildings which houses [[LaGuardia Community College]]. Other buildings on the campus originally served as the location of the Ford Instrument Company, which was at one time a major producer of precision machines and devices.  Artist [[Isamu Noguchi]] converted a photo-engraving plant into a workshop; the site is now the [[Noguchi Museum]], a space dedicated to his work.

The [[Standard Motor Products]] headquarters, a manufacturing site producing items like distributor caps, was once located in the industrial neighborhood of Long Island City until purchased by Acuman Partners in 2008 for $40&nbsp;million. The Standard Motor Products Building was put on the market by Acuman in 2014 and acquired by [[RXR Realty, LLC]] for $110&nbsp;million. The former factory built in 1919 now houses [[the Jim Henson Company]], [[Society Awards]], and a commercial rooftop farm run by [[Brooklyn Grange]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zlomek |first1=Erin |title=Redeveloping New York Factories into Small Business Hubs |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-21/acumen-capital-redevelops-old-factories-into-small-business-hubs |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=August 21, 2014 |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |access-date=September 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926005833/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-21/acumen-capital-redevelops-old-factories-into-small-business-hubs |archive-date=September 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

High-rise housing is being built on a former Pepsi-Cola site on the East River. From June 2002 to September 2004, the former [[Swingline]] Staplers plant was the temporary headquarters of the [[Museum of Modern Art]]. Other former factories in Long Island City include [[Fisher Electronics]], [[Marantz]] and [[Chiclets]] Gum. Long Island City's turn-of-the-century district of residential towers, called Queens West, is located along the East River, just north of the LIRR's [[Long Island City (LIRR station)|Long Island City]] Station. Redevelopment in Queens West reflects the intent to have the area as a major residential area in New York City, with its high-rise residences very close to public transportation, making it convenient for commuters to travel to Manhattan by ferry or subway. The first tower, the 42-floor Citylights, opened in 1998 with an elementary school at the base. Others have been completed since then and more are being planned or under construction.

Long Island City contains several of the [[tallest buildings in Queens]]. The {{convert|658|ft|m|adj=on}} [[One Court Square]], formerly the Citicorp Building, was built in 1990 in [[Long Island City Courthouse Complex|Courthouse Square]]; it is currently the fourth tallest building in Queens and the fifth-tallest on Long Island, and was Queens' tallest building until 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=116174 |title=Citicorp Building |work=[[Emporis]] |access-date=January 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041020190021/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=116174 |archive-date=October 20, 2004 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The tallest building in the borough and second tallest on Long Island, the {{convert|811|ft|m|adj=on}} [[The Orchard (development)|Orchard]] residential tower, was architecturally [[Topping out|topped-out]] in July 2024.<ref name="27-48 Jackson">{{cite web|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/07/the-orchard-tops-out-at-27-48-jackson-avenue-in-long-island-city-queens.html|title=The Orchard Tops Out at 27-48 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens|last=Young|first=Michael|date=July 10, 2024|publisher=NewYorkYimby.com|access-date=July 10, 2024|df=mdy}}</ref> Yet another skyscraper, the {{convert|755|ft|adj=on}} tower named [[Sven (development)|Sven]], completed construction at [[Queens Plaza (Queens)|Queens Plaza]] and became the third tallest building in the borough.<ref>{{cite web | title=Durst's Sven at Queens Plaza Park Passes Halfway Mark as Façade Work Begins, in Long Island City | website=New York YIMBY | last=Young | first=Michael | date=September 1, 2019 | url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/10/dursts-queens-plaza-park-passes-halfway-mark-as-facade-work-beings-in-long-island-city.html | access-date=October 13, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013014400/https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/10/dursts-queens-plaza-park-passes-halfway-mark-as-facade-work-beings-in-long-island-city.html | archive-date=October 13, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Queensbridge Houses]], a public-housing complex, comprises over 3,000 units, making it the largest such complex in North America.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barry|first=Dan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/nyregion/dont-tell-him-the-projects-are-hopeless.html|title=Don't Tell Him the Projects Are Hopeless|date=March 12, 2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 28, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060233/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/nyregion/dont-tell-him-the-projects-are-hopeless.html|archive-date=November 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2005, part of the neighborhood has been maintained by the LIC Partnership as part of the Long Island City Business Improvement District.<ref name="Eagle b670">{{cite web |last=Muyl |first=Elisa |date=November 24, 2023 |title=In LIC, a BID expansion raises questions about role of local government |url=https://queenseagle.com/all/2023/11/24/in-lic-a-bid-expansion-raises-questions-about-role-of-local-government |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Queens Daily Eagle}}</ref><ref name="Bertrand i981">{{cite web |last=Bertrand |first=Donald |date=July 20, 2005 |title=L.I.C. Finally Wins Long-sought BID |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2005/07/20/lic-finally-wins-long-sought-bid/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref> Initially, the [[business improvement district]] comprised 84 properties on either side of Queens Plaza.<ref name="Bertrand i981" /> The BID was expanded in 2017 to cover several other major roads in Long Island City.<ref>{{cite web |last=Parry |first=Bill |date=January 10, 2017 |title=LIC Partnership BID expansion approved – QNS |url=https://qns.com/2017/01/lic-partnership-bid-expansion-approved/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=QNS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Barca |first=Christopher |date=January 12, 2017 |title=Council approves LIC BID expansion |url=https://www.qchron.com/editions/western/council-approves-lic-bid-expansion/article_aa6cdea3-8bf6-5589-907f-5ad933a6abc0.html |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Queens Chronicle}}</ref> The LIC Partnership requested in 2022 that the BID's size and budget be doubled,<ref>{{cite web |last=Garber |first=Nick |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Long Island City BID looks to greatly expand its territory as neighborhood booms |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-policy/long-island-city-partnership-plans-expansion-deeper-queens |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Crain&#039;s New York Business}}</ref> and the BID was again expanded in 2024.<ref name="Queens Post t646">{{cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Shane |date=September 16, 2024 |title=City council approves major expansion of Long Island City BID, doubling its coverage area |url=https://queenspost.com/long-island-city-bid-city-council-vote |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Queens Post |ref={{sfnref|Queens Post|2024}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Kevin |date=September 13, 2024 |title=New York City Council approves expansion of Long Island City's business improvement district |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2024/09/13/long-island-city-bid-expansion-nyc-queens-approval.html |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=New York Business Journal}}</ref>