Sunday, September 17–October 03, 2017 4:00PM–11:00PM Oktoberfest is the largest beer festival in the world and has been celebrated for centuries. And you can get a piece of it here in Long Island City. Stop by Bierocracy during Oktoberfest to try out authentic Bavarian bier and food. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! www.bierocracy.com
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Nightlife
Scaffolding up at 40-40 27th Street
Things are starting to pick up at 40-40 27th Street, the future home of a nine-story hotel. We last checked in back in June when we saw that construction had risen over the fence.1 When we stopped by last week, we saw that steel beams are up to the eighth floor, and that scaffolding has […]
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Re Pub LIC 50 at 10-09 50th Avenue closes
Thanks to tipster Mickey D., who let us know that Re Pub LIC 50 at 10-09 50th Avenue closed recently. Yelp also lists the former tavern as closed.1 According to its (still functional) website, “Republic is a locally owned tavern in the center of LIC. We host a variety of weekly events with a kitchen open late.”2 No […]
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Shih Lee, Eric Lehrer ‘excited’ to open Japanese eatery ‘Sapps’ at 27-26 Jackson Avenue
In April, reports surfaced that Shih Lee would be opening a Japanese restaurant at 27-26 Jackson Avenue, a space owned by Rockrose.12 We recently sat down with Lee and his partner for the project, Eric Lehrer, to discuss the new eatery and their thoughts about Court Square. Here are various snippets from our conversation with […]
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It’s official: M. Wells officially arrives at Dutch Kills
Dutch Kills Bar, located at 27-24 Jackson Avenue, is now officially home to the latest incarnation of M. Wells. Multiple sources told The Court Square Blog that M. Wells officially opened on Monday, and that was confirmed by the Dutch Kills Facebook page, as seen below. On the menu includes meat pie, rabbit oyster pie, […]
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