Share This ArticleShare Post A scene from the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project’s recent Long Island City walking tour Workshop participants question John Young of the Department of City Planning at a Long Island City community workshop on Tuesday August 8. This is a favorite view from the N train of the Manhattan skyline from Long Island City Queens. DCP Planner Nick Guertin introducing the Long Island City study at the Jacob Riis Community Center, Queensbridge Houses. LIC’s proximity to the nearly complete Cornell complex on Roosevelt Island will likely create a market for new density in the neighborhood. From the city’s Long Island Core Neighborhood Study. The Rikers Island jail complex. The warehouse in Long Island City. We want to hear from you! Take a short anonymous survey to help us deliver content to empower our community. Take Survey