That’s a great shot. I live in that neighborhood and usually have a hard time getting a shot of my building. This is by far the best angle I’ve seen of it. Crazy how many high rises there are around here now.
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this height is actually gonna be crazy for the area, and will help bridge the growing Northern Blvd corridor with LIC and the eventual sunnyside yards development
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The 7 Train has some of the best views of LIC, second to none.
The specific POV where I took these shots is also a limited-time ordeal due to 7 train construction: there’s a temporary extended platform (it just got moved from the Manhattan side) so a far more unique perspective can be had.
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Jackson Ave LIC is one of the most transformed streets in NYC looking back the last 20 years.
Same streetview location 2007 vs 2026:
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I hope the area that has been recently rezoned by the river will give a little bit more architecturally. LIC skyline suffers from too much glass, Jersey City does as well. I think if we can mix it up like the newer buildings that are going up in Gowanus, it could improve the skyline.
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Yeah, it’s not ugly per se, just too sterile: it definitely needs more variety.
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I went to Roosevelt Island the other day and it was a nice, quiet neighborhood. The tram was really cool with all the lights, would recommend 
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Looks like Lumen LIC / 43-30 24th St finally turned their crown lights on.
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Didn’t notice that, took long enough.
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Wonderful. It’s too prominent to be that dark at night.
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A year from now, in that same frame, there should be at least 4 new buildings on the skyline. They’re glass but all a bit different, and 24-19 Jackson imo is a gorgeous building based on the rendering: https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/12/foundations-progressing-for-55-story-skyscraper-at-24-19-jackson-avenue-in-long-island-city-queens.html and this one I think could be good too https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/12/excavation-resumes-for-525-foot-skyscraper-at-30-25-queens-boulevard-in-long-island-city-queens.html
Personally I like how LIC (esp the queensboro plaza jackson ave court sq cluster) is glassy because it is essentially an entirely new + modern neighborhood in nyc; and the glass makes it seem that way, almost futuristic. But it will look better filled in a bit more and especially if in gets a defining building (900 ft) or something with a sloped roof.
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