100licensed bars, restaurants & music venues#20 of 24 guides
39night spots per km²#15 of 24 for density
20bars, lounges & taverns8 per km²
8subway stations with trains all nightlines 7, E, G, N
The night here
Long Island City changed from industrial waterfront to tower neighborhood in two decades, and its night is concentrated on Vernon Boulevard, with more licences along Jackson Avenue. The waterfront parks, Gantry Plaza and Hunters Point South, look straight across the East River at Midtown and the United Nations; Gantry Plaza closes at dusk.
LIC is one stop from Manhattan on the 7, which runs all night, as do the E, G and N in the area.
When it gets loud
428 complaints about loud music or parties at bars, clubs and other businesses were made to 311 from here in the last 12 months (168 per km², #16 of 24). 56% came in between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., and 54% on Friday and Saturday nights.
Each row is an evening running into the next morning (the Saturday row ends Sunday at noon). Darker = more complaints. Source: NYC 311 service requests, “Noise – Commercial: Loud Music/Party”.
What’s licensed here
Licence type
Active licences
Bars, lounges & taverns
20
Restaurants (liquor or wine)
80
Cafés & eateries (beer/wine)
9
Hotels
3
Caterers & vessels
4
Streets with the most licensed night spots: Vernon Blvd (24), Jackson Ave (15), 50 Ave (6), 44 Dr (4).
On-premises licences active today in the New York State Liquor Authority’s list, placed by their published coordinates. A licence is not a guarantee a venue is open, or open late; New York venues may serve until 4 a.m.
After Dark
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