Beyond MOMA PS1, whose influence on the neighborhood is hard to understate, there has been a lot of independent art and theater projects in the area. (RIP Five

Beyond MOMA PS1, whose influence on the neighborhood is hard to understate, there has been a lot of independent art and theater projects in the area. (RIP Five Points.) Food wise, there's M.Wells, Mu Ramen, and a handful of other Michelin ranked restaurants with easy access to Queens' wide array of diverse food options. It also has the probably highest ratio of breweries to people of any neighborhood in New York. And there's the largest rock climbing gym in the city, plus a separate BKB branch. Before I moved out to SF for work, I was an adamant believer that LIC was the most underrated neighborhood in New York. (And I did not live in the eye sore condos.) From Amazon's standpoint, I think they nailed it. New York's tech scene is already growing and the Cornell Tech campus is a short walk from LIC. Unfortunately, I don't think the small art scene that broke out of Brooklyn will survive Amazon's reign.