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Long Island City, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Long Island City, or LIC, occupies the western tip of Long Island, an East River frontage of Queens between Astoria and Newtown Creek.
About Long Island City
Where to stay in Long Island City
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Two edges shape a stay in LIC: the East River on the west side and Newtown Creek on the south, with Astoria running on to the north and Sunnyside inland to the east. The art comes next. SculptureCenter and the Fisher Landau Center handle that side, and the Pepsi-Cola sign, Blackwell House and Jones Chapel fill out the landmark list.
If you want the water, take the western side of Long Island City near the East River; if you would rather be closer to the rest of Queens, the streets toward Sunnyside serve better.
About Long Island City
What are the main landmarks in Long Island City?
The Pepsi-Cola sign is the marker. It heads a short list that also takes in SculptureCenter and the Fisher Landau Center on the art side, along with Blackwell House, the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Jones Chapel. Six entries in all.
The neighbourhood's landmarks lie scattered between the East River and Newtown Creek.
What is the history of Long Island City?
The name explains itself. Long Island City takes its title from its position on the western tip of Long Island, a piece of Queens set against the East River with Newtown Creek marking the line to Greenpoint in Brooklyn. Older fabric survives in pieces.
Blackwell House, the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Jones Chapel are the buildings the neighbourhood has kept, and it is paired with Astoria as one district in the guides.
Where is Long Island City?
Astoria closes the north, Sunnyside the east, and Newtown Creek the south, dividing Queens from Greenpoint in Brooklyn.
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Updated September 2026