Before I found my apartment in Williamsburg I was exploring a number of different non-Manhattan hoods, so one of the places that I explored was Long Island City (where I took this photo on on October 3rd, 2004). I didn't quite fall in love with LIC because it didn't seem to offer all the cool things that Williamsburg has, like art galleries and music spaces. But LIC did have some charm, but that may be changing as I heard that these stacks may be coming down to make way for a luxury hi-rise.