FreshDirect

Delivered: FedEx to move to L.I.C.
Delivered: FedEx to move to L.I.C.
News Michael Pantelidis 3/07/2012 at 1:40PM

FedEx has found new “ground” in Long Island City. The shipping giant is planning to close its current Maspeth facility and open a new, 14,000-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution center on Borden Avenue in L.I.C. The center, expected to be completed in the spring of 2013, will cost roughly $56 million — including land, construction and [...]

FreshDirect leaving Long Island City for the Bronx
FreshDirect leaving Long Island City for the Bronx
News Steve Mosco 2/07/2012 at 4:16PM

After flirting with a move to New Jersey, a Queens produce supplier has accepted a fresh offer – and will most likely relocate to the Bronx. FreshDirect, an online fresh food grocer, will uproot from its operations in Long Island City and leave the borough for larger facilities, according to a joint statement from Governor [...]