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Tech's Boom Taps Queens
By ANJALI ATHAVALEY
 
New York's technology boom has a new beachhead, and it's in Queens.
 
The challenge of meeting steep rents in Manhattan's tech-oriented Chelsea, SoHo and Flatiron neighborhoods has already pushed the start-up scene into parts of Brooklyn. Now, efforts under way in Long Island City aim to turn the waterfront area into a silicon sliver.
 

Queens Plaza Foot Traffic Rivals Downtown, Locals Say
 
 
LONG ISLAND CITY — Queens Plaza is looking more like Times Square these days.
Foot traffic in the area, which has experienced a flurry of new development recently, has spiked 30 percent and almost doubled during lunchtime during the past two years — putting it on par with some spots in Lower Manhattan, according to LIC Partnership, an advocacy group promoting businesses in the area.