Warehouse and Neighborhood
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In 2001 Materials for the Arts moved from its Chelsea location to its current space in Long Island City. The move to LIC signified a return home as MFTA used to be located in the basement of PS1 Contemporary Art Center in the early 1980’s.
Our Warehouse
The Center Building at the corner of Northern Blvd. and the Honeywell Bridge, provides MFTA users with thousands of feet of floor space for furniture, props, fabric and paint. The larger space means there is always a variety of interesting supplies available to recipient groups. The Center Building brings with it its own sense of history and exemplifies the industrial and arts sector that is now Long Island City. Originally an automobile factory for the Ford Motor Company, remnants of an assembly line conveyor belt can still be seen from the warehouse windows, echoing the building's industrial past.
Our Neighborhood
Originally settled by farmers in Colonial times, the area was developed by heavy industry in the 1800s. Its economy has diversified widely in recent decades. New York City is currently moving ahead with various projects to encourage additional commercial development in Long Island City, while preserving already well-established manufacturing, distribution and industrial services, and supporting a thriving arts sector.
Long Island City is fast becoming one of New York’s most exciting neighborhoods. The arts world is well represented in LIC and its neighboring areas of Queens by P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, the Isamu Noguchi Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, Sculpture Center, the American Museum of the Moving Image as well as hundreds of artists studios. Queens is also home to some of New York City’s best restaurants.
Long Island City is conveniently located minutes from Manhattan and is easy to get to by subway, bus or car.
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| In 2007 MFTA will add 10,000 additional sq. ft. of... |
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