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Brownfields Plan Could Revive Elements of Scrapped Flushing Rezoning Scheme
Sadef Ali Kully |
But key parts of the rezoning, which was shelved in 2016 over concerns about infrastructure and flight paths, remain off the table.
But key parts of the rezoning, which was shelved in 2016 over concerns about infrastructure and flight paths, remain off the table.
The city’s announcement of a developer for one site and financing for the first phase of work at another encountered cautious optimism among neighborhood stakeholders.
Seven of the former Independent Democratic Conference members face primary challenges, but nearly all the incumbents enjoy heavy financial advantages.
New parking restrictions on Roosevelt Avenue are hurting Queens businesses, making it harder for customers to park, workers say. “They come in, they buy coffee, and they get a ticket,” one local shop worker said.
While the Long Island City rezoning study has been moving slowly, there have been controversial developments both west and east of the study area.
Six months after the passage of the Downtown Far Rockaway rezoning, long-dormant real-estate forces are rapidly cranking up.
For only the second time in a decade, voters in the Assembly district covering parts of the Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights neighborhoods could see a contested race in the fall, though not in an April special election.
The de Blasio administration has dedicated money to build a bigger facility so DSNY doesn’t have to use Queens streets to park the trucks that won’t fit in an aging garage. But some residents are upset that a promise for interim relief has yet to be fulfilled.
Riaz Talukder has two sons, a wife battling cancer and more than one potential route to become a legal permanent resident. But after years of ICE check-ins, he’s been told to come to the next one ready to return to Bangladesh.
We took a look at the latest happening in the only neighborhood where a neighborhood rezoning was halted.