Hochul approves Creedmoor redevelopment

Hochul approves Creedmoor redevelopment

Governor Kathy Hochul approved the state’s plan to redevelop a long-neglected site in Queens, kicking off what is expected to be over a decade of construction in the easternmost section of the borough, she announced Thursday morning.

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Community members feel left out after Creedmoor housing cuts

Community members feel left out after Creedmoor housing cuts

Members of a community advisory committee created to weigh in on the plan to redevelop the Creedmoor campus in Eastern Queens were left out of discussions that resulted in the slashing of units associated in the project.

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State pitches plan for Creedmoor development

State pitches plan for Creedmoor development

Officials on Wednesday released an ambitious plan to develop over 50 acres of the decrepit and long-abandoned Creedmoor campus in Eastern Queens with over 2,000 housing units, public spaces and various other amenities.

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Push for affordable housing at Creedmoor begins

Push for affordable housing at Creedmoor begins

As the state continues to draw up a plan for what to do with more than 50-acres of land at the mostly-abandoned Creedmoor Psychiatric Facility in Queens, and a group of locals are calling for the future development to include 100 percent affordable housing. 

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Protestors clash over upcoming Creedmoor migrant shelter

Protestors clash over upcoming Creedmoor migrant shelter

A chaotic scene in Eastern Queens broke out after a small group of Queens residents urging a more welcoming attitude toward asylum seekers clashed with a much larger group of people protesting an upcoming 1,000-bed tent shelter for migrants at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Campus. 

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Competing protests agree – ‘No migrant shelter at Creedmoor’

Competing protests agree – ‘No migrant shelter at Creedmoor’

The area near Creedmoor Psychiatric Center became the site of two rallies on Thursday, as locals and elected officials protested the city’s plan to bring a massive tent shelter for asylum seekers to the long-abandoned campus.

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