The city’s plans to transform large swaths of two of Queens’ most bustling neighborhoods both cleared Council votes on Wednesday, setting the stage for the rezoning of nearly 300 blocks of the World’s Borough to encourage the construction of nearly 27,000 new homes.
Read MoreThe fate of a plan to rezone and reshape 54-blocks of Long Island City is uncertain just hours before it’s scheduled to come before a key vote in the City Council.
Read MoreThe plan to rezone a large swath of bustling Downtown Jamaica cleared two crucial City Council committee votes on Thursday with nearly 500 fewer housing units than initially planned and significantly more in community benefit funds to help meet the demands of local councilmembers.
Read MoreThe plan to rezone and redevelop 54 blocks of Long Island City came before the City Council on Wednesday where the local representative whose opinion on the project matters the most still isn't fully onboard.
Read MoreA pair of South Queens councilmembers said on Tuesday during a City Council hearing that they want more out of the city’s massive plan to rezone Downtown Jamaica.
Read MoreThe city’s plan to rezone a major section of Jamaica in the hopes that it invites massive housing and commercial development was approved by the City Planning Commission on Wednesday, the final step before the plan comes for a final vote before the City Council.
Read MoreQueens Borough President Donovan Richards gave his green light to the city’s massive rezoning plan for Long Island City on Monday.
Read MoreThe city made its first defense of its sweeping but controversial plan to address New York City’s housing crisis known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity in a Staten Island courtroom on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens Borough President Donovan Richards approved the city’s plan to redevelop a major section of Downtown Jamaica on Monday, bucking the recommendations made by two local community boards.
Read MoreA group of community organizations in Long Island City are joining the local councilmember in calling on the city to turn 8.5 acres of city-owned land into new open space as part of the massive OneLIC neighborhood plan.
Read MoreThe Adams administration’s plan to redevelop a large swath of Long Island City officially entered the city’s land use review process this week.
Read MoreAn city councilmember in Jamaica wants the mayor to create a task force to address quality-of-life issues in the Southeast Queens neighborhood as it undergoes a major redevelopment plan.
Read MoreA major developer has plans to build two nearly 50-story towers in the middle of a residential neighborhood in Central Queens – but locals want no part of it.
Read More"As City of Yes makes its way through public review, we’ve heard lots of questions and some unfortunate misinformation about this plan. As the City Planning Commission moves toward a vote on this important proposal, let’s take a step back and talk about what City of Yes would actually mean for New York communities."
Read MoreThe city is undergoing another large-scale attempt to build on a final swath of Long Island City, which has thus far evaded development – for better or for worse. But locals say the new effort to build has to look different than the last. Rather than building luxury towers locals can’t afford, the city needs to focus on affordable housing in the once-industrial neighborhood.
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