New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot will head to the City Council for a vote after the City Planning Commission gave the project their stamp of approval last week.
Read MoreThe city recently began a large-scale, $51.8 million infrastructure project in Rosedale that is expected to help improve the neighborhood’s penchant for flooding, an issue that has long plagued residents throughout Southeast Queens.
Read MoreWastewater flooded dozens of basements in South Ozone Park over Thanksgiving weekend due to a collapsed pipe.
Read MoreAfter several recent rainstorms, residents of 231st Street near Seward Avenue claim they faced a deluge of water in their basements that they were scrabbling to clean.
Read MoreSouth Ozone Park homeowners took turns describing the impact of the sewer backup that flooded dozens of basements during Thanksgiving weekend.
Read MoreThe sludge flood was the latest sewer problem in a part of Queens long plagued by wastewater problems.
Read MoreCity officials say the flood of human waste was caused by a backed up sewer pipe.
Read MoreAn FDNY spokesperson called the sewer backup a “one-in-a-million thing.”
Read MoreEven before the first public meeting regarding Sunnyside Yard, community members raised concerns about displacement related to the neighborhood-building initiative.
Read More“Imagine boosting our existing efforts to reconnect New Yorkers with the water if we have opportunities for them to boat, swim, and fish in accessible, clean creeks and bays.”
Read MoreResidents say the trucks are traveling along the route as early as 5 a.m.r.
Read MoreAt least 32 private water service lines along the east side of 188th Street between 73rd Avenue and the Grand Central Parkway have failed since 2017.
Read MoreAmid of torrent of environmental disinformation, climate change denial and data opacity, Lamdan, Bratspies and Willman have organized a day-long workshop on Saturday, Nov. 3 for attorneys, journalists and environmental advocates to learn how to attain the documents and records they seek.
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