City officials broke ground on the first phase of the redevelopment of Willets Point on Wednesday, marking a major step, however symbolic, toward the creation of an entirely new neighborhood in the long-neglected and polluted corner of Northwest Queens.
Read MoreWalking through the site proposed for redevelopment, Mayor Eric Adams reaffirmed his support of the controversial Innovation QNS project.
Read MoreDepartment of Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich talks life on the job, his goals for the agency, the DOB’s role in the fight against climate change and his favorite – and least favorite – buildings in New York City.
Read MoreInnovation QNS, the largest proposed rezoning in the history of Queens, is in peril after City Councilmember Julie Won told her Council colleagues that she’s opposed to the project and urged them to shoot it down when – or if – it comes up for a vote in the coming weeks.
Read MoreCity Councilmember Tiffany Cabán expressed her support for a three-tower development planned for Astoria this week, likely ensuring its City Council approval.
Read More“For a development proposal this massive in scope, the commitments, or lack thereof, on affordability just weren’t good enough.”
Read MoreThe developers behind Innovation QNS, a controversial, five-block neighborhood rezoning in Astoria, told the Queens borough president in writing that they’d make an unspecified number of their affordable units rent for 30 percent of the area median income.
Read MoreKew Gardens Hills is split on a new mixed-use building potentially coming to the neighborhood.
Developers of a massive redevelopment project in Astoria gearing up for the city’s rezoning process hit a potentially project-killing snag Wednesday.
Read More
Home / Law / Crime / Politics / Communities / Voices / All Stories / Who We Are / Terms and Conditions
