Queens community board wants Adams to make good on precinct pledge

Queens community board wants Adams to make good on precinct pledge

A Queens community board is calling on the Adams administration to make good on a pledge to explore bringing a new police precinct to Northern Queens before they leave office.

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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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Council passes major LIC rezoning after having powers curtailed

Council passes major LIC rezoning after having powers curtailed

The city’s OneLIC neighborhood plan received unanimous final approval from the City Council on Wednesday in a vote that comes as the city at large turns pages on a mayoral administration and on how housing will be built in Queens and beyond.

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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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Yonkers casino developers pull bid, increasing odds for Queens plans

Yonkers casino developers pull bid, increasing odds for Queens plans

The chances of Queens one day being home to two casinos – and another right at its border – grew exponentially this week after MGM withdrew its bid to expand their racino into a casino in Yonkers.

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Forest Hills Stadium racks up noise violations during music festival

Forest Hills Stadium racks up noise violations during music festival

Forest Hills Stadium violated the city’s noise laws multiple times during the three-day music festival All Things Go over the weekend, which ended in a disaster when the venue abruptly cut off the festival’s headliner before the end of her set.

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Metropolitan Park unanimously approved by local committee

Metropolitan Park unanimously approved by local committee

Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino plan dubbed Metropolitan Park was unanimously approved by its local committee on Tuesday, a crucial victory that puts it in contention for one of three coveted downstate casino licenses.

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