“We don’t have to wait or wonder what this abundant future might look like. As the president and CEO of New York City Economic Development Corporation, I invite you to take the 7 train to Willets Point, Queens.”
Read MoreNew York City’s first stadium dedicated solely to soccer is expected to cost the city over $500 million in lost tax revenue, according to a new report from the Independent Budget Office.
Read MoreThe New York City Economic Development Corporation released a request for proposals last week seeking pitches for a long-term lease or sale of the land where the former airport resided. The proposed development site consists of 80-acres of land along 20th Avenue in College Point.
Read MoreFederal officials put $117 million into a proposal to bring a park to an abandoned rail line in Central and South Queens dubbed the QueensWay this week.
Read MoreThe City Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved plans to bring the city’s first-ever soccer stadium to Willets Point leaving the proposal with only a few more hurdles before it gets the city’s stamp of approval.
Read MoreCity 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 MoreNew York City Football Club pitched their pitch to the borough president Wednesday as the team continued its efforts to get the city to approve its plans to build a 25,000-seat soccer stadium in the center of what will one day be a completely new neighborhood in Western Queens.
Read MoreThe city, a group of developers and the New York City Football Club officially kicked off their bid to bring New York City’s first-ever soccer stadium to Queens this week.
Read MoreThe first phase of the Willets Point redevelopment is finally coming together.
Read MoreCity officials unveiled their latest design plans for the redevelopment of Willets Point on Wednesday evening – nearly two decades after whispers of a redevelopment of the neighborhood began.
Read MoreA waterfront clean-up nearly a decade in the making is almost complete.
Read MoreThe event seemed staid in comparison to recent project hearings disrupted by opponents of the plan.
Read MoreThe Prestone Press printing plant at 4750 30th St. employs 75 workers and will close permanently in May, according to the state Department of Labor website.
Read More“While the city has announced and established ferry service in other areas of the city, transportation deserts like Northeast Queens have been overlooked.”
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