An entirely different type of starting gun was fired at Aqueduct Racetrack this week as the state began soliciting public feedback about what to do with the massive plot of state-owned land when it becomes empty later this year.
Read MoreThe community board with jurisdiction over the 100-acre Aqueduct Racetrack site up for redevelopment wants a seat at the table as the state crafts a master plan that could entirely reshape a corner of Southern Queens.
Read MoreThe state this month will begin planning its redevelopment of Queens’ Aqueduct Racetrack, which is set to be one of the largest empty plots of state-owned land when the horse racing complex closes its tracks for good in June.
Read MoreMembers 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.
Read MoreA deal has been struck that will greatly reduce the amount of housing units planned for the redevelopment of the long-vacant Creedmoor campus in Eastern Queens.
Read MoreWhile construction may begin within the next several years on the state’s massive plan to redevelop the Creedmoor Psychiatric Facility campus, new documents show it may be decades until the project is completed.
Read MoreOfficials on Wednesday released an ambitious plan to develop over 50 acres of the decrepit and long-abandoned Creedmoor campus in Eastern Queens with over 2,000 housing units, public spaces and various other amenities.
Read MoreAs the state continues to draw up a plan for what to do with more than 50-acres of land at the mostly-abandoned Creedmoor Psychiatric Facility in Queens, and a group of locals are calling for the future development to include 100 percent affordable housing.
Read MoreThe redevelopment of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus is still in its infancy and it will be years before shovels go in the ground. However, pushback over potential plans to bring affordable housing to the 55-acre campus has already begun.
The state’s effort to develop the site of the former Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus is now behind schedule.
Read MoreThe infamous Creedmoor campus has been mostly abandoned for decades. Now, state and local officials are beginning to wonder – what will it become in the future?
Read MoreHope Knight was tapped Thursday by Governor Kathy Hochul to serve as the commissioner of the Department of Economic Development and as the president and CEO of Empire State Development.
Read More“This project is an important investment in building regional childcare and workforce development capacity.”
Read More“Ensuring the station is at full operation by the time this development project is completed is essential.”
Read More“A project of this size and this scope can greatly affect the quality of our community.”
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