City looks to develop long-abandoned Flushing Airport site

City looks to develop long-abandoned Flushing Airport site

The 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.

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‘Unsustainable’: QPL head warns that cuts could bring further woes to Queens’ libraries

‘Unsustainable’: QPL head warns that cuts could bring further woes to Queens’ libraries

Double the wait times to check out books, over 100,000 potential Sunday visits lost and dozens of early closures or delayed openings – Queens' public libraries are in dire straits after struggling through several months of budget cuts, officials said on Tuesday during a City Council budget hearing.

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