Calls for more affordable housing in LIC grow as city rezones nabe

Calls for more affordable housing in LIC grow as city rezones nabe

The city is undergoing another large-scale attempt to build on a final swath of Long Island City, which has thus far evaded development – for better or for worse. But locals say the new effort to build has to look different than the last. Rather than building luxury towers locals can’t afford, the city needs to focus on affordable housing in the once-industrial neighborhood.

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Adult Survivors Act cases brought against Slick Rick, DOC, nonprofit leader in Queens

Adult Survivors Act cases brought against Slick Rick, DOC, nonprofit leader in Queens

Doctors, police officers, a serial killer, scores of correctional officers, a trailblazing rapper, a prominent restauranteur and a dozen others were accused of sexual abuse in Queens last week as the window to file claims under the state’s Adult Survivors Act came to a close.

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