Queens Borough President Donovan Richards gave Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot his stamp of approval on Monday, bringing Cohen one step closer to having the $8 billion plan approved at the city level.
Read MoreTensions got hot at a recent meeting to discuss the city’s City of Yes of Housing Opportunity.
Read MoreThe second phase of the development of Willets Point took another step in its long road to city approval this week, appearing before the commissioners of the City Planning Commission on Wednesday.
Read More“ZCFR is a game-changer for the residents and businesses who call New York City’s floodplain their home.”
Read MoreCommission Chair Marisa Lago, one of the 11 members who voted in favor of the rezoning, said the land use application was “an important step forward for Flushing.”
Read More“Hurricane Sandy continues to serve as a painful reminder that we must continue to adapt to the ever-so-real threats of climate change. This includes updating our zoning to help New Yorkers build, and rebuild, more resiliently.”
Read More“We need actual affordable housing, and not only as a tradeoff for more luxury housing. There’s nobody who wants a Queens waterfront more than Flushing residents, but it shouldn't come at the cost of 2,000 luxury condos.”
Read MoreTarry Hum is a professor and chair of the Urban Studies Department at Queens College, City University of New York.
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