Fate of OneLIC uncertain hours before key Council vote
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The fate of a plan to rezone and reshape 54-blocks of Long Island City is uncertain just hours before it’s scheduled to come before a key vote in the City Council.
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Massive Queens redevelopment killed by developers
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The promise of a new neighborhood replete with thousands of apartments, shops and new parks in Southern Astoria is no more after a group of developers abandoned their plans for their massive project known as Innovation QNS.
Read MoreBP backs city’s plan to rezone Long Island City
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards gave his green light to the city’s massive rezoning plan for Long Island City on Monday.
Read MoreCommunity Boards give OK to OneLIC – with several conditions
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Queens Community Boards 1 and 2 both voted in favor of the city’s latest attempt to rezone and rework Long Island City last week, but both did so with a host of suggestions for the city on what needs to be included in the final product.
Read MoreCalls for more affordable housing in LIC grow as city rezones nabe
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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.
Read More‘The Cubes’ open at Socrates Sculpture Park
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Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City opened up a unique administrative space made up of storage containers over the weekend.
Read MoreQueens Botanical Garden names new executive director
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“I'm really excited to build on the foundation that the previous executive director Susan Lacerte built.”
The race for Queens Council District 22, the next phase of Astoria's political evolution
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In 2013, an Astoria councilman defended stop and frisk. Now top candidates want to defund the police.
Read MoreAstoria Houses tenants weigh rent strike after three weeks without gas
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“I’m not afraid of talking about this. Something has to be done.”
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